NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BALL ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-12
Power Rating: 82.108
Ranking: 71

1-3 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-2): 81.604 (77) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 8-1 82.748 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 78.342 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 80.467

Away Ratings (6-7): 80.717 (81)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 3-5 78.256
Non-League Ratings: 3-2 86.694
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 81.053

Neutral Ratings (6-3): 85.541 (49) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-1 78.764 Non-League Ratings: 4-2 89.319 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 78.764

League Ratings (13-7): 79.735 (88)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-1 82.748
Away Ratings: 3-5 78.256
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 78.764
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 77.655

Non-League Ratings (8-5): 86.725 (34) 1-2 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 1-1 78.342 Away Ratings: 3-2 86.694 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 89.319 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 85.670

Wins Ratings: 83.106 (70)
1-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-2 81.387
Away Ratings: 6-7 81.840
Neutral Ratings: 6-3 87.801
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.688

Points Ratings: 80.942 (67) 1-3 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 8-5 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-2 81.629 Away Ratings: 6-7 79.598 Neutral Ratings: 6-3 82.762 League Ratings: 13-7 79.104 Non-League Ratings: 8-5 84.328 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.379

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 80.682 (84)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-1 80.467
Away Ratings: 1-2 81.053
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 78.764
League Ratings: 4-3 77.655
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 85.670

Home Advantage: 2.9036 (188)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0777 (83)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2052 (94)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3222 (101)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4365 (107)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5886 (110)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8455 (106)

Upward Stability: 3.1965 (125)

Downward Stability: 3.7918 (35)

RPI
RPI: 0.5513 (74)
2-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
10-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5754 (88) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-7): 0.4937 (89)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (6-3): 0.6057 (44) 2-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI League (13-7): 0.5246 (106)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5926 (38) 2-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5230 (94)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2001	Neut	W 93-91	vs. #2 Kansas
11/20/2001	Neut	W 91-73	vs. #27 UCLA
11/21/2001	Neut	L 71-83	vs. #3 Duke
11/30/2001	Neut	W 106-65	vs. #269 Elon
12/1/2001	Neut	W 81-60	vs. #225 Austin Peay
12/8/2001	Away	L 61-74	vs. #9 Indiana
12/15/2001	Away	W 103-81	vs. #191 Iupui
12/19/2001	Home	L 66-75	vs. #49 Butler
12/22/2001	Away	W 68-54	vs. #247 Indiana St
12/29/2001	Neut	L 70-82	vs. #34 Oklahoma St
1/2/2002	Away	L 54-81	vs. #17 Kent
1/5/2002	Away	W 63-45	vs. #295 Eastern Mich
1/9/2002	Home	W 89-77	vs. #205 Central Mich
1/12/2002	Away	W 68-59	vs. #118 Toledo
1/16/2002	Home	W 92-79	vs. #67 Bowling Green
1/19/2002	Home	W 78-66	vs. #227 Akron
1/23/2002	Home	W 74-61	vs. #125 Western Mich
1/26/2002	Away	L 77-80	vs. #126 Miami Ohio
1/29/2002	Away	L 95-98	vs. #157 Marshall
2/2/2002	Home	W 90-56	vs. #295 Eastern Mich
2/5/2002	Away	W 86-81	vs. #188 Northern Ill
2/9/2002	Away	L 71-85	vs. #101 Ohio
2/13/2002	Home	W 87-63	vs. #197 Buffalo
2/16/2002	Home	W 81-63	vs. #118 Toledo
2/20/2002	Away	L 65-80	vs. #125 Western Mich
2/23/2002	Home	W 74-58	vs. #126 Miami Ohio
2/27/2002	Home	L 68-69	vs. #188 Northern Ill
3/2/2002	Neut	W 81-77	vs. #205 Central Mich
3/7/2002	Neut	W 62-50	vs. #126 Miami Ohio
3/8/2002	Neut	L 57-69	vs. #67 Bowling Green
3/12/2002	Home	W 98-92	vs. #77 South Florida
3/19/2002	Away	W 75-65	vs. #64 LSU
3/21/2002	Away	L 47-82	vs. #39 South Carolina

FUTURE GAMES

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