NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-13
Power Rating: 81.031
Ranking: 78

2-2 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-3): 80.222 (94) 1-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-3 78.050 Non-League Ratings: 4-0 83.703 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 75.585

Away Ratings (6-8): 81.089 (76)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 3-5 80.660
Non-League Ratings: 3-3 83.632
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 78.718

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 82.703 (67) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 79.718 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 88.343 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.718

League Ratings (9-9): 79.103 (99)
1-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-3 78.050
Away Ratings: 3-5 80.660
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.718
Last Ten Ratings: 4-5 77.742

Non-League Ratings (8-4): 85.578 (43) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 4-0 83.703 Away Ratings: 3-3 83.632 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 88.343 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 76.781

Wins Ratings: 82.160 (78)
2-2 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-3 81.089
Away Ratings: 6-8 82.345
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 84.050
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 78.261

Points Ratings: 79.677 (78) 2-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-6 v #51-100 9-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-3 78.796 Away Ratings: 6-8 79.872 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 81.138 League Ratings: 9-9 78.158 Non-League Ratings: 8-4 82.978 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 76.376

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 77.394 (124)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-2 75.585
Away Ratings: 1-3 78.718
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.718
League Ratings: 4-5 77.742
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 76.781

Home Advantage: 2.7647 (192)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0846 (74)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2255 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3622 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4890 (77)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6500 (63)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8849 (37)

Upward Stability: 3.3731 (69)

Downward Stability: 3.6143 (59)

RPI
RPI: 0.5407 (81)
2-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-6 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-3): 0.5748 (89) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-8): 0.5063 (77)
0-3 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.5594 (83) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (9-9): 0.4974 (152)
1-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (8-4): 0.6048 (23) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5320 (81)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2001	Away	W 79-64	vs. #211 Cleveland St
11/24/2001	Home	W 90-75	vs. #194 Niagara
11/28/2001	Neut	L 82-96	vs. #59 Boston College
12/1/2001	Away	W 82-76	vs. #118 Toledo
12/5/2001	Away	L 74-80	vs. #4 Oklahoma
12/8/2001	Home	W 93-83	vs. #250 Wisc Green Bay
12/12/2001	Home	W 97-85	vs. #101 Ohio
12/15/2001	Home	W 79-70	vs. #80 Davidson
12/20/2001	Away	W 78-74	vs. #214 Siena
12/28/2001	Neut	W 88-70	vs. #6 Connecticut
12/31/2001	Away	L 82-93	vs. #17 Kent
1/3/2002	Away	L 86-92	vs. #142 Geo Washington
1/6/2002	Home	W 96-74	vs. #200 Rhode Island
1/10/2002	Away	W 68-62	vs. #112 La Salle
1/13/2002	Away	L 87-93	vs. #58 St Josephs
1/16/2002	Home	W 93-74	vs. #47 Temple
1/19/2002	Home	W 96-89	vs. #179 Duquesne
1/23/2002	Away	L 81-87	vs. #201 Fordham
1/26/2002	Home	L 65-67	vs. #113 Massachusetts
2/3/2002	Away	W 81-75	vs. #44 Dayton
2/6/2002	Home	L 66-78	vs. #66 Richmond
2/9/2002	Home	W 80-79	vs. #12 Xavier
2/13/2002	Away	W 60-56	vs. #113 Massachusetts
2/16/2002	Home	W 90-84	vs. #201 Fordham
2/23/2002	Away	L 71-75	vs. #47 Temple
2/28/2002	Home	L 84-91	vs. #58 St Josephs
3/2/2002	Away	L 72-80	vs. #200 Rhode Island
3/6/2002	Neut	W 81-66	vs. #179 Duquesne
3/7/2002	Neut	L 69-78	vs. #66 Richmond
3/13/2002	Away	L 66-76	vs. #62 Syracuse

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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