NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-10
Power Rating: 73.703
Ranking: 184

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
11-4 v #201-324

Home Ratings (7-4): 70.188 (225) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 3-3 69.957 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 71.828 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 67.531

Away Ratings (7-5): 75.121 (157)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-3 73.832
Non-League Ratings: 3-2 71.703
Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 71.535

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 79.422 (97) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-0 79.766 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 79.141 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 79.766

League Ratings (8-6): 73.670 (183)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-3 69.957
Away Ratings: 4-3 73.832
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 79.766
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.422

Non-League Ratings (8-4): 73.758 (181) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 4-1 71.828 Away Ratings: 3-2 71.703 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.141 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.703

Wins Ratings: 73.781 (178)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
11-4 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-4 68.508
Away Ratings: 7-5 76.481
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.188
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 72.848

Points Ratings: 73.506 (197) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-5 v #101-200 12-3 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 7-4 72.047 Away Ratings: 7-5 73.373 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 78.709 League Ratings: 8-6 72.983 Non-League Ratings: 8-4 74.350 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.709

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 72.457 (198)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 1-2 67.531
Away Ratings: 3-3 71.535
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 79.766
League Ratings: 5-5 71.422
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 73.703

Home Advantage: -1.803 (290)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0197 (282)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0773 (277)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1521 (268)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2391 (263)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3742 (258)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6860 (260)

Upward Stability: 2.6730 (262)

Downward Stability: 3.0443 (171)

RPI
RPI: 0.5112 (124)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
11-2 v #201-324

RPI Home (7-4): 0.4982 (215) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-324

RPI Away (7-5): 0.4931 (90)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.6310 (27) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (8-6): 0.5130 (130)
0-0 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (8-4): 0.5085 (140) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4765 (203)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Neut	W 82-58	vs. #193 Vermont
11/17/2001	Neut	L 60-66	vs. #96 Central Conn
11/20/2001	Away	W 90-88	vs. #297 Northeastern
11/24/2001	Home	W 103-100	vs. #186 Wagner
11/28/2001	Away	W 67-60	vs. #104 Providence
12/1/2001	Away	W 81-69	vs. #294 High Point
12/6/2001	Away	L 63-76	vs. #202 Holy Cross
12/22/2001	Home	W 87-60	vs. #307 Stony Brook
12/28/2001	Home	W 91-76	vs. #200 Rhode Island
12/30/2001	Away	L 76-89	vs. #280 Maine
1/2/2002	Home	L 92-93	vs. #283 Army
1/5/2002	Home	W 95-83	vs. #278 Navy
1/11/2002	Home	W 72-59	vs. #302 Cornell
1/12/2002	Home	W 63-50	vs. #259 Columbia
1/19/2002	Away	W 87-82	vs. #116 Yale
1/26/2002	Home	L 77-80	vs. #116 Yale
2/1/2002	Away	L 81-89	vs. #232 Harvard
2/2/2002	Away	W 74-71	vs. #290 Dartmouth
2/8/2002	Home	L 56-70	vs. #140 Princeton
2/9/2002	Home	L 74-84	vs. #56 Pennsylvania
2/15/2002	Away	W 52-41	vs. #259 Columbia
2/16/2002	Away	W 81-78	vs. #302 Cornell
2/22/2002	Away	L 63-82	vs. #56 Pennsylvania
2/23/2002	Away	L 47-73	vs. #140 Princeton
3/1/2002	Home	W 85-70	vs. #290 Dartmouth
3/2/2002	Neut	W 92-83	vs. #232 Harvard

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)