NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CINCINNATI
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 31-4
Power Rating: 93.969
Ranking: 5

4-1 v #1-25
6-2 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
10-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (14-0): 95.539 (7) 1-0 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 8-0 89.500 Non-League Ratings: 6-0 93.562 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 87.070

Away Ratings (8-3): 92.668 (5)
1-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 6-2 90.492
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 96.109
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 86.125

Neutral Ratings (9-1): 95.469 (4) 2-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 3-0 102.28 Non-League Ratings: 6-1 92.695 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 93.609

League Ratings (17-2): 93.969 (5)
2-1 v #1-25
4-0 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-0 89.500
Away Ratings: 6-2 90.492
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 102.28
Last Ten Ratings: 7-1 91.457

Non-League Ratings (14-2): 93.969 (4) 2-0 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-0 93.562 Away Ratings: 2-1 96.109 Neutral Ratings: 6-1 92.695 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 85.906

Wins Ratings: 96.623 (5)
4-1 v #1-25
6-2 v #26-50
8-1 v #51-100
11-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 14-0 102.74
Away Ratings: 8-3 95.334
Neutral Ratings: 9-1 96.967
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 92.287

Points Ratings: 90.791 (4) 4-1 v #1-25 6-2 v #26-50 9-1 v #51-100 10-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 14-0 90.002 Away Ratings: 8-3 89.553 Neutral Ratings: 9-1 93.822 League Ratings: 17-2 90.279 Non-League Ratings: 14-2 91.682 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 88.475

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 90.582 (12)
0-0 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-0 87.070
Away Ratings: 1-1 86.125
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 93.609
League Ratings: 7-1 91.457
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 85.906

Home Advantage: 5.5278 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0913 (63)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2514 (61)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3999 (53)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5277 (46)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6783 (43)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8921 (28)

Upward Stability: 1.8476 (315)

Downward Stability: 2.9915 (181)

RPI
RPI: 0.6483 (4)
5-3 v #1-25
4-0 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
12-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (14-0): 0.6497 (9) 0-0 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (8-3): 0.6233 (4)
1-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (9-1): 0.6734 (7) 2-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (17-2): 0.6522 (4)
5-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (14-2): 0.6438 (9) 2-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5692 (25)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Away	L 62-69	vs. #34 Oklahoma St
11/20/2001	Home	W 83-54	vs. #146 Wright St
11/24/2001	Home	W 74-61	vs. #63 Unlv
11/28/2001	Home	W 77-55	vs. #44 Dayton
12/1/2001	Home	W 74-41	vs. #179 Duquesne
12/8/2001	Home	W 90-39	vs. #315 Coppin St
12/10/2001	Home	W 68-55	vs. #118 Toledo
12/14/2001	Away	W 75-55	vs. #12 Xavier
12/17/2001	Neut	W 77-46	vs. #66 Richmond
12/20/2001	Neut	W 102-66	vs. #123 Ul Monroe
12/21/2001	Neut	W 90-56	vs. #14 Mississippi St
12/22/2001	Neut	W 79-62	vs. #99 Purdue
12/29/2001	Neut	W 73-57	vs. #227 Akron
1/5/2002	Away	W 72-62	vs. #163 East Carolina
1/8/2002	Home	W 71-58	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
1/12/2002	Away	W 83-62	vs. #83 Houston
1/16/2002	Home	W 89-72	vs. #187 DePaul
1/19/2002	Home	W 77-50	vs. #70 Louisville
1/22/2002	Away	W 54-50	vs. #94 St Louis
1/26/2002	Away	W 78-68	vs. #77 South Florida
1/29/2002	Home	W 75-48	vs. #163 East Carolina
2/2/2002	Away	L 60-74	vs. #13 Marquette
2/6/2002	Away	W 85-66	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
2/9/2002	Away	W 103-94	vs. #33 Wake Forest
2/12/2002	Home	W 67-53	vs. #94 St Louis
2/15/2002	Home	W 89-37	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
2/19/2002	Away	W 79-62	vs. #187 DePaul
2/22/2002	Home	W 63-62	vs. #13 Marquette
2/27/2002	Away	L 71-74	vs. #70 Louisville
3/3/2002	Home	W 80-75	vs. #37 Memphis
3/7/2002	Neut	W 79-57	vs. #77 South Florida
3/8/2002	Neut	W 71-55	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
3/9/2002	Neut	W 77-63	vs. #13 Marquette
3/15/2002	Neut	W 90-52	vs. #177 Boston U
3/17/2002	Neut	L 101-105	vs. #27 UCLA

FUTURE GAMES

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