NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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UCLA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-12
Power Rating: 86.989
Ranking: 27

7-7 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (11-4): 84.887 (42) 4-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-3 83.274 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 83.473 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 81.942

Away Ratings (5-5): 87.684 (24)
1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-4 87.403
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 86.567
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 88.458

Neutral Ratings (5-3): 89.036 (23) 2-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 81.676 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 90.454 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 88.637

League Ratings (11-8): 85.719 (36)
4-7 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-3 83.274
Away Ratings: 5-4 87.403
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 81.676
Last Ten Ratings: 3-4 83.665

Non-League Ratings (10-4): 89.020 (15) 3-0 v #1-25 3-2 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 5-1 83.473 Away Ratings: 0-1 86.567 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 90.454 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 91.317

Wins Ratings: 89.110 (26)
7-7 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 11-4 86.723
Away Ratings: 5-5 90.180
Neutral Ratings: 5-3 90.923
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 88.098

Points Ratings: 84.348 (31) 6-5 v #1-25 4-4 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 11-4 82.341 Away Ratings: 5-5 84.805 Neutral Ratings: 5-3 86.727 League Ratings: 11-8 83.147 Non-League Ratings: 10-4 86.233 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 84.190

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 86.339 (37)
2-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-2 81.942
Away Ratings: 1-1 88.458
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 88.637
League Ratings: 3-4 83.665
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 91.317

Home Advantage: 0.5929 (256)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1351 (10)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3369 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5018 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6278 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7596 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9243 (6)

Upward Stability: 3.7325 (15)

Downward Stability: 4.1414 (9)

RPI
RPI: 0.5958 (24)
4-1 v #1-25
4-8 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (11-4): 0.6068 (41) 3-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-5): 0.5425 (41)
1-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (5-3): 0.6413 (20) 1-0 v #1-25 2-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (11-8): 0.5657 (58)
2-4 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.6358 (10) 3-0 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5823 (13)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2001	Neut	W 71-60	vs. #83 Houston
11/20/2001	Neut	L 73-91	vs. #71 Ball St
11/21/2001	Neut	W 89-77	vs. #39 South Carolina
11/28/2001	Home	L 78-85	vs. #50 Pepperdine
12/5/2001	Home	W 65-50	vs. #254 UC Riverside
12/8/2001	Neut	W 79-57	vs. #16 Alabama
12/15/2001	Home	W 75-74	vs. #97 UC Irvine
12/20/2001	Away	W 85-79	vs. #89 Washington
12/22/2001	Away	W 79-74	vs. #207 Washington St
12/27/2001	Home	W 64-55	vs. #259 Columbia
12/29/2001	Home	W 98-91	vs. #46 Georgetown
1/4/2002	Home	W 74-62	vs. #89 Washington
1/6/2002	Home	W 81-69	vs. #207 Washington St
1/10/2002	Away	L 77-81	vs. #20 USC
1/12/2002	Home	W 87-77	vs. #2 Kansas
1/17/2002	Away	W 82-79	vs. #75 Arizona St
1/19/2002	Away	L 86-96	vs. #7 Arizona
1/24/2002	Home	L 76-86	vs. #21 Stanford
1/26/2002	Home	W 64-57	vs. #23 California
1/31/2002	Away	L 62-91	vs. #11 Oregon
2/2/2002	Away	W 70-48	vs. #127 Oregon St
2/6/2002	Home	W 67-65	vs. #20 USC
2/9/2002	Away	L 57-58	vs. #51 Villanova
2/14/2002	Home	W 77-76	vs. #7 Arizona
2/16/2002	Home	L 68-69	vs. #75 Arizona St
2/21/2002	Away	L 51-69	vs. #23 California
2/23/2002	Away	W 95-92	vs. #21 Stanford
2/28/2002	Home	W 65-57	vs. #127 Oregon St
3/2/2002	Home	L 62-65	vs. #11 Oregon
3/7/2002	Neut	L 61-67	vs. #23 California
3/15/2002	Neut	W 80-58	vs. #40 Mississippi
3/17/2002	Neut	W 105-101	vs. #5 Cincinnati
3/21/2002	Neut	L 73-82	vs. #31 Missouri

FUTURE GAMES

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