NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CENTRAL MICH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-19
Power Rating: 72.224
Ranking: 205

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
6-12 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (6-5): 74.181 (173) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 4-4 73.946 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 75.974 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 71.817

Away Ratings (1-12): 66.770 (271)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 1-8 68.661
Non-League Ratings: 0-4 73.114
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 65.099

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 76.770 (137) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-2 78.192 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.224 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 78.192

League Ratings (6-14): 71.749 (214)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-9 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 4-4 73.946
Away Ratings: 1-8 68.661
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 78.192
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 72.153

Non-League Ratings (2-5): 74.013 (177) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 2-1 75.974 Away Ratings: 0-4 73.114 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.224 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.224

Wins Ratings: 71.661 (206)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
6-10 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-5 73.552
Away Ratings: 1-12 65.567
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 76.755
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 69.841

Points Ratings: 72.958 (207) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 6-12 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-5 74.767 Away Ratings: 1-12 68.481 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 77.036 League Ratings: 6-14 72.515 Non-League Ratings: 2-5 74.583 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 71.220

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 70.349 (221)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 1-1 71.817
Away Ratings: 0-5 65.099
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 78.192
League Ratings: 2-8 72.153
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.224

Home Advantage: 9.5256 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0574 (118)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1662 (124)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2867 (122)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4147 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5868 (112)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8532 (92)

Upward Stability: 3.3869 (60)

Downward Stability: 2.6730 (241)

RPI
RPI: 0.4633 (219)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
2-4 v #201-324

RPI Home (6-5): 0.5299 (159) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (1-12): 0.3990 (267)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4975 (165) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (6-14): 0.4425 (254)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
2-4 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (2-5): 0.5227 (109) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5189 (104)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2001	Away	L 65-81	vs. #44 Dayton
11/24/2001	Home	W 76-52	vs. #117 Georgia St
11/28/2001	Away	L 64-81	vs. #4 Oklahoma
12/2/2001	Home	W 79-72	vs. #148 Loyola Chi
12/5/2001	Away	L 54-65	vs. #103 George Mason
12/9/2001	Away	L 63-72	vs. #108 Illinois St
12/19/2001	Home	L 68-77	vs. #110 Detroit
1/3/2002	Home	L 81-82	vs. #67 Bowling Green
1/5/2002	Home	L 94-100	vs. #126 Miami Ohio
1/9/2002	Away	L 77-89	vs. #71 Ball St
1/12/2002	Away	L 67-81	vs. #125 Western Mich
1/16/2002	Home	W 88-84	vs. #157 Marshall
1/19/2002	Away	W 86-73	vs. #295 Eastern Mich
1/22/2002	Home	W 75-61	vs. #118 Toledo
1/26/2002	Away	L 73-83	vs. #227 Akron
2/2/2002	Home	L 91-93	vs. #188 Northern Ill
2/4/2002	Home	W 70-67	vs. #125 Western Mich
2/6/2002	Away	L 42-58	vs. #118 Toledo
2/9/2002	Home	L 66-96	vs. #17 Kent
2/13/2002	Away	L 50-64	vs. #101 Ohio
2/16/2002	Away	L 57-69	vs. #197 Buffalo
2/20/2002	Home	W 76-57	vs. #295 Eastern Mich
2/23/2002	Away	L 70-80	vs. #188 Northern Ill
2/27/2002	Away	L 57-82	vs. #157 Marshall
3/2/2002	Neut	L 77-81	vs. #71 Ball St
3/4/2002	Neut	W 65-56	vs. #101 Ohio
3/7/2002	Neut	L 54-62	vs. #118 Toledo

FUTURE GAMES

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