NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-11
Power Rating: 79.486
Ranking: 91

0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
9-3 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-2): 79.666 (103) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-2 75.033 Non-League Ratings: 3-0 88.580 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 71.970

Away Ratings (5-7): 76.466 (133)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-5 77.728
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 78.048
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 76.580

Neutral Ratings (5-2): 84.447 (54) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 4-0 84.751 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 82.314 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 84.908

League Ratings (14-7): 79.080 (100)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-2 75.033
Away Ratings: 4-5 77.728
Neutral Ratings: 4-0 84.751
Last Ten Ratings: 7-2 79.119

Non-League Ratings (5-4): 80.658 (82) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 3-0 88.580 Away Ratings: 1-2 78.048 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 82.314 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 85.392

Wins Ratings: 79.998 (94)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
9-3 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-2 80.626
Away Ratings: 5-7 76.259
Neutral Ratings: 5-2 85.669
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 82.720

Points Ratings: 78.841 (87) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 10-4 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-2 78.107 Away Ratings: 5-7 77.107 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 82.787 League Ratings: 14-7 77.960 Non-League Ratings: 5-4 81.568 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 79.039

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 81.134 (76)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-0 71.970
Away Ratings: 0-2 76.580
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 84.908
League Ratings: 7-2 79.119
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 85.392

Home Advantage: 4.2495 (150)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0408 (171)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1377 (160)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2411 (164)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3555 (158)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5264 (148)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8182 (141)

Upward Stability: 3.2371 (111)

Downward Stability: 3.8803 (22)

RPI
RPI: 0.5341 (92)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
5-4 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5820 (74) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-7): 0.4554 (155)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.5933 (57) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324

RPI League (14-7): 0.5358 (89)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (5-4): 0.5313 (95) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5011 (137)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2001	Away	W 69-49	vs. #173 San Francisco
11/26/2001	Away	L 62-73	vs. #20 USC
11/28/2001	Home	W 68-58	vs. #72 BYU
12/1/2001	Home	W 62-51	vs. #238 St Marys CA
12/5/2001	Away	L 70-77	vs. #264 Loyola Marymnt
12/8/2001	Home	W 68-51	vs. #50 Pepperdine
12/20/2001	Away	W 68-56	vs. #254 UC Riverside
12/22/2001	Away	W 64-62	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
12/28/2001	Neut	W 86-59	vs. #110 Detroit
12/29/2001	Neut	L 59-61	vs. #190 Santa Clara
1/3/2002	Home	W 76-53	vs. #258 Idaho
1/5/2002	Home	L 56-60	vs. #85 Utah St
1/10/2002	Away	W 57-54	vs. #174 CS Northridge
1/12/2002	Away	L 70-73	vs. #107 Pacific
1/19/2002	Away	W 74-67	vs. #162 Cal Poly
1/24/2002	Home	L 70-81	vs. #97 UC Irvine
1/26/2002	Home	W 82-50	vs. #181 Long Beach St
1/31/2002	Away	L 64-72	vs. #85 Utah St
2/2/2002	Away	L 37-40	vs. #258 Idaho
2/7/2002	Home	W 70-57	vs. #107 Pacific
2/9/2002	Home	W 58-51	vs. #174 CS Northridge
2/16/2002	Home	W 69-66	vs. #162 Cal Poly
2/21/2002	Away	L 74-77	vs. #181 Long Beach St
2/23/2002	Away	L 67-71	vs. #97 UC Irvine
2/28/2002	Home	W 54-52	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
3/2/2002	Neut	W 80-58	vs. #254 UC Riverside
3/7/2002	Neut	W 74-65	vs. #162 Cal Poly
3/8/2002	Neut	W 66-61	vs. #97 UC Irvine
3/9/2002	Neut	W 60-56	vs. #85 Utah St
3/14/2002	Neut	L 81-86	vs. #7 Arizona

FUTURE GAMES

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