NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-13
Power Rating: 68.964
Ranking: 256

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
16-8 v #201-324

Home Ratings (7-3): 66.421 (270) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-3 66.054 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 75.464 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 64.082

Away Ratings (7-9): 69.919 (244)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-3 71.156
Non-League Ratings: 2-6 67.128
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 67.449

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 70.550 (209) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-1 69.582 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 68.964 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 69.582

League Ratings (13-7): 69.335 (246)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
13-5 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-3 66.054
Away Ratings: 5-3 71.156
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 69.582
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 67.281

Non-League Ratings (3-6): 67.730 (264) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 1-0 75.464 Away Ratings: 2-6 67.128 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 68.964 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 68.964

Wins Ratings: 67.812 (254)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
16-7 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-3 63.984
Away Ratings: 7-9 69.373
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 69.789
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 66.792

Points Ratings: 70.310 (255) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 16-8 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 7-3 69.193 Away Ratings: 7-9 70.646 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 71.240 League Ratings: 13-7 70.753 Non-League Ratings: 3-6 68.857 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 69.333

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 68.011 (255)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 1-2 64.082
Away Ratings: 3-1 67.449
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 69.582
League Ratings: 6-4 67.281
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 68.964

Home Advantage: 0.3928 (261)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0292 (238)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0677 (295)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1167 (307)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1748 (314)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2778 (316)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5726 (315)

Upward Stability: 3.1064 (160)

Downward Stability: 3.3019 (131)

RPI
RPI: 0.4478 (246)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
15-7 v #201-324

RPI Home (7-3): 0.4784 (246) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-324

RPI Away (7-9): 0.4196 (232)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
5-4 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.5016 (158) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (13-7): 0.4661 (210)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
12-4 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (3-6): 0.4094 (281) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4132 (321)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Home	W 69-57	vs. #268 Hartford
11/20/2001	Away	W 60-52	vs. #280 Maine
11/24/2001	Away	L 53-77	vs. #1 Maryland
11/26/2001	Away	L 61-72	vs. #189 Old Dominion
12/1/2001	Away	W 78-63	vs. #253 SO Carolina St
12/3/2001	Away	L 63-76	vs. #272 NO Carolina A&T
12/8/2001	Away	L 62-75	vs. #295 Eastern Mich
12/19/2001	Away	L 70-80	vs. #201 Fordham
12/22/2001	Away	W 79-73	vs. #321 Fair Dickinson
12/28/2001	Away	L 44-67	vs. #51 Villanova
1/2/2002	Away	L 57-64	vs. #242 Towson
1/5/2002	Home	W 57-46	vs. #315 Coppin St
1/7/2002	Home	W 77-67	vs. #319 Morgan St
1/12/2002	Home	W 86-66	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
1/14/2002	Home	W 65-50	vs. #289 Florida A&M
1/19/2002	Away	L 55-58	vs. #115 Hampton
1/21/2002	Away	W 82-62	vs. #292 Norfolk St
1/26/2002	Home	W 77-67	vs. #287 MD Eastrn Shore
2/2/2002	Home	L 55-61	vs. #253 SO Carolina St
2/4/2002	Home	W 75-61	vs. #272 NO Carolina A&T
2/9/2002	Away	W 67-65	vs. #315 Coppin St
2/11/2002	Away	W 54-52	vs. #319 Morgan St
2/16/2002	Away	W 67-56	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
2/18/2002	Away	L 62-69	vs. #289 Florida A&M
2/21/2002	Home	L 58-63	vs. #115 Hampton
2/25/2002	Home	L 66-73	vs. #292 Norfolk St
3/2/2002	Neut	W 71-64	vs. #239 Howard
3/6/2002	Neut	W 54-45	vs. #315 Coppin St
3/8/2002	Neut	L 56-65	vs. #239 Howard

FUTURE GAMES

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