NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-19
Power Rating: 73.845
Ranking: 179

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

Home Ratings (7-6): 74.697 (168) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 3-5 73.181 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 79.048 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 76.619

Away Ratings (2-11): 73.420 (190)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 1-7 74.603
Non-League Ratings: 1-4 73.361
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 75.111

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 64.220 (260) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 66.033 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 74.845 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 66.033

League Ratings (4-13): 72.879 (196)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-5 73.181
Away Ratings: 1-7 74.603
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.033
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 75.291

Non-League Ratings (5-6): 75.748 (147) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 4-1 79.048 Away Ratings: 1-4 73.361 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.845 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.845

Wins Ratings: 74.115 (174)
0-4 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-6 74.681
Away Ratings: 2-11 74.181
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 59.865
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 77.201

Points Ratings: 73.451 (199) 0-4 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-7 v #51-100 4-5 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 7-6 74.494 Away Ratings: 2-11 72.619 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 66.857 League Ratings: 4-13 72.263 Non-League Ratings: 5-6 75.748 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 74.209

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 75.947 (152)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-2 76.619
Away Ratings: 1-3 75.111
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.033
League Ratings: 4-6 75.291
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 73.845

Home Advantage: 6.4943 (97)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0879 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2307 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3672 (75)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4901 (75)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6442 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8637 (74)

Upward Stability: 3.0957 (161)

Downward Stability: 2.4552 (266)

RPI
RPI: 0.4839 (183)
0-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-10 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (7-6): 0.5273 (163) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (2-11): 0.4422 (183)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.4715 (196) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (4-13): 0.4585 (225)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (5-6): 0.5225 (110) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5381 (71)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2001	Home	W 76-52	vs. #287 MD Eastrn Shore
11/26/2001	Home	W 82-77	vs. #193 Vermont
11/29/2001	Away	L 60-73	vs. #101 Ohio
12/1/2001	Away	L 41-74	vs. #5 Cincinnati
12/5/2001	Home	L 62-64	vs. #67 Bowling Green
12/8/2001	Away	L 52-64	vs. #68 NC Wilmington
12/19/2001	Away	W 68-61	vs. #216 West Virginia
12/22/2001	Neut	L 63-78	vs. #8 Pittsburgh
12/27/2001	Away	L 64-82	vs. #211 Cleveland St
12/29/2001	Home	W 84-66	vs. #317 Liberty
12/31/2001	Home	W 64-48	vs. #103 George Mason
1/6/2002	Away	L 50-74	vs. #142 Geo Washington
1/9/2002	Away	L 48-85	vs. #47 Temple
1/12/2002	Home	L 44-88	vs. #44 Dayton
1/16/2002	Home	L 54-62	vs. #112 La Salle
1/19/2002	Away	L 89-96	vs. #78 St Bonaventure
1/23/2002	Home	L 47-63	vs. #58 St Josephs
1/26/2002	Away	L 51-55	vs. #66 Richmond
1/30/2002	Away	L 65-79	vs. #12 Xavier
2/2/2002	Home	W 95-66	vs. #201 Fordham
2/6/2002	Home	W 78-69	vs. #113 Massachusetts
2/9/2002	Away	W 72-69	vs. #200 Rhode Island
2/13/2002	Away	L 50-82	vs. #44 Dayton
2/16/2002	Home	W 79-69	vs. #142 Geo Washington
2/19/2002	Away	L 65-80	vs. #112 La Salle
2/24/2002	Home	L 66-80	vs. #12 Xavier
3/2/2002	Home	L 57-83	vs. #66 Richmond
3/6/2002	Neut	L 66-81	vs. #78 St Bonaventure

FUTURE GAMES

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