NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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FLORIDA A&M
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-19
Power Rating: 64.749
Ranking: 289

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
9-11 v #201-324

Home Ratings (6-2): 67.487 (259) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 6-2 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-2 66.663 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 64.749 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 67.967

Away Ratings (3-15): 65.811 (282)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
3-7 v #201-324
League Ratings: 3-6 67.663
Non-League Ratings: 0-9 67.452
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 68.389

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 50.030 (317) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-2 56.905 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 64.749 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 56.905

League Ratings (9-10): 64.973 (282)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
9-9 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-2 66.663
Away Ratings: 3-6 67.663
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 56.905
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 65.577

Non-League Ratings (0-9): 62.202 (301) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 0-0 64.749 Away Ratings: 0-9 67.452 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 64.749 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 64.749

Wins Ratings: 62.301 (295)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
9-11 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-2 65.786
Away Ratings: 3-15 63.856
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 37.926
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 61.184

Points Ratings: 67.649 (279) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 9-11 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-2 69.133 Away Ratings: 3-15 68.237 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 60.618 League Ratings: 9-10 67.792 Non-League Ratings: 0-9 66.649 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 67.739

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 64.127 (288)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-1 67.967
Away Ratings: 2-3 68.389
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 56.905
League Ratings: 4-6 65.577
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 64.749

Home Advantage: 7.2443 (80)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0422 (162)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1159 (204)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1858 (233)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2585 (248)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3654 (264)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6285 (289)

Upward Stability: 2.7758 (245)

Downward Stability: 2.6756 (239)

RPI
RPI: 0.4120 (291)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
9-9 v #201-324

RPI Home (6-2): 0.4847 (234) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-324

RPI Away (3-15): 0.4020 (265)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
3-7 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.2177 (290) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (9-10): 0.4149 (282)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
9-7 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (0-9): 0.4093 (282) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4422 (289)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Away	L 62-97	vs. #74 Georgia Tech
11/19/2001	Away	L 55-92	vs. #14 Mississippi St
11/24/2001	Away	W 98-77	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
11/26/2001	Away	L 72-77	vs. #224 Wofford
11/28/2001	Away	L 58-71	vs. #261 Alabama St
12/3/2001	Away	L 54-85	vs. #287 MD Eastrn Shore
12/8/2001	Away	L 76-101	vs. #150 Central Florida
12/15/2001	Away	L 55-58	vs. #86 Northwestern
12/18/2001	Away	L 62-90	vs. #30 Miami Fla
12/31/2001	Away	L 52-76	vs. #16 Alabama
1/2/2002	Away	L 49-67	vs. #120 Uab
1/5/2002	Home	W 70-66	vs. #272 NO Carolina A&T
1/7/2002	Home	L 69-72	vs. #253 SO Carolina St
1/12/2002	Away	L 76-82	vs. #239 Howard
1/14/2002	Away	L 50-65	vs. #256 Delaware St
1/19/2002	Home	W 72-66	vs. #319 Morgan St
1/21/2002	Home	W 75-61	vs. #315 Coppin St
1/26/2002	Home	W 73-61	vs. #292 Norfolk St
1/28/2002	Away	L 65-97	vs. #115 Hampton
2/4/2002	Home	W 73-61	vs. #287 MD Eastrn Shore
2/9/2002	Away	L 73-81	vs. #272 NO Carolina A&T
2/11/2002	Away	L 72-73	vs. #253 SO Carolina St
2/16/2002	Home	L 55-58	vs. #239 Howard
2/18/2002	Home	W 69-62	vs. #256 Delaware St
2/23/2002	Away	W 67-64	vs. #315 Coppin St
2/25/2002	Away	W 67-50	vs. #319 Morgan St
3/2/2002	Neut	L 53-57	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
3/4/2002	Neut	L 91-94	vs. #319 Morgan St

FUTURE GAMES

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