NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-15
Power Rating: 80.725
Ranking: 81

1-2 v #1-25
3-6 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (10-5): 78.908 (110) 1-0 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-4 75.819 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 83.615 Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 77.315

Away Ratings (5-7): 81.035 (78)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-5 81.350
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 81.397
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 86.240

Neutral Ratings (3-3): 84.342 (55) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 81.490 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 86.069 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 81.490

League Ratings (10-10): 78.803 (103)
0-0 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-4 75.819
Away Ratings: 4-5 81.350
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.490
Last Ten Ratings: 4-4 80.233

Non-League Ratings (8-5): 84.182 (50) 1-2 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 5-1 83.615 Away Ratings: 1-2 81.397 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 86.069 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 80.787

Wins Ratings: 81.608 (83)
1-2 v #1-25
3-6 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 10-5 79.010
Away Ratings: 5-7 82.315
Neutral Ratings: 3-3 86.139
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.588

Points Ratings: 79.647 (80) 1-1 v #1-25 3-7 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 10-4 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 10-5 78.569 Away Ratings: 5-7 79.709 Neutral Ratings: 3-3 82.084 League Ratings: 10-1078.184 Non-League Ratings: 8-5 82.326 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.213

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 79.955 (93)
0-1 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-3 77.315
Away Ratings: 1-1 86.240
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.490
League Ratings: 4-4 80.233
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 80.787

Home Advantage: 0.7613 (249)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0761 (86)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2204 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3642 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4949 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6491 (68)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8824 (42)

Upward Stability: 3.8899 (8)

Downward Stability: 3.7832 (37)

RPI
RPI: 0.5499 (76)
1-1 v #1-25
3-7 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (10-5): 0.5682 (98) 2-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-7): 0.5093 (72)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (3-3): 0.5849 (63) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (10-10): 0.5235 (108)
1-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5898 (41) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5514 (52)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/13/2001	Home	W 92-70	vs. #98 Montana St
11/15/2001	Home	W 65-58	vs. #20 USC
11/21/2001	Neut	L 61-62	vs. #33 Wake Forest
11/23/2001	Neut	W 63-58	vs. #38 Michigan St
11/28/2001	Away	W 73-65	vs. #107 Pacific
11/30/2001	Home	W 75-58	vs. #254 UC Riverside
12/1/2001	Neut	W 68-52	vs. #178 Air Force
12/4/2001	Home	W 75-65	vs. #173 San Francisco
12/6/2001	Neut	L 77-87	vs. #15 Gonzaga
12/8/2001	Away	L 78-93	vs. #57 San Diego St
12/11/2001	Away	L 75-97	vs. #23 California
12/27/2001	Away	L 73-83	vs. #32 Hawaii
12/29/2001	Away	W 80-68	vs. #228 San Jose St
1/3/2002	Home	W 87-61	vs. #203 Rice
1/5/2002	Home	W 86-85	vs. #28 Tulsa
1/12/2002	Away	L 85-88	vs. #100 Nevada
1/17/2002	Away	W 72-56	vs. #165 Boise St
1/19/2002	Away	W 80-77	vs. #212 Texas El Paso
1/24/2002	Home	W 78-70	vs. #109 SMU
1/26/2002	Home	L 64-71	vs. #61 Louisiana Tech
1/31/2002	Away	L 63-78	vs. #28 Tulsa
2/2/2002	Away	L 63-76	vs. #203 Rice
2/7/2002	Home	L 57-66	vs. #100 Nevada
2/10/2002	Home	W 58-52	vs. #34 Oklahoma St
2/14/2002	Home	W 72-64	vs. #212 Texas El Paso
2/16/2002	Home	L 58-61	vs. #165 Boise St
2/21/2002	Away	L 63-66	vs. #61 Louisiana Tech
2/23/2002	Away	W 86-78	vs. #109 SMU
2/28/2002	Home	W 72-60	vs. #228 San Jose St
3/2/2002	Home	L 79-82	vs. #32 Hawaii
3/7/2002	Neut	W 72-69	vs. #61 Louisiana Tech
3/8/2002	Neut	L 65-81	vs. #28 Tulsa
3/13/2002	Home	L 75-81	vs. #47 Temple

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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