NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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FLORIDA ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-17
Power Rating: 76.592
Ranking: 136

1-7 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-6): 76.951 (133) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-324 League Ratings: 4-4 78.560 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 72.904 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 76.248

Away Ratings (1-10): 73.490 (188)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 0-8 70.170
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 82.670
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 70.326

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 84.154 (59) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 81.123 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 76.592 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 81.123

League Ratings (5-13): 76.992 (129)
1-6 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 4-4 78.560
Away Ratings: 0-8 70.170
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.123
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 75.955

Non-League Ratings (6-4): 75.474 (151) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 5-2 72.904 Away Ratings: 1-2 82.670 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.592 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.592

Wins Ratings: 76.836 (132)
1-7 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-6 76.750
Away Ratings: 1-10 73.961
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 87.742
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 75.004

Points Ratings: 76.142 (144) 1-7 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-6 76.924 Away Ratings: 1-10 73.260 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.924 League Ratings: 5-13 75.920 Non-League Ratings: 6-4 76.705 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 75.232

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 75.123 (160)
0-5 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 1-4 76.248
Away Ratings: 0-3 70.326
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.123
League Ratings: 2-8 75.955
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 76.592

Home Advantage: 5.8107 (108)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1509 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3105 (17)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4323 (35)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5354 (44)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6595 (53)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8581 (84)

Upward Stability: 2.6582 (266)

Downward Stability: 2.3357 (278)

RPI
RPI: 0.5113 (123)
1-7 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-6): 0.5360 (151) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-324

RPI Away (1-10): 0.4613 (147)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5979 (52) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (5-13): 0.5144 (126)
1-6 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (6-4): 0.5034 (146) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5508 (54)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Away	L 47-68	vs. #19 Florida
11/23/2001	Home	W 89-59	vs. #269 Elon
11/28/2001	Away	L 50-57	vs. #86 Northwestern
12/4/2001	Home	W 78-62	vs. #279 Birmingham Southern
12/8/2001	Home	L 69-79	vs. #220 Westrn Carolina
12/16/2001	Away	L 72-93	vs. #33 Wake Forest
12/19/2001	Home	W 76-63	vs. #211 Cleveland St
12/22/2001	Home	L 72-77	vs. #208 American
12/27/2001	Home	W 78-49	vs. #164 Virginia Tech
12/29/2001	Home	W 93-47	vs. #273 Campbell
1/2/2002	Away	W 78-74	vs. #77 South Florida
1/6/2002	Home	W 77-76	vs. #3 Duke
1/8/2002	Away	L 62-77	vs. #25 North Carolina St
1/16/2002	Home	W 81-71	vs. #152 North Carolina
1/20/2002	Away	L 74-91	vs. #65 Virginia
1/24/2002	Home	W 68-63	vs. #145 Clemson
1/26/2002	Away	L 63-84	vs. #1 Maryland
1/30/2002	Away	L 46-77	vs. #74 Georgia Tech
2/2/2002	Home	L 80-89	vs. #33 Wake Forest
2/7/2002	Away	L 49-80	vs. #3 Duke
2/10/2002	Home	L 67-76	vs. #25 North Carolina St
2/17/2002	Away	L 85-95	vs. #152 North Carolina
2/20/2002	Home	W 66-59	vs. #65 Virginia
2/23/2002	Away	L 78-87	vs. #145 Clemson
2/27/2002	Home	L 63-96	vs. #1 Maryland
3/2/2002	Home	L 78-86	vs. #74 Georgia Tech
3/7/2002	Neut	W 91-84	vs. #145 Clemson
3/8/2002	Neut	L 59-85	vs. #1 Maryland

FUTURE GAMES

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