NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-10
Power Rating: 78.431
Ranking: 103

0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
9-5 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-324

Home Ratings (11-3): 78.517 (117) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 8-1 77.540 Non-League Ratings: 3-2 74.571 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 77.931

Away Ratings (7-6): 79.427 (93)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-4 78.505
Non-League Ratings: 2-2 79.196
Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 81.767

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 71.681 (191) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 66.118 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 91.431 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 66.118

League Ratings (13-6): 78.661 (109)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-1 77.540
Away Ratings: 5-4 78.505
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.118
Last Ten Ratings: 7-2 79.485

Non-League Ratings (6-4): 77.923 (119) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 3-2 74.571 Away Ratings: 2-2 79.196 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 91.431 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 69.931

Wins Ratings: 79.360 (100)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
9-5 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 11-3 79.419
Away Ratings: 7-6 80.741
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 70.423
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 80.610

Points Ratings: 77.214 (116) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 9-5 v #101-200 8-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 11-3 76.987 Away Ratings: 7-6 77.903 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 73.589 League Ratings: 13-6 77.235 Non-League Ratings: 6-4 77.167 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.349

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 79.657 (96)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-1 77.931
Away Ratings: 4-1 81.767
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.118
League Ratings: 7-2 79.485
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 69.931

Home Advantage: 4.1131 (153)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0288 (243)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1120 (213)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2110 (204)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3230 (193)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4984 (177)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8071 (154)

Upward Stability: 3.2321 (113)

Downward Stability: 3.8067 (32)

RPI
RPI: 0.5341 (91)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (11-3): 0.5676 (99) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (7-6): 0.5051 (81)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.4913 (172) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (13-6): 0.5403 (83)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
9-2 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (6-4): 0.5231 (108) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4938 (158)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Away	W 86-71	vs. #194 Niagara
11/19/2001	Away	L 65-70	vs. #126 Miami Ohio
11/24/2001	Home	W 67-64	vs. #118 Toledo
11/28/2001	Home	W 80-44	vs. #315 Coppin St
12/1/2001	Away	W 71-70	vs. #40 Mississippi
12/5/2001	Home	W 65-54	vs. #205 Central Mich
12/8/2001	Home	L 66-73	vs. #41 Southern Ill
12/22/2001	Home	L 56-83	vs. #160 Delaware
12/28/2001	Neut	W 86-66	vs. #221 Winthrop
12/31/2001	Away	L 48-64	vs. #179 Duquesne
1/3/2002	Home	W 80-71	vs. #229 William & Mary
1/5/2002	Home	W 71-42	vs. #242 Towson
1/9/2002	Away	L 51-68	vs. #68 NC Wilmington
1/12/2002	Home	W 76-67	vs. #189 Old Dominion
1/14/2002	Home	W 82-68	vs. #210 Hofstra
1/19/2002	Away	W 64-52	vs. #242 Towson
1/23/2002	Away	L 59-75	vs. #105 VA Commonwealth
1/26/2002	Away	L 69-100	vs. #169 Drexel
2/2/2002	Home	W 80-68	vs. #180 James Madison
2/6/2002	Away	W 69-57	vs. #160 Delaware
2/9/2002	Away	W 62-61	vs. #210 Hofstra
2/11/2002	Home	W 59-56	vs. #68 NC Wilmington
2/16/2002	Home	W 79-64	vs. #169 Drexel
2/18/2002	Away	L 51-54	vs. #229 William & Mary
2/20/2002	Home	W 83-80	vs. #105 VA Commonwealth
2/23/2002	Away	W 81-74	vs. #180 James Madison
2/25/2002	Away	W 78-63	vs. #189 Old Dominion
3/2/2002	Neut	L 76-82	vs. #210 Hofstra
3/12/2002	Home	L 64-73	vs. #58 St Josephs

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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