NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-15
Power Rating: 80.430
Ranking: 83

0-4 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-4): 79.661 (104) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-3 77.477 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 79.165 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 81.493

Away Ratings (6-7): 79.928 (87)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-4 80.141
Non-League Ratings: 2-3 77.040
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 76.696

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 83.415 (63) 0-2 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-1 85.641 Non-League Ratings: 0-3 78.368 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 85.641

League Ratings (11-8): 81.547 (71)
0-2 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-3 77.477
Away Ratings: 4-4 80.141
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 85.641
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 81.352

Non-League Ratings (6-7): 77.176 (128) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 4-1 79.165 Away Ratings: 2-3 77.040 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 78.368 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 76.555

Wins Ratings: 81.741 (81)
0-4 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-4 80.506
Away Ratings: 6-7 81.420
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 85.170
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 85.288

Points Ratings: 78.727 (92) 0-4 v #1-25 2-4 v #26-50 1-5 v #51-100 10-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-4 78.247 Away Ratings: 6-7 78.176 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 81.297 League Ratings: 11-8 79.311 Non-League Ratings: 6-7 77.247 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.817

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 82.922 (63)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-0 81.493
Away Ratings: 1-3 76.696
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 85.641
League Ratings: 6-3 81.352
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 76.555

Home Advantage: 2.6219 (195)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0833 (76)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2305 (75)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3766 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5028 (64)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6496 (65)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8789 (47)

Upward Stability: 3.7907 (11)

Downward Stability: 3.5750 (67)

RPI
RPI: 0.5387 (83)
0-5 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-4): 0.5732 (92) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-7): 0.4923 (94)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.5644 (78) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (11-8): 0.5566 (65)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (6-7): 0.5130 (131) 0-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5412 (69)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2001	Neut	L 60-71	vs. #27 UCLA
11/20/2001	Neut	L 78-95	vs. #2 Kansas
11/29/2001	Home	W 62-61	vs. #203 Rice
12/2/2001	Home	W 75-69	vs. #170 North Texas
12/4/2001	Away	W 82-79	vs. #284 Texas Southern
12/14/2001	Neut	L 64-71	vs. #26 Texas Tech
12/16/2001	Home	W 89-62	vs. #217 SW Texas St
12/20/2001	Away	L 69-73	vs. #64 LSU
12/23/2001	Home	L 66-67	vs. #25 North Carolina St
12/30/2001	Home	W 91-60	vs. #257 Tennessee St
1/5/2002	Away	L 64-67	vs. #94 St Louis
1/8/2002	Away	W 69-66	vs. #111 Tulane
1/12/2002	Home	L 62-83	vs. #5 Cincinnati
1/15/2002	Home	W 82-71	vs. #130 TCU
1/17/2002	Away	W 99-85	vs. #304 Prairie View
1/19/2002	Away	W 80-71	vs. #120 Uab
1/23/2002	Home	W 74-66	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
1/26/2002	Home	L 66-84	vs. #37 Memphis
1/29/2002	Away	L 66-78	vs. #57 San Diego St
2/2/2002	Home	L 68-83	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
2/5/2002	Away	W 68-60	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
2/9/2002	Away	L 69-87	vs. #130 TCU
2/12/2002	Home	W 91-75	vs. #77 South Florida
2/16/2002	Away	W 76-73	vs. #37 Memphis
2/19/2002	Home	W 85-81	vs. #111 Tulane
2/23/2002	Away	L 46-63	vs. #163 East Carolina
2/26/2002	Away	L 57-88	vs. #77 South Florida
3/2/2002	Home	W 76-72	vs. #120 Uab
3/6/2002	Neut	W 58-49	vs. #163 East Carolina
3/7/2002	Neut	W 80-74	vs. #37 Memphis
3/8/2002	Neut	L 73-85	vs. #13 Marquette
3/13/2002	Away	L 50-59	vs. #76 Vanderbilt

FUTURE GAMES

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