NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 27-6
Power Rating: 86.420
Ranking: 32

0-1 v #1-25
5-0 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
12-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (11-1): 86.366 (32) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 9-0 86.663 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 74.467 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 85.577

Away Ratings (6-3): 84.760 (46)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 6-3 83.272
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 86.420
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 82.045

Neutral Ratings (10-2): 88.319 (28) 0-1 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 3-0 97.827 Non-League Ratings: 7-2 83.288 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 89.389

League Ratings (18-3): 88.288 (20)
0-0 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-0 86.663
Away Ratings: 6-3 83.272
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 97.827
Last Ten Ratings: 7-2 86.463

Non-League Ratings (9-3): 81.991 (68) 0-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 2-1 74.467 Away Ratings: 0-0 86.420 Neutral Ratings: 7-2 83.288 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 77.483

Wins Ratings: 88.741 (29)
0-1 v #1-25
5-0 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
12-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 11-1 88.733
Away Ratings: 6-3 87.159
Neutral Ratings: 10-2 90.631
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 88.377

Points Ratings: 83.508 (39) 1-1 v #1-25 4-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 11-2 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 11-1 83.329 Away Ratings: 6-3 81.817 Neutral Ratings: 10-2 85.473 League Ratings: 18-3 84.852 Non-League Ratings: 9-3 80.290 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 83.911

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 86.370 (35)
0-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-0 85.577
Away Ratings: 1-2 82.045
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 89.389
League Ratings: 7-2 86.463
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 77.483

Home Advantage: 3.5624 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0538 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1659 (125)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2863 (123)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4006 (124)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5565 (126)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8302 (122)

Upward Stability: 2.5129 (289)

Downward Stability: 3.3048 (129)

RPI
RPI: 0.5888 (31)
1-1 v #1-25
4-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
11-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (11-1): 0.6222 (29) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-3): 0.5521 (32)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (10-2): 0.5824 (67) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI League (18-3): 0.6077 (13)
3-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.5566 (74) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5123 (123)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Neut	W 76-52	vs. #292 Norfolk St
11/18/2001	Neut	W 74-63	vs. #166 Drake
11/23/2001	Neut	W 89-72	vs. #281 Mercer
11/24/2001	Neut	L 59-61	vs. #147 Colorado St
11/25/2001	Neut	W 60-57	vs. #45 Wisconsin
11/27/2001	Home	W 60-58	vs. #241 Northwestern St
12/10/2001	Home	W 62-48	vs. #219 Alcorn St
12/14/2001	Home	L 58-61	vs. #57 San Diego St
12/19/2001	Neut	W 75-68	vs. #275 Portland
12/21/2001	Neut	W 67-56	vs. #244 Iona
12/22/2001	Neut	W 54-44	vs. #29 Georgia
12/27/2001	Home	W 83-73	vs. #81 Fresno St
12/29/2001	Home	W 58-40	vs. #100 Nevada
1/3/2002	Away	W 70-68	vs. #212 Texas El Paso
1/5/2002	Away	W 64-62	vs. #165 Boise St
1/10/2002	Home	W 81-61	vs. #61 Louisiana Tech
1/12/2002	Home	W 83-74	vs. #109 SMU
1/19/2002	Away	L 53-57	vs. #228 San Jose St
1/24/2002	Away	W 88-79	vs. #203 Rice
1/26/2002	Away	W 90-82	vs. #28 Tulsa
1/31/2002	Home	W 67-56	vs. #165 Boise St
2/2/2002	Home	W 75-60	vs. #212 Texas El Paso
2/7/2002	Away	W 85-76	vs. #109 SMU
2/9/2002	Away	L 57-61	vs. #61 Louisiana Tech
2/16/2002	Home	W 71-46	vs. #228 San Jose St
2/21/2002	Home	W 86-85	vs. #28 Tulsa
2/23/2002	Home	W 79-50	vs. #203 Rice
2/28/2002	Away	L 69-79	vs. #100 Nevada
3/2/2002	Away	W 82-79	vs. #81 Fresno St
3/7/2002	Neut	W 71-56	vs. #228 San Jose St
3/8/2002	Neut	W 90-68	vs. #100 Nevada
3/9/2002	Neut	W 73-59	vs. #28 Tulsa
3/15/2002	Neut	L 58-70	vs. #12 Xavier

FUTURE GAMES

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