NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ILLINOIS
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 26-9
Power Rating: 89.509
Ranking: 10

2-6 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
11-1 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (13-1): 90.298 (16) 2-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 7-1 87.153 Non-League Ratings: 6-0 93.884 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 93.665

Away Ratings (5-5): 87.595 (25)
0-3 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-4 85.880
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 89.946
Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 91.384

Neutral Ratings (8-3): 91.075 (8) 0-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 6-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 87.728 Non-League Ratings: 7-2 91.970 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 91.540

League Ratings (12-6): 87.515 (25)
1-3 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-1 87.153
Away Ratings: 4-4 85.880
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 87.728
Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 90.110

Non-League Ratings (14-3): 93.118 (6) 1-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-0 93.884 Away Ratings: 1-1 89.946 Neutral Ratings: 7-2 91.970 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 94.235

Wins Ratings: 91.724 (12)
2-6 v #1-25
5-2 v #26-50
9-0 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 13-1 92.052
Away Ratings: 5-5 90.224
Neutral Ratings: 8-3 93.138
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 95.114

Points Ratings: 86.798 (10) 2-6 v #1-25 7-2 v #26-50 9-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 13-1 87.978 Away Ratings: 5-5 84.388 Neutral Ratings: 8-3 88.532 League Ratings: 12-6 85.181 Non-League Ratings: 14-3 89.556 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 89.774

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 92.724 (9)
2-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-0 93.665
Away Ratings: 3-0 91.384
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 91.540
League Ratings: 5-1 90.110
Non-League Ratings: 3-1 94.235

Home Advantage: 4.8705 (136)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1224 (23)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2969 (23)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4529 (19)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5872 (14)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7228 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9061 (18)

Upward Stability: 3.0333 (184)

Downward Stability: 4.0039 (14)

RPI
RPI: 0.6218 (12)
1-6 v #1-25
9-2 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (13-1): 0.6292 (20) 2-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-5): 0.5583 (29)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (8-3): 0.6697 (10) 2-3 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (12-6): 0.5879 (31)
0-2 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (14-3): 0.6569 (6) 2-3 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5815 (14)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Home	W 76-58	vs. #15 Gonzaga
11/19/2001	Home	W 93-53	vs. #235 Eastern Ill
11/22/2001	Neut	W 78-71	vs. #56 Pennsylvania
11/23/2001	Neut	W 105-66	vs. #74 Georgia Tech
11/24/2001	Neut	W 75-72	vs. #41 Southern Ill
11/27/2001	Away	L 63-76	vs. #1 Maryland
12/1/2001	Home	W 80-56	vs. #263 Texas A&M-CC
12/4/2001	Neut	L 82-87	vs. #7 Arizona
12/8/2001	Neut	W 94-91	vs. #55 Arkansas
12/16/2001	Home	W 98-62	vs. #270 Western Ill
12/18/2001	Home	W 87-73	vs. #108 Illinois St
12/22/2001	Neut	W 72-61	vs. #31 Missouri
12/29/2001	Home	W 87-72	vs. #148 Loyola Chi
1/2/2002	Home	W 76-53	vs. #53 Minnesota
1/5/2002	Away	L 66-72	vs. #45 Wisconsin
1/9/2002	Away	L 75-84	vs. #99 Purdue
1/12/2002	Home	W 94-70	vs. #132 Michigan
1/15/2002	Home	W 77-66	vs. #69 Iowa
1/23/2002	Home	W 80-48	vs. #45 Wisconsin
1/26/2002	Away	L 57-88	vs. #9 Indiana
1/29/2002	Away	L 67-78	vs. #22 Ohio St
2/3/2002	Home	L 61-67	vs. #38 Michigan St
2/7/2002	Away	W 68-60	vs. #132 Michigan
2/9/2002	Home	W 69-67	vs. #99 Purdue
2/12/2002	Away	W 63-61	vs. #38 Michigan St
2/16/2002	Away	W 75-65	vs. #122 Seton Hall
2/20/2002	Home	W 83-56	vs. #213 Penn St
2/23/2002	Away	W 56-41	vs. #86 Northwestern
2/26/2002	Home	W 70-62	vs. #9 Indiana
3/3/2002	Away	W 67-66	vs. #53 Minnesota
3/8/2002	Neut	W 92-76	vs. #53 Minnesota
3/9/2002	Neut	L 88-94	vs. #22 Ohio St
3/15/2002	Neut	W 93-64	vs. #57 San Diego St
3/17/2002	Neut	W 72-60	vs. #52 Creighton
3/22/2002	Neut	L 69-73	vs. #2 Kansas

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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