NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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UC IRVINE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-11
Power Rating: 79.095
Ranking: 97

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
7-6 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-2): 78.763 (112) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 7-2 76.782 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 79.939 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 78.626

Away Ratings (7-6): 79.849 (89)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 6-3 80.052
Non-League Ratings: 1-3 77.939
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 72.235

Neutral Ratings (4-3): 78.009 (122) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 77.360 Non-League Ratings: 3-2 78.157 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 77.360

League Ratings (14-6): 79.237 (96)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-2 76.782
Away Ratings: 6-3 80.052
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.360
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 76.579

Non-League Ratings (6-5): 78.763 (106) 0-1 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: 2-0 79.939 Away Ratings: 1-3 77.939 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 78.157 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 62.845

Wins Ratings: 79.884 (95)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
7-6 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-2 79.181
Away Ratings: 7-6 80.974
Neutral Ratings: 4-3 78.517
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 76.857

Points Ratings: 78.081 (101) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 7-6 v #101-200 9-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-2 77.819 Away Ratings: 7-6 78.630 Neutral Ratings: 4-3 77.316 League Ratings: 14-6 78.302 Non-League Ratings: 6-5 77.550 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.831

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 76.431 (142)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-1 78.626
Away Ratings: 1-3 72.235
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.360
League Ratings: 5-4 76.579
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 62.845

Home Advantage: 3.5484 (164)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0394 (182)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1336 (168)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2397 (165)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3514 (164)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5148 (159)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8011 (167)

Upward Stability: 3.2650 (104)

Downward Stability: 3.7814 (38)

RPI
RPI: 0.5297 (95)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5653 (104) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-324

RPI Away (7-6): 0.4954 (88)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (4-3): 0.5382 (111) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI League (14-6): 0.5340 (93)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (6-5): 0.5232 (107) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4912 (167)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Home	W 71-64	vs. #238 St Marys CA
11/20/2001	Home	W 96-93	vs. #50 Pepperdine
11/23/2001	Neut	L 52-58	vs. #108 Illinois St
11/24/2001	Neut	W 68-61	vs. #137 Oakland
11/25/2001	Neut	L 64-75	vs. #17 Kent
11/28/2001	Away	W 71-59	vs. #264 Loyola Marymnt
12/11/2001	Away	L 52-63	vs. #119 San Diego
12/15/2001	Away	L 74-75	vs. #27 UCLA
12/22/2001	Home	W 75-69	vs. #181 Long Beach St
12/28/2001	Neut	W 79-62	vs. #314 Lipscomb
12/29/2001	Neut	W 77-71	vs. #177 Boston U
1/3/2002	Home	W 68-58	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
1/5/2002	Home	W 72-53	vs. #254 UC Riverside
1/10/2002	Away	W 67-66	vs. #85 Utah St
1/12/2002	Away	W 92-54	vs. #258 Idaho
1/17/2002	Home	W 62-58	vs. #107 Pacific
1/19/2002	Home	L 72-73	vs. #174 CS Northridge
1/24/2002	Away	W 81-70	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
1/26/2002	Away	L 47-50	vs. #162 Cal Poly
1/31/2002	Away	W 72-64	vs. #254 UC Riverside
2/2/2002	Away	W 72-46	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
2/7/2002	Home	W 52-38	vs. #258 Idaho
2/9/2002	Home	L 61-62	vs. #85 Utah St
2/14/2002	Away	W 82-80	vs. #174 CS Northridge
2/16/2002	Away	L 61-73	vs. #107 Pacific
2/21/2002	Home	W 77-63	vs. #162 Cal Poly
2/23/2002	Home	W 71-67	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
2/28/2002	Away	L 70-86	vs. #181 Long Beach St
3/7/2002	Neut	W 72-65	vs. #181 Long Beach St
3/8/2002	Neut	L 61-66	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
3/14/2002	Away	L 55-78	vs. #72 BYU

FUTURE GAMES

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