NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-19
Power Rating: 63.346
Ranking: 298

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
9-11 v #201-324

Home Ratings (6-7): 63.394 (292) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 6-4 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-4 62.791 Non-League Ratings: 1-3 69.463 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 61.963

Away Ratings (3-10): 64.197 (299)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
3-5 v #201-324
League Ratings: 3-5 64.814
Non-League Ratings: 0-5 62.783
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 66.017

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 58.846 (284) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-2 65.978 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 63.346 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 65.978

League Ratings (8-11): 62.906 (300)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
8-11 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-4 62.791
Away Ratings: 3-5 64.814
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 65.978
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 64.717

Non-League Ratings (1-8): 65.830 (276) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 1-3 69.463 Away Ratings: 0-5 62.783 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.346 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 63.346

Wins Ratings: 60.699 (297)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
9-12 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-7 60.340
Away Ratings: 3-10 62.805
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 49.512
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 60.703

Points Ratings: 66.537 (293) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 9-11 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-7 66.957 Away Ratings: 3-10 65.994 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 66.709 League Ratings: 8-11 66.117 Non-League Ratings: 1-8 68.631 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 66.476

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 63.283 (293)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-2 61.963
Away Ratings: 2-2 66.017
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 65.978
League Ratings: 4-6 64.717
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 63.346

Home Advantage: 3.9012 (156)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0249 (261)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0783 (271)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1361 (282)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1994 (293)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3037 (302)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5860 (311)

Upward Stability: 3.1395 (149)

Downward Stability: 2.6580 (244)

RPI
RPI: 0.4160 (284)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
9-11 v #201-324

RPI Home (6-7): 0.4471 (279) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-324

RPI Away (3-10): 0.3917 (277)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
3-6 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.0 (313) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (8-11): 0.4121 (283)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
8-6 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (1-8): 0.4266 (262) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4476 (278)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Away	L 58-83	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
11/21/2001	Home	W 68-59	vs. #243 Stephen Austin
11/26/2001	Home	L 79-90	vs. #196 Arkansas St
11/29/2001	Away	L 68-106	vs. #31 Missouri
12/1/2001	Home	L 96-98	vs. #61 Louisiana Tech
12/5/2001	Home	L 63-70	vs. #84 McNeese St
12/8/2001	Away	L 41-90	vs. #34 Oklahoma St
12/15/2001	Home	L 80-90	vs. #255 Alabama A&M
12/17/2001	Home	L 63-71	vs. #261 Alabama St
12/22/2001	Away	L 59-74	vs. #61 Louisiana Tech
12/29/2001	Away	L 68-88	vs. #120 Uab
1/5/2002	Away	L 75-86	vs. #219 Alcorn St
1/7/2002	Away	W 68-60	vs. #312 Southern
1/12/2002	Home	W 66-57	vs. #284 Texas Southern
1/14/2002	Home	W 87-61	vs. #304 Prairie View
1/19/2002	Home	W 96-91	vs. #306 Grambling
1/26/2002	Away	L 78-85	vs. #288 Miss Valley St
1/28/2002	Away	L 79-81	vs. #324 Ark Pine Bluff
2/2/2002	Home	L 78-81	vs. #219 Alcorn St
2/4/2002	Home	L 81-91	vs. #312 Southern
2/9/2002	Away	W 74-71	vs. #284 Texas Southern
2/11/2002	Away	W 68-55	vs. #304 Prairie View
2/16/2002	Away	L 83-98	vs. #306 Grambling
2/23/2002	Home	W 89-75	vs. #288 Miss Valley St
2/25/2002	Home	W 83-61	vs. #324 Ark Pine Bluff
2/28/2002	Away	L 83-105	vs. #255 Alabama A&M
3/2/2002	Neut	L 60-61	vs. #261 Alabama St
3/5/2002	Neut	L 56-60	vs. #261 Alabama St

FUTURE GAMES

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