NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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LONG BEACH ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-17
Power Rating: 73.795
Ranking: 181

0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-324

Home Ratings (5-7): 70.217 (224) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-3 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-4 71.791 Non-League Ratings: 0-3 57.920 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 74.896

Away Ratings (4-8): 76.791 (126)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-5 78.975
Non-League Ratings: 0-3 69.951
Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 87.326

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 77.014 (131) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 72.107 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 80.811 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 72.107

League Ratings (9-10): 74.752 (167)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-4 71.791
Away Ratings: 4-5 78.975
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 72.107
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.570

Non-League Ratings (2-7): 69.639 (241) 0-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 0-3 57.920 Away Ratings: 0-3 69.951 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.811 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.795

Wins Ratings: 73.574 (180)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-7 69.465
Away Ratings: 4-8 77.109
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 77.418
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 80.078

Points Ratings: 74.074 (183) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 6-4 v #101-200 4-5 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 5-7 70.887 Away Ratings: 4-8 76.754 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 76.527 League Ratings: 9-10 74.971 Non-League Ratings: 2-7 70.449 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.359

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 79.389 (99)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-2 74.896
Away Ratings: 4-0 87.326
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 72.107
League Ratings: 7-3 78.570
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 73.795

Home Advantage: -2.639 (298)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0473 (147)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1513 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2628 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3778 (136)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5390 (136)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8126 (146)

Upward Stability: 3.2893 (97)

Downward Stability: 2.9620 (189)

RPI
RPI: 0.4760 (197)
0-0 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
2-6 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-324

RPI Home (5-7): 0.4706 (255) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-4 v #201-324

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4506 (168)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.5680 (75) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (9-10): 0.4834 (183)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (2-7): 0.4624 (218) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5037 (132)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/15/2001	Neut	W 71-64	vs. #125 Western Mich
11/16/2001	Neut	W 74-55	vs. #261 Alabama St
11/17/2001	Neut	L 67-97	vs. #11 Oregon
11/24/2001	Home	L 81-100	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
11/30/2001	Away	L 56-71	vs. #192 Texas A&M
12/4/2001	Away	L 83-93	vs. #50 Pepperdine
12/12/2001	Home	L 68-86	vs. #20 USC
12/15/2001	Away	L 77-94	vs. #21 Stanford
12/18/2001	Home	L 68-76	vs. #264 Loyola Marymnt
12/22/2001	Away	L 69-75	vs. #97 UC Irvine
1/3/2002	Home	L 67-73	vs. #254 UC Riverside
1/5/2002	Home	W 68-60	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
1/10/2002	Away	L 67-69	vs. #258 Idaho
1/12/2002	Away	L 66-70	vs. #85 Utah St
1/17/2002	Home	L 54-66	vs. #174 CS Northridge
1/19/2002	Home	W 78-74	vs. #107 Pacific
1/24/2002	Away	L 63-75	vs. #162 Cal Poly
1/26/2002	Away	L 50-82	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
1/31/2002	Away	W 77-60	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
2/2/2002	Away	W 69-66	vs. #254 UC Riverside
2/7/2002	Home	L 53-60	vs. #85 Utah St
2/9/2002	Home	L 62-64	vs. #258 Idaho
2/14/2002	Away	W 77-63	vs. #107 Pacific
2/16/2002	Away	W 73-60	vs. #174 CS Northridge
2/21/2002	Home	W 77-74	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
2/23/2002	Home	W 83-80	vs. #162 Cal Poly
2/28/2002	Home	W 86-70	vs. #97 UC Irvine
3/7/2002	Neut	L 65-72	vs. #97 UC Irvine

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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