NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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LOUISVILLE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-13
Power Rating: 82.376
Ranking: 70

2-7 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (14-3): 84.247 (48) 2-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-2 84.517 Non-League Ratings: 8-1 79.712 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 82.298

Away Ratings (2-8): 78.509 (104)
0-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 2-6 80.103
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 76.251
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 79.821

Neutral Ratings (3-2): 84.790 (52) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 86.220 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 84.267 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 86.220

League Ratings (9-9): 82.362 (64)
1-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-2 84.517
Away Ratings: 2-6 80.103
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 86.220
Last Ten Ratings: 5-3 84.673

Non-League Ratings (10-4): 82.403 (64) 1-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 8-1 79.712 Away Ratings: 0-2 76.251 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 84.267 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 75.017

Wins Ratings: 83.443 (69)
2-7 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 14-3 85.907
Away Ratings: 2-8 79.068
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 85.419
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 84.903

Points Ratings: 81.058 (66) 2-7 v #1-25 2-3 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 9-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 14-3 81.905 Away Ratings: 2-8 78.218 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 84.112 League Ratings: 9-9 81.644 Non-League Ratings: 10-4 80.034 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.300

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 83.360 (59)
1-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 4-1 82.298
Away Ratings: 1-2 79.821
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 86.220
League Ratings: 5-3 84.673
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 75.017

Home Advantage: 7.6350 (70)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1053 (48)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2623 (53)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3875 (59)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4994 (65)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6457 (72)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8531 (93)

Upward Stability: 3.1399 (148)

Downward Stability: 3.5056 (76)

RPI
RPI: 0.5577 (65)
2-6 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (14-3): 0.5926 (59) 2-0 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (2-8): 0.4809 (106)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (3-2): 0.5915 (58) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (9-9): 0.5486 (72)
2-5 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.5686 (65) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5458 (61)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2001	Home	W 92-38	vs. #274 South Alabama
11/24/2001	Neut	L 63-90	vs. #11 Oregon
12/1/2001	Home	W 81-63	vs. #257 Tennessee St
12/7/2001	Neut	W 90-75	vs. #138 Wisc Milwaukee
12/8/2001	Neut	W 84-69	vs. #143 Murray St
12/12/2001	Home	W 75-49	vs. #315 Coppin St
12/15/2001	Home	W 66-61	vs. #22 Ohio St
12/17/2001	Home	W 70-66	vs. #79 Tennessee Tech
12/20/2001	Home	W 73-72	vs. #54 Tennessee
12/26/2001	Home	W 94-77	vs. #305 Eastern KY
12/29/2001	Away	L 62-82	vs. #18 Kentucky
1/5/2002	Away	W 88-77	vs. #120 Uab
1/9/2002	Home	L 71-75	vs. #13 Marquette
1/12/2002	Home	W 93-85	vs. #130 TCU
1/16/2002	Away	L 77-87	vs. #163 East Carolina
1/19/2002	Away	L 50-77	vs. #5 Cincinnati
1/23/2002	Away	L 71-77	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
1/26/2002	Home	W 97-67	vs. #187 DePaul
1/30/2002	Away	L 70-80	vs. #37 Memphis
2/1/2002	Home	W 96-77	vs. #77 South Florida
2/5/2002	Home	L 64-67	vs. #94 St Louis
2/9/2002	Away	L 62-77	vs. #9 Indiana
2/12/2002	Away	W 76-72	vs. #187 DePaul
2/16/2002	Away	L 63-75	vs. #13 Marquette
2/19/2002	Home	W 75-42	vs. #163 East Carolina
2/22/2002	Away	L 50-56	vs. #94 St Louis
2/27/2002	Home	W 74-71	vs. #5 Cincinnati
3/2/2002	Home	W 90-88	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
3/6/2002	Neut	W 110-86	vs. #130 TCU
3/7/2002	Neut	L 76-84	vs. #13 Marquette
3/12/2002	Home	W 66-65	vs. #140 Princeton
3/19/2002	Home	L 62-65	vs. #47 Temple

FUTURE GAMES

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