NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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LOYOLA CHI
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-13
Power Rating: 75.913
Ranking: 148

0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-324

Home Ratings (10-2): 77.616 (124) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-2 75.413 Non-League Ratings: 4-0 79.006 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 74.561

Away Ratings (4-10): 73.764 (185)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-324
League Ratings: 3-5 75.397
Non-League Ratings: 1-5 72.241
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 76.241

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 78.897 (108) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-1 79.991 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 75.913 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 79.991

League Ratings (11-8): 76.487 (138)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-2 75.413
Away Ratings: 3-5 75.397
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 79.991
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 77.108

Non-League Ratings (5-5): 74.084 (176) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 4-0 79.006 Away Ratings: 1-5 72.241 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 75.913 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.913

Wins Ratings: 75.610 (148)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 10-2 77.446
Away Ratings: 4-10 73.551
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 77.946
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.141

Points Ratings: 76.311 (138) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 6-7 v #101-200 9-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 10-2 77.448 Away Ratings: 4-10 74.264 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.530 League Ratings: 11-8 76.965 Non-League Ratings: 5-5 74.288 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 77.495

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 76.127 (147)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-1 74.561
Away Ratings: 1-3 76.241
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 79.991
League Ratings: 5-5 77.108
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 75.913

Home Advantage: 6.9362 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0442 (155)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1357 (165)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2304 (178)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3325 (184)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4846 (193)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7675 (205)

Upward Stability: 3.1749 (134)

Downward Stability: 3.3639 (113)

RPI
RPI: 0.4960 (158)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
11-3 v #201-324

RPI Home (10-2): 0.5454 (134) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (4-10): 0.4466 (173)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.5316 (119) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (11-8): 0.5106 (132)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (5-5): 0.4689 (202) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4774 (200)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Away	L 70-80	vs. #13 Marquette
11/24/2001	Home	W 75-63	vs. #188 Northern Ill
11/27/2001	Away	L 76-87	vs. #79 Tennessee Tech
11/29/2001	Home	W 86-66	vs. #263 Texas A&M-CC
12/2/2001	Away	L 72-79	vs. #205 Central Mich
12/8/2001	Home	W 79-54	vs. #287 MD Eastrn Shore
12/15/2001	Away	L 78-94	vs. #235 Eastern Ill
12/18/2001	Away	W 72-70	vs. #238 St Marys CA
12/22/2001	Home	W 85-73	vs. #322 Chicago St
12/29/2001	Away	L 72-87	vs. #10 Illinois
1/3/2002	Home	W 87-63	vs. #211 Cleveland St
1/5/2002	Home	W 55-49	vs. #110 Detroit
1/10/2002	Away	W 91-87	vs. #138 Wisc Milwaukee
1/12/2002	Away	W 72-68	vs. #250 Wisc Green Bay
1/17/2002	Home	W 76-65	vs. #131 Illinois Chi
1/19/2002	Home	W 72-63	vs. #300 Youngstown St
1/23/2002	Away	L 48-78	vs. #49 Butler
1/26/2002	Home	L 60-65	vs. #146 Wright St
1/31/2002	Away	L 60-81	vs. #211 Cleveland St
2/2/2002	Away	W 75-55	vs. #300 Youngstown St
2/4/2002	Home	L 70-80	vs. #138 Wisc Milwaukee
2/7/2002	Home	W 84-74	vs. #250 Wisc Green Bay
2/14/2002	Away	L 53-55	vs. #110 Detroit
2/16/2002	Away	L 63-76	vs. #131 Illinois Chi
2/20/2002	Home	W 60-56	vs. #49 Butler
2/24/2002	Away	L 74-80	vs. #146 Wright St
3/2/2002	Neut	W 90-64	vs. #146 Wright St
3/3/2002	Neut	W 63-57	vs. #250 Wisc Green Bay
3/5/2002	Neut	L 75-76	vs. #131 Illinois Chi

FUTURE GAMES

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