NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MEMPHIS
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 26-9
Power Rating: 85.805
Ranking: 37

0-2 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
8-4 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (16-2): 85.098 (40) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 6-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 7-1 84.813 Non-League Ratings: 9-1 82.516 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 83.485

Away Ratings (6-4): 87.559 (26)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-3 86.375
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 90.258
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 94.383

Neutral Ratings (4-3): 84.207 (58) 0-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 74.430 Non-League Ratings: 4-2 86.172 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 84.695

League Ratings (12-5): 84.822 (43)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-1 84.813
Away Ratings: 5-3 86.375
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.430
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 83.063

Non-League Ratings (14-4): 86.965 (30) 0-1 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 4-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-1 82.516 Away Ratings: 1-1 90.258 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 86.172 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 88.594

Wins Ratings: 87.197 (36)
0-2 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
8-4 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 16-2 85.838
Away Ratings: 6-4 89.506
Neutral Ratings: 4-3 85.455
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 88.166

Points Ratings: 84.110 (34) 0-2 v #1-25 4-2 v #26-50 7-4 v #51-100 9-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 16-2 83.856 Away Ratings: 6-4 85.389 Neutral Ratings: 4-3 82.652 League Ratings: 12-5 83.703 Non-League Ratings: 14-4 84.555 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 84.742

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 86.668 (32)
1-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 4-1 83.485
Away Ratings: 1-1 94.383
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 84.695
League Ratings: 2-3 83.063
Non-League Ratings: 5-0 88.594

Home Advantage: 2.9096 (187)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0711 (96)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1944 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3217 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4443 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6054 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8494 (97)

Upward Stability: 2.9921 (197)

Downward Stability: 3.8789 (23)

RPI
RPI: 0.5750 (44)
0-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
9-4 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (16-2): 0.5901 (61) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-4): 0.5665 (23)
1-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (4-3): 0.5479 (96) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI League (12-5): 0.5712 (53)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (14-4): 0.5785 (48) 0-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5191 (103)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/13/2001	Neut	W 88-61	vs. #224 Wofford
11/14/2001	Neut	W 91-66	vs. #189 Old Dominion
11/18/2001	Home	W 97-69	vs. #241 Northwestern St
11/20/2001	Neut	L 71-75	vs. #69 Iowa
11/21/2001	Neut	L 70-81	vs. #16 Alabama
11/24/2001	Home	W 65-46	vs. #285 SE Louisiana
12/1/2001	Home	W 111-74	vs. #305 Eastern KY
12/7/2001	Away	L 67-71	vs. #40 Mississippi
12/15/2001	Home	W 71-69	vs. #54 Tennessee
12/20/2001	Away	W 64-54	vs. #47 Temple
12/22/2001	Home	W 109-68	vs. #225 Austin Peay
12/28/2001	Home	W 88-58	vs. #245 Tenn Martin
1/2/2002	Home	L 73-90	vs. #55 Arkansas
1/5/2002	Home	W 75-53	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
1/9/2002	Away	W 98-93	vs. #130 TCU
1/12/2002	Away	W 78-70	vs. #111 Tulane
1/15/2002	Home	W 81-62	vs. #77 South Florida
1/18/2002	Away	W 73-64	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
1/23/2002	Home	W 102-81	vs. #120 Uab
1/26/2002	Away	W 84-66	vs. #83 Houston
1/30/2002	Home	W 80-70	vs. #70 Louisville
2/2/2002	Home	W 98-72	vs. #130 TCU
2/4/2002	Home	W 78-72	vs. #111 Tulane
2/8/2002	Away	L 46-64	vs. #120 Uab
2/13/2002	Away	L 63-75	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
2/16/2002	Home	L 73-76	vs. #83 Houston
2/20/2002	Away	W 71-59	vs. #77 South Florida
2/23/2002	Home	W 88-61	vs. #187 DePaul
3/3/2002	Away	L 75-80	vs. #5 Cincinnati
3/7/2002	Neut	L 74-80	vs. #83 Houston
3/14/2002	Home	W 82-62	vs. #88 NC Greensboro
3/20/2002	Home	W 80-69	vs. #72 BYU
3/23/2002	Home	W 79-73	vs. #79 Tennessee Tech
3/26/2002	Neut	W 78-77	vs. #47 Temple
3/28/2002	Neut	W 72-62	vs. #39 South Carolina

FUTURE GAMES

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