NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-18
Power Rating: 76.980
Ranking: 126

0-4 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-3): 80.183 (96) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 7-1 78.460 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 77.699 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 78.542

Away Ratings (2-11): 73.777 (184)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 2-7 76.652
Non-League Ratings: 0-4 74.449
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 71.917

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 76.933 (134) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-2 79.769 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 78.042 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 79.769

League Ratings (10-10): 77.730 (117)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-1 78.460
Away Ratings: 2-7 76.652
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 79.769
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 77.562

Non-League Ratings (3-8): 74.800 (168) 0-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 2-2 77.699 Away Ratings: 0-4 74.449 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 78.042 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.980

Wins Ratings: 77.081 (127)
0-4 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
3-5 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-3 81.386
Away Ratings: 2-11 72.964
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 76.089
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 76.792

Points Ratings: 76.913 (123) 0-5 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-5 v #51-100 8-4 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-3 78.195 Away Ratings: 2-11 75.136 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 78.179 League Ratings: 10-1077.162 Non-League Ratings: 3-8 76.195 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 76.781

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 76.796 (136)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-1 78.542
Away Ratings: 0-3 71.917
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 79.769
League Ratings: 4-6 77.562
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 76.980

Home Advantage: 9.4000 (41)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0733 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2106 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3461 (92)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4682 (93)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6245 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8676 (66)

Upward Stability: 3.5944 (26)

Downward Stability: 3.4428 (91)

RPI
RPI: 0.5134 (118)
0-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-6 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-3): 0.5940 (55) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (2-11): 0.4379 (195)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.5158 (139) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (10-10): 0.5188 (116)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (3-8): 0.5048 (144) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5448 (63)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Away	L 42-50	vs. #68 NC Wilmington
11/19/2001	Home	W 70-65	vs. #103 George Mason
11/28/2001	Home	L 58-87	vs. #12 Xavier
12/1/2001	Home	W 67-61	vs. #146 Wright St
12/3/2001	Away	L 63-67	vs. #260 Evansville
12/8/2001	Home	L 69-70	vs. #35 Notre Dame
12/16/2001	Away	L 55-59	vs. #20 USC
12/20/2001	Neut	W 73-67	vs. #59 Boston College
12/21/2001	Neut	L 59-64	vs. #29 Georgia
12/22/2001	Neut	L 51-57	vs. #244 Iona
12/29/2001	Away	L 23-60	vs. #44 Dayton
1/2/2002	Away	L 63-69	vs. #125 Western Mich
1/5/2002	Away	W 100-94	vs. #205 Central Mich
1/9/2002	Home	W 80-65	vs. #157 Marshall
1/12/2002	Home	W 50-48	vs. #227 Akron
1/16/2002	Home	W 72-56	vs. #295 Eastern Mich
1/19/2002	Away	L 61-85	vs. #101 Ohio
1/22/2002	Away	L 70-78	vs. #188 Northern Ill
1/26/2002	Home	W 80-77	vs. #71 Ball St
2/2/2002	Away	L 61-64	vs. #67 Bowling Green
2/6/2002	Away	W 66-52	vs. #197 Buffalo
2/9/2002	Home	W 64-54	vs. #118 Toledo
2/11/2002	Home	W 79-55	vs. #101 Ohio
2/14/2002	Away	L 74-82	vs. #157 Marshall
2/16/2002	Away	L 57-73	vs. #17 Kent
2/20/2002	Home	L 50-65	vs. #67 Bowling Green
2/23/2002	Away	L 58-74	vs. #71 Ball St
2/25/2002	Home	W 78-68	vs. #197 Buffalo
3/2/2002	Neut	L 67-70	vs. #17 Kent
3/4/2002	Neut	W 71-60	vs. #197 Buffalo
3/7/2002	Neut	L 50-62	vs. #71 Ball St

FUTURE GAMES

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