NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MARQUETTE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 26-7
Power Rating: 89.107
Ranking: 13

3-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
7-0 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (14-0): 96.060 (6) 1-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 8-0 90.537 Non-League Ratings: 6-0 91.607 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 91.982

Away Ratings (5-5): 85.509 (40)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-3 87.408
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 81.138
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 85.310

Neutral Ratings (7-2): 90.150 (15) 2-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-1 87.857 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 90.162 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 86.779

League Ratings (15-4): 89.761 (14)
1-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-0 90.537
Away Ratings: 5-3 87.408
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 87.857
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 87.919

Non-League Ratings (11-3): 88.017 (23) 2-0 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-0 91.607 Away Ratings: 0-2 81.138 Neutral Ratings: 5-1 90.162 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 84.888

Wins Ratings: 91.107 (17)
3-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
7-0 v #51-100
10-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 14-0 105.10
Away Ratings: 5-5 86.666
Neutral Ratings: 7-2 92.583
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 86.591

Points Ratings: 86.708 (11) 3-2 v #1-25 3-4 v #26-50 6-0 v #51-100 9-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 14-0 90.193 Away Ratings: 5-5 84.431 Neutral Ratings: 7-2 87.146 League Ratings: 15-4 87.017 Non-League Ratings: 11-3 86.150 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 85.681

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 86.083 (40)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-0 91.982
Away Ratings: 1-2 85.310
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 86.779
League Ratings: 6-3 87.919
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 84.888

Home Advantage: 12.343 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0981 (60)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2470 (65)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3764 (68)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4914 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6293 (89)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8350 (118)

Upward Stability: 2.5082 (290)

Downward Stability: 3.1482 (154)

RPI
RPI: 0.5948 (25)
2-3 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (14-0): 0.6018 (45) 1-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-5): 0.5292 (59)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (7-2): 0.6564 (14) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI League (15-4): 0.6146 (12)
2-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (11-3): 0.5681 (66) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5305 (85)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Home	W 80-70	vs. #148 Loyola Chi
11/18/2001	Home	W 102-49	vs. #322 Chicago St
11/21/2001	Neut	W 85-74	vs. #54 Tennessee
11/23/2001	Neut	W 50-49	vs. #9 Indiana
11/24/2001	Neut	W 72-63	vs. #15 Gonzaga
11/30/2001	Neut	W 76-40	vs. #284 Texas Southern
12/1/2001	Neut	W 77-58	vs. #195 Sam Houston
12/5/2001	Home	W 73-51	vs. #44 Dayton
12/8/2001	Home	W 79-55	vs. #201 Fordham
12/19/2001	Home	W 100-49	vs. #324 Ark Pine Bluff
12/22/2001	Away	L 73-86	vs. #45 Wisconsin
12/29/2001	Away	L 59-64	vs. #33 Wake Forest
1/2/2002	Home	W 85-38	vs. #318 Morris Brown
1/5/2002	Away	L 68-76	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
1/9/2002	Away	W 75-71	vs. #70 Louisville
1/12/2002	Home	W 61-53	vs. #94 St Louis
1/15/2002	Home	W 67-59	vs. #120 Uab
1/19/2002	Away	W 87-68	vs. #187 DePaul
1/23/2002	Home	W 83-72	vs. #130 TCU
1/26/2002	Away	W 55-38	vs. #94 St Louis
1/29/2002	Away	W 68-66	vs. #111 Tulane
2/2/2002	Home	W 74-60	vs. #5 Cincinnati
2/6/2002	Home	W 70-58	vs. #163 East Carolina
2/9/2002	Away	W 72-58	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
2/16/2002	Home	W 75-63	vs. #70 Louisville
2/19/2002	Home	W 66-52	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
2/22/2002	Away	L 62-63	vs. #5 Cincinnati
2/26/2002	Away	L 46-51	vs. #163 East Carolina
3/1/2002	Home	W 72-53	vs. #187 DePaul
3/7/2002	Neut	W 84-76	vs. #70 Louisville
3/8/2002	Neut	W 85-73	vs. #83 Houston
3/9/2002	Neut	L 63-77	vs. #5 Cincinnati
3/14/2002	Neut	L 69-71	vs. #28 Tulsa

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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