NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NC WILMINGTON
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-10
Power Rating: 82.440
Ranking: 68

1-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
13-4 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (11-2): 80.346 (90) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 8-1 79.159 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 78.909 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 80.846

Away Ratings (8-7): 80.784 (79)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 6-3 80.346
Non-League Ratings: 2-4 81.854
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 78.963

Neutral Ratings (4-1): 89.901 (17) 1-1 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: 3-0 91.409 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 87.502 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 88.623

League Ratings (17-4): 82.625 (63)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
11-4 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-1 79.159
Away Ratings: 6-3 80.346
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 91.409
Last Ten Ratings: 6-2 82.487

Non-League Ratings (6-6): 82.010 (67) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 3-1 78.909 Away Ratings: 2-4 81.854 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 87.502 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 87.502

Wins Ratings: 83.469 (68)
1-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
12-3 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 11-2 80.348
Away Ratings: 8-7 81.860
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 91.954
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 85.875

Points Ratings: 81.200 (65) 1-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 13-4 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 11-2 79.930 Away Ratings: 8-7 79.704 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 87.278 League Ratings: 17-4 80.926 Non-League Ratings: 6-6 81.793 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 82.891

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 84.530 (52)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-0 80.846
Away Ratings: 1-2 78.963
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 88.623
League Ratings: 6-2 82.487
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 87.502

Home Advantage: 1.2736 (235)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0497 (140)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1569 (137)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2663 (135)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3741 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5378 (137)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8327 (121)

Upward Stability: 2.8840 (225)

Downward Stability: 3.6545 (52)

RPI
RPI: 0.5649 (52)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (11-2): 0.5860 (70) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (8-7): 0.5220 (67)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (4-1): 0.6395 (22) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (17-4): 0.5834 (38)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
11-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (6-6): 0.5353 (88) 0-4 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5209 (98)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/12/2001	Away	L 78-79	vs. #33 Wake Forest
11/17/2001	Home	W 50-42	vs. #126 Miami Ohio
11/24/2001	Away	W 74-66	vs. #294 High Point
11/26/2001	Away	L 72-85	vs. #236 Radford
12/2/2001	Away	L 54-80	vs. #22 Ohio St
12/4/2001	Away	W 58-50	vs. #53 Minnesota
12/8/2001	Home	W 64-52	vs. #179 Duquesne
12/10/2001	Away	L 83-84	vs. #67 Bowling Green
12/15/2001	Home	L 58-60	vs. #82 Coll Of Charltn
12/21/2001	Away	W 71-67	vs. #189 Old Dominion
12/28/2001	Home	W 82-57	vs. #240 Fairfield
12/30/2001	Home	W 76-37	vs. #242 Towson
1/5/2002	Away	W 69-58	vs. #210 Hofstra
1/9/2002	Home	W 68-51	vs. #103 George Mason
1/12/2002	Home	L 60-65	vs. #160 Delaware
1/16/2002	Away	W 58-56	vs. #229 William & Mary
1/19/2002	Home	W 63-59	vs. #180 James Madison
1/23/2002	Home	W 66-56	vs. #189 Old Dominion
1/26/2002	Away	L 68-74	vs. #105 VA Commonwealth
1/28/2002	Away	W 56-46	vs. #242 Towson
2/2/2002	Home	W 78-54	vs. #210 Hofstra
2/4/2002	Home	W 63-50	vs. #169 Drexel
2/9/2002	Away	W 69-61	vs. #180 James Madison
2/11/2002	Away	L 56-59	vs. #103 George Mason
2/13/2002	Home	W 66-58	vs. #229 William & Mary
2/16/2002	Away	W 69-66	vs. #160 Delaware
2/18/2002	Away	L 65-68	vs. #169 Drexel
2/23/2002	Home	W 73-62	vs. #105 VA Commonwealth
3/2/2002	Neut	W 78-62	vs. #180 James Madison
3/3/2002	Neut	W 69-54	vs. #160 Delaware
3/4/2002	Neut	W 66-51	vs. #105 VA Commonwealth
3/14/2002	Neut	W 93-89	vs. #20 USC
3/16/2002	Neut	L 67-76	vs. #9 Indiana

FUTURE GAMES

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