NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NICHOLLS ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 1-25
Power Rating: 56.853
Ranking: 320

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
1-11 v #201-324

Home Ratings (1-10): 57.482 (316) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 1-5 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-9 60.056 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 56.603 Last Ten Ratings: 1-5 61.111

Away Ratings (0-15): 54.900 (322)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-6 v #201-324
League Ratings: 0-10 57.900
Non-League Ratings: 0-5 65.728
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 56.728

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 56.853 (293) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-0 56.853 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 56.853 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 56.853

League Ratings (1-19): 56.869 (320)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
1-11 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 1-9 60.056
Away Ratings: 0-10 57.900
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 56.853
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 60.290

Non-League Ratings (0-6): 56.603 (314) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 0-1 56.603 Away Ratings: 0-5 65.728 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 56.853 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 56.853

Wins Ratings: 53.556 (320)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
1-11 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 1-10 54.204
Away Ratings: 0-15 49.556
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 53.556
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 56.548

Points Ratings: 60.552 (321) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-8 v #101-200 1-11 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 1-10 61.447 Away Ratings: 0-15 58.646 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 60.552 League Ratings: 1-19 60.503 Non-League Ratings: 0-6 61.115 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 61.501

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 58.829 (318)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 1-5 61.111
Away Ratings: 0-4 56.728
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 56.853
League Ratings: 1-9 60.290
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 56.853

Home Advantage: 6.5725 (94)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0414 (168)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1313 (173)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2288 (180)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3287 (187)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4801 (199)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7851 (189)

Upward Stability: 1.4215 (323)

Downward Stability: 0.8066 (323)

RPI
RPI: 0.3722 (315)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
1-13 v #201-324

RPI Home (1-10): 0.3659 (320) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-6 v #201-324

RPI Away (0-15): 0.3769 (297)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
0-4 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.3722 (273) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (1-19): 0.3534 (320)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
1-11 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (0-6): 0.4352 (252) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4834 (185)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Away	L 59-95	vs. #14 Mississippi St
11/20/2001	Away	L 54-97	vs. #63 Unlv
11/24/2001	Home	L 66-80	vs. #167 New Orleans
12/3/2001	Away	L 60-67	vs. #84 McNeese St
12/9/2001	Away	L 38-92	vs. #38 Michigan St
12/15/2001	Away	L 86-98	vs. #139 Troy St
12/19/2001	Home	L 59-72	vs. #243 Stephen Austin
12/22/2001	Home	L 59-87	vs. #237 Texas Arlington
12/30/2001	Away	L 35-71	vs. #64 LSU
1/3/2002	Away	L 66-87	vs. #217 SW Texas St
1/5/2002	Away	L 65-93	vs. #151 Tex San Antonio
1/10/2002	Home	L 66-73	vs. #241 Northwestern St
1/12/2002	Home	L 61-66	vs. #123 Ul Monroe
1/17/2002	Away	L 64-82	vs. #215 Lamar
1/19/2002	Away	L 43-84	vs. #195 Sam Houston
1/24/2002	Away	L 40-56	vs. #285 SE Louisiana
1/28/2002	Home	L 46-74	vs. #84 McNeese St
1/31/2002	Away	L 56-72	vs. #243 Stephen Austin
2/2/2002	Away	L 58-81	vs. #237 Texas Arlington
2/7/2002	Home	L 74-82	vs. #215 Lamar
2/9/2002	Home	L 65-80	vs. #195 Sam Houston
2/14/2002	Away	L 72-93	vs. #241 Northwestern St
2/16/2002	Away	L 73-90	vs. #123 Ul Monroe
2/21/2002	Home	L 51-73	vs. #151 Tex San Antonio
2/23/2002	Home	L 59-72	vs. #217 SW Texas St
2/28/2002	Home	W 61-39	vs. #285 SE Louisiana

FUTURE GAMES

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