NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-14
Power Rating: 79.676
Ranking: 87

0-3 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
4-6 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (12-4): 81.719 (73) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-2 79.168 Non-League Ratings: 7-2 82.129 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 85.144

Away Ratings (2-8): 77.664 (113)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 1-6 79.890
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 79.379
Last Ten Ratings: 0-6 77.597

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 76.472 (142) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 79.769 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 79.441 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 79.769

League Ratings (6-9): 78.808 (102)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-2 79.168
Away Ratings: 1-6 79.890
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 79.769
Last Ten Ratings: 3-6 80.980

Non-League Ratings (10-5): 81.203 (77) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 7-2 82.129 Away Ratings: 1-2 79.379 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 79.441 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 58.676

Wins Ratings: 80.289 (91)
0-3 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
4-6 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 12-4 83.101
Away Ratings: 2-8 77.801
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 74.601
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 78.664

Points Ratings: 78.943 (86) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 7-8 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 12-4 79.678 Away Ratings: 2-8 77.916 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 78.771 League Ratings: 6-9 78.119 Non-League Ratings: 10-5 80.365 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 78.494

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 78.484 (111)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-0 85.144
Away Ratings: 0-6 77.597
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 79.769
League Ratings: 3-6 80.980
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 58.676

Home Advantage: 8.3855 (62)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0692 (100)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2046 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3468 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4730 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6304 (88)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8637 (73)

Upward Stability: 3.4793 (40)

Downward Stability: 3.4412 (92)

RPI
RPI: 0.5479 (78)
0-0 v #1-25
0-7 v #26-50
6-5 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (12-4): 0.6109 (39) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-3 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (2-8): 0.4718 (122)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.4840 (182) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (6-9): 0.5148 (123)
1-1 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (10-5): 0.5797 (47) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5528 (47)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Home	L 66-81	vs. #21 Stanford
11/19/2001	Home	W 97-51	vs. #284 Texas Southern
11/23/2001	Neut	W 85-66	vs. #107 Pacific
11/24/2001	Neut	L 85-88	vs. #216 West Virginia
11/28/2001	Away	L 62-71	vs. #23 California
12/1/2001	Home	W 87-55	vs. #219 Alcorn St
12/5/2001	Away	W 66-64	vs. #106 New Mexico St
12/8/2001	Home	W 87-80	vs. #79 Tennessee Tech
12/16/2001	Home	W 70-49	vs. #106 New Mexico St
12/22/2001	Home	W 83-69	vs. #88 NC Greensboro
12/28/2001	Home	W 72-62	vs. #238 St Marys CA
12/29/2001	Neut	W 77-60	vs. #290 Dartmouth
1/5/2002	Home	W 70-57	vs. #199 Northrn Arizona
1/7/2002	Home	L 90-95	vs. #15 Gonzaga
1/14/2002	Home	W 50-47	vs. #178 Air Force
1/19/2002	Home	W 73-58	vs. #72 BYU
1/21/2002	Home	L 51-81	vs. #48 Utah
1/26/2002	Away	L 67-79	vs. #43 Wyoming
1/28/2002	Away	W 70-64	vs. #147 Colorado St
2/2/2002	Home	L 65-78	vs. #57 San Diego St
2/5/2002	Home	W 84-81	vs. #63 Unlv
2/9/2002	Away	L 44-47	vs. #178 Air Force
2/16/2002	Away	L 62-68	vs. #72 BYU
2/18/2002	Away	L 65-66	vs. #48 Utah
2/23/2002	Home	W 72-60	vs. #147 Colorado St
2/25/2002	Home	W 74-65	vs. #43 Wyoming
2/28/2002	Away	L 71-84	vs. #57 San Diego St
3/2/2002	Away	L 82-91	vs. #63 Unlv
3/7/2002	Neut	L 117-120	vs. #63 Unlv
3/13/2002	Away	L 62-96	vs. #53 Minnesota

FUTURE GAMES

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