NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SOUTH FLORIDA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-13
Power Rating: 81.115
Ranking: 77

2-3 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
11-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (8-5): 80.252 (93) 1-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-3 81.623 Non-League Ratings: 3-2 79.482 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 81.474

Away Ratings (5-7): 79.886 (88)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 3-5 79.275
Non-League Ratings: 2-2 81.240
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 77.572

Neutral Ratings (6-1): 87.935 (29) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 78.959 Non-League Ratings: 5-0 85.584 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 78.959

League Ratings (9-9): 80.224 (83)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-3 81.623
Away Ratings: 3-5 79.275
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.959
Last Ten Ratings: 4-5 78.890

Non-League Ratings (10-4): 82.904 (58) 2-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 3-2 79.482 Away Ratings: 2-2 81.240 Neutral Ratings: 5-0 85.584 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 80.115

Wins Ratings: 81.998 (80)
2-3 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
12-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-5 79.798
Away Ratings: 5-7 80.955
Neutral Ratings: 6-1 92.896
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.072

Points Ratings: 80.027 (76) 1-3 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 11-3 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 8-5 80.757 Away Ratings: 5-7 78.812 Neutral Ratings: 6-1 82.011 League Ratings: 9-9 79.533 Non-League Ratings: 10-4 81.011 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 78.297

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 78.668 (106)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-1 81.474
Away Ratings: 1-4 77.572
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.959
League Ratings: 4-5 78.890
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 80.115

Home Advantage: 1.3903 (233)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0746 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2146 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3509 (86)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4784 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6382 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8723 (63)

Upward Stability: 3.6274 (23)

Downward Stability: 3.8474 (25)

RPI
RPI: 0.5485 (77)
1-3 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
10-2 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (8-5): 0.5554 (121) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-7): 0.4923 (93)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (6-1): 0.6313 (26) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (9-9): 0.5297 (98)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.5714 (61) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5334 (79)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2001	Home	W 104-84	vs. #201 Fordham
11/23/2001	Neut	W 82-55	vs. #282 Robert Morris
11/24/2001	Neut	W 79-60	vs. #210 Hofstra
11/25/2001	Neut	W 69-63	vs. #8 Pittsburgh
11/28/2001	Home	W 86-63	vs. #304 Prairie View
12/1/2001	Home	W 79-59	vs. #23 California
12/4/2001	Away	W 79-74	vs. #188 Northern Ill
12/8/2001	Home	L 73-92	vs. #19 Florida
12/20/2001	Away	L 68-80	vs. #62 Syracuse
12/28/2001	Neut	W 59-56	vs. #265 Bucknell
12/29/2001	Neut	W 82-78	vs. #131 Illinois Chi
1/2/2002	Home	L 74-78	vs. #136 Florida St
1/5/2002	Home	W 117-108	vs. #130 TCU
1/8/2002	Home	W 74-54	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
1/12/2002	Away	W 70-63	vs. #187 DePaul
1/15/2002	Away	L 62-81	vs. #37 Memphis
1/18/2002	Home	L 78-81	vs. #42 NC Charlotte
1/23/2002	Away	W 68-54	vs. #111 Tulane
1/26/2002	Home	L 68-78	vs. #5 Cincinnati
1/29/2002	Away	W 84-79	vs. #150 Central Florida
2/1/2002	Away	L 77-96	vs. #70 Louisville
2/5/2002	Home	W 81-65	vs. #120 Uab
2/9/2002	Home	W 76-65	vs. #111 Tulane
2/12/2002	Away	L 75-91	vs. #83 Houston
2/16/2002	Away	W 88-74	vs. #130 TCU
2/20/2002	Home	L 59-71	vs. #37 Memphis
2/23/2002	Away	L 78-83	vs. #120 Uab
2/26/2002	Home	W 88-57	vs. #83 Houston
3/2/2002	Away	L 75-92	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
3/6/2002	Neut	W 65-62	vs. #120 Uab
3/7/2002	Neut	L 57-79	vs. #5 Cincinnati
3/12/2002	Away	L 92-98	vs. #71 Ball St

FUTURE GAMES

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