NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ST JOSEPHS
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-11
Power Rating: 82.909
Ranking: 58

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

Home Ratings (11-2): 83.190 (56) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 7-1 81.042 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 81.034 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 80.081

Away Ratings (8-5): 86.858 (31)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-3 87.382
Non-League Ratings: 3-2 86.706
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 87.542

Neutral Ratings (0-4): 65.628 (249) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 77.440 Non-League Ratings: 0-3 70.378 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 77.440

League Ratings (12-5): 84.612 (47)
0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-1 81.042
Away Ratings: 5-3 87.382
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.440
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 82.639

Non-League Ratings (7-6): 80.343 (90) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 4-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 4-1 81.034 Away Ratings: 3-2 86.706 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 70.378 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 91.409

Wins Ratings: 84.110 (59)
0-2 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
12-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 11-2 84.930
Away Ratings: 8-5 88.780
Neutral Ratings: 0-4 58.173
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 85.598

Points Ratings: 81.507 (59) 0-2 v #1-25 1-4 v #26-50 4-2 v #51-100 9-3 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 11-2 80.729 Away Ratings: 8-5 84.770 Neutral Ratings: 0-4 71.491 League Ratings: 12-5 82.608 Non-League Ratings: 7-6 79.831 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.997

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 84.014 (54)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-1 80.081
Away Ratings: 3-2 87.542
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.440
League Ratings: 5-4 82.639
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 91.409

Home Advantage: 5.3179 (122)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0688 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2032 (96)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3443 (94)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4709 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6366 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8789 (48)

Upward Stability: 3.2814 (99)

Downward Stability: 3.6360 (54)

RPI
RPI: 0.5589 (63)
0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
5-5 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (11-2): 0.6018 (44) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (8-5): 0.5693 (20)
1-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-4): 0.3874 (266) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (12-5): 0.5622 (62)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (7-6): 0.5551 (76) 0-0 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5341 (76)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/15/2001	Neut	L 67-68	vs. #144 Eastern Wash
11/16/2001	Home	W 74-63	vs. #140 Princeton
11/25/2001	Home	W 81-75	vs. #95 Colorado
11/28/2001	Away	W 84-57	vs. #160 Delaware
12/1/2001	Home	W 82-76	vs. #276 Canisius
12/8/2001	Away	W 67-61	vs. #56 Pennsylvania
12/10/2001	Home	W 85-64	vs. #169 Drexel
12/21/2001	Neut	L 90-95	vs. #117 Georgia St
12/22/2001	Neut	L 76-92	vs. #152 North Carolina
12/31/2001	Home	L 80-83	vs. #15 Gonzaga
1/5/2002	Away	W 63-38	vs. #113 Massachusetts
1/9/2002	Away	W 87-71	vs. #200 Rhode Island
1/13/2002	Home	W 93-87	vs. #78 St Bonaventure
1/16/2002	Home	W 83-72	vs. #201 Fordham
1/19/2002	Home	W 92-74	vs. #142 Geo Washington
1/23/2002	Away	W 63-47	vs. #179 Duquesne
1/26/2002	Away	L 60-62	vs. #56 Pennsylvania
1/28/2002	Away	L 73-102	vs. #51 Villanova
1/31/2002	Home	W 71-58	vs. #200 Rhode Island
2/2/2002	Away	L 72-82	vs. #47 Temple
2/6/2002	Home	W 80-71	vs. #112 La Salle
2/9/2002	Away	W 84-77	vs. #201 Fordham
2/13/2002	Away	L 59-61	vs. #66 Richmond
2/16/2002	Away	L 77-84	vs. #12 Xavier
2/19/2002	Home	W 72-67	vs. #113 Massachusetts
2/23/2002	Home	W 70-68	vs. #44 Dayton
2/28/2002	Away	W 91-84	vs. #78 St Bonaventure
3/3/2002	Home	L 84-87	vs. #47 Temple
3/7/2002	Neut	L 74-81	vs. #44 Dayton
3/12/2002	Away	W 73-64	vs. #103 George Mason

FUTURE GAMES

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