NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SOUTHERN UTAH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-16
Power Rating: 70.876
Ranking: 230

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

Home Ratings (6-3): 72.493 (195) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-2 73.313 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 68.344 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 70.930

Away Ratings (3-12): 70.497 (236)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-324
League Ratings: 3-4 75.395
Non-League Ratings: 0-8 67.313
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 76.266

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 56.126 (298) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 60.751 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 70.876 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 60.751

League Ratings (8-7): 73.383 (188)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-2 73.313
Away Ratings: 3-4 75.395
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 60.751
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 72.118

Non-League Ratings (1-9): 63.993 (289) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 1-3 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 1-1 68.344 Away Ratings: 0-8 67.313 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 70.876 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 70.876

Wins Ratings: 69.530 (237)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-3 71.006
Away Ratings: 3-12 69.342
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 50.530
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.645

Points Ratings: 72.538 (218) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 4-8 v #101-200 4-4 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-3 74.147 Away Ratings: 3-12 72.147 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 61.163 League Ratings: 8-7 74.288 Non-League Ratings: 1-9 68.241 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.217

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 72.407 (199)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-2 70.930
Away Ratings: 3-2 76.266
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 60.751
League Ratings: 5-5 72.118
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 70.876

Home Advantage: 6.8847 (89)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0402 (176)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1296 (176)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2286 (181)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3301 (186)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4774 (202)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7563 (217)

Upward Stability: 2.7139 (253)

Downward Stability: 2.4235 (268)

RPI
RPI: 0.4399 (255)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-324

RPI Home (6-3): 0.5053 (205) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-324

RPI Away (3-12): 0.4042 (256)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (310) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (8-7): 0.4960 (158)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (1-9): 0.3582 (316) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-3 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4665 (235)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2001	Away	L 63-81	vs. #21 Stanford
11/24/2001	Away	L 71-73	vs. #267 Idaho St
11/30/2001	Away	L 63-73	vs. #127 Oregon St
12/3/2001	Away	L 61-72	vs. #277 Sacramento St
12/8/2001	Home	L 64-66	vs. #254 UC Riverside
12/10/2001	Home	W 68-51	vs. #267 Idaho St
12/15/2001	Away	L 49-67	vs. #165 Boise St
12/18/2001	Away	L 47-71	vs. #48 Utah
12/22/2001	Away	L 64-70	vs. #135 Weber St
12/29/2001	Away	L 58-79	vs. #72 BYU
1/3/2002	Away	L 67-80	vs. #191 Iupui
1/5/2002	Away	L 57-58	vs. #137 Oakland
1/10/2002	Home	W 78-62	vs. #73 Valparaiso
1/12/2002	Home	W 68-63	vs. #270 Western Ill
1/19/2002	Home	W 69-49	vs. #322 Chicago St
1/24/2002	Away	W 71-70	vs. #155 Oral Roberts
1/26/2002	Away	W 54-49	vs. #182 Mo Kansas City
1/31/2002	Home	L 60-84	vs. #137 Oakland
2/2/2002	Home	W 61-53	vs. #191 Iupui
2/7/2002	Away	L 70-81	vs. #270 Western Ill
2/9/2002	Away	L 64-71	vs. #73 Valparaiso
2/16/2002	Away	W 57-35	vs. #322 Chicago St
2/21/2002	Home	L 71-72	vs. #182 Mo Kansas City
2/23/2002	Home	W 82-75	vs. #155 Oral Roberts
3/3/2002	Neut	L 57-70	vs. #182 Mo Kansas City

FUTURE GAMES

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