NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-15
Power Rating: 76.957
Ranking: 128

0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (12-5): 77.467 (127) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 7-2 78.914 Non-League Ratings: 5-3 75.363 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 81.863

Away Ratings (4-9): 75.972 (142)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-5 77.918
Non-League Ratings: 0-4 74.394
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 74.113

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 79.441 (96) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 78.644 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 76.957 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 78.644

League Ratings (12-8): 78.775 (104)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-2 78.914
Away Ratings: 4-5 77.918
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.644
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.158

Non-League Ratings (5-7): 73.097 (192) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 5-3 75.363 Away Ratings: 0-4 74.394 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.957 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.957

Wins Ratings: 76.830 (133)
0-0 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
8-8 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 12-5 77.033
Away Ratings: 4-9 75.877
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 80.705
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 81.189

Points Ratings: 77.164 (117) 0-0 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 7-7 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 12-5 77.777 Away Ratings: 4-9 76.414 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.812 League Ratings: 12-8 78.054 Non-League Ratings: 5-7 75.269 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 77.961

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 79.812 (94)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-0 81.863
Away Ratings: 1-2 74.113
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.644
League Ratings: 7-3 78.158
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 76.957

Home Advantage: 5.0221 (134)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0392 (183)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1336 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2379 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3487 (166)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5127 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8003 (169)

Upward Stability: 3.6685 (19)

Downward Stability: 3.8546 (24)

RPI
RPI: 0.5035 (143)
0-0 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (12-5): 0.5311 (157) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-324

RPI Away (4-9): 0.4561 (154)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5734 (72) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (12-8): 0.5275 (100)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (5-7): 0.4648 (213) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4943 (157)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Away	L 77-79	vs. #170 North Texas
11/24/2001	Home	W 73-63	vs. #301 SE Missouri St
11/27/2001	Away	L 63-69	vs. #182 Mo Kansas City
12/1/2001	Home	W 71-55	vs. #167 New Orleans
12/4/2001	Away	L 73-90	vs. #28 Tulsa
12/7/2001	Home	W 98-71	vs. #312 Southern
12/8/2001	Home	L 71-72	vs. #151 Tex San Antonio
12/17/2001	Home	W 76-65	vs. #192 Texas A&M
12/20/2001	Home	L 83-84	vs. #99 Purdue
12/21/2001	Away	L 80-86	vs. #131 Illinois Chi
12/22/2001	Home	L 60-67	vs. #66 Richmond
12/30/2001	Away	W 93-82	vs. #260 Evansville
1/2/2002	Home	W 53-50	vs. #94 St Louis
1/5/2002	Home	W 82-61	vs. #158 Wichita St
1/7/2002	Away	L 74-84	vs. #41 Southern Ill
1/10/2002	Home	L 60-64	vs. #226 Bradley
1/13/2002	Home	L 72-76	vs. #52 Creighton
1/16/2002	Away	W 80-78	vs. #168 Northern Iowa
1/19/2002	Away	L 60-61	vs. #108 Illinois St
1/21/2002	Home	W 76-55	vs. #260 Evansville
1/27/2002	Away	W 59-53	vs. #247 Indiana St
1/30/2002	Away	L 74-80	vs. #52 Creighton
2/2/2002	Home	W 68-63	vs. #108 Illinois St
2/6/2002	Home	W 65-51	vs. #166 Drake
2/9/2002	Away	L 63-71	vs. #158 Wichita St
2/13/2002	Home	W 78-71	vs. #41 Southern Ill
2/16/2002	Home	W 68-62	vs. #168 Northern Iowa
2/20/2002	Away	W 51-49	vs. #226 Bradley
2/23/2002	Away	L 61-68	vs. #166 Drake
2/25/2002	Home	W 70-58	vs. #247 Indiana St
3/2/2002	Neut	W 72-59	vs. #158 Wichita St
3/3/2002	Neut	L 63-86	vs. #41 Southern Ill

FUTURE GAMES

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