NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SYRACUSE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-13
Power Rating: 82.785
Ranking: 62

0-3 v #1-25
5-4 v #26-50
4-6 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (15-4): 82.270 (70) 0-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-3 80.199 Non-League Ratings: 10-1 82.992 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 78.973

Away Ratings (6-5): 85.652 (39)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-4 83.106
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 90.457
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 87.691

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 78.996 (104) 0-0 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 69.598 Non-League Ratings: 2-3 81.488 Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 74.066

League Ratings (9-8): 81.414 (75)
0-2 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-3 80.199
Away Ratings: 4-4 83.106
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.598
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 77.301

Non-League Ratings (14-5): 84.375 (49) 0-1 v #1-25 3-2 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 10-1 82.992 Away Ratings: 2-1 90.457 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 81.488 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 83.606

Wins Ratings: 83.816 (64)
0-3 v #1-25
4-4 v #26-50
5-6 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 15-4 82.660
Away Ratings: 6-5 87.748
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 79.613
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 80.719

Points Ratings: 81.572 (55) 0-3 v #1-25 5-7 v #26-50 7-3 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 15-4 81.598 Away Ratings: 6-5 83.299 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 78.494 League Ratings: 9-8 80.373 Non-League Ratings: 14-5 82.953 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.682

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 80.232 (89)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-2 78.973
Away Ratings: 2-1 87.691
Neutral Ratings: 0-3 74.066
League Ratings: 1-4 77.301
Non-League Ratings: 3-2 83.606

Home Advantage: 2.9569 (183)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0770 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2185 (82)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3647 (78)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4927 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6389 (77)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8611 (79)

Upward Stability: 4.1477 (2)

Downward Stability: 4.2094 (6)

RPI
RPI: 0.5608 (57)
1-2 v #1-25
3-5 v #26-50
6-6 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (15-4): 0.5909 (60) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-5): 0.5360 (50)
1-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.5114 (146) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (9-8): 0.5445 (76)
0-2 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (14-5): 0.5747 (53) 2-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5348 (74)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/12/2001	Home	W 78-58	vs. #154 Manhattan
11/14/2001	Home	W 74-60	vs. #187 DePaul
11/18/2001	Home	W 103-56	vs. #299 Binghamton
11/21/2001	Neut	W 69-58	vs. #38 Michigan St
11/23/2001	Neut	W 74-67	vs. #33 Wake Forest
11/27/2001	Home	W 70-51	vs. #231 Colgate
11/29/2001	Home	W 76-58	vs. #302 Cornell
12/2/2001	Away	W 91-65	vs. #303 Albany NY
12/4/2001	Home	W 91-65	vs. #210 Hofstra
12/8/2001	Home	L 68-82	vs. #25 North Carolina St
12/16/2001	Neut	L 80-96	vs. #74 Georgia Tech
12/20/2001	Home	W 80-68	vs. #77 South Florida
12/30/2001	Home	W 83-62	vs. #197 Buffalo
1/2/2002	Home	W 87-66	vs. #92 Rutgers
1/5/2002	Away	W 73-66	vs. #104 Providence
1/8/2002	Home	W 85-70	vs. #122 Seton Hall
1/12/2002	Away	W 75-69	vs. #216 West Virginia
1/14/2002	Home	W 56-51	vs. #35 Notre Dame
1/19/2002	Away	L 62-66	vs. #54 Tennessee
1/22/2002	Away	L 57-72	vs. #8 Pittsburgh
1/26/2002	Home	W 81-69	vs. #164 Virginia Tech
1/28/2002	Away	L 60-75	vs. #46 Georgetown
2/2/2002	Away	L 74-82	vs. #92 Rutgers
2/4/2002	Home	W 76-64	vs. #216 West Virginia
2/10/2002	Home	L 63-75	vs. #8 Pittsburgh
2/17/2002	Away	W 68-65	vs. #35 Notre Dame
2/21/2002	Away	W 73-71	vs. #122 Seton Hall
2/24/2002	Home	L 69-75	vs. #46 Georgetown
2/28/2002	Away	L 61-67	vs. #51 Villanova
3/3/2002	Home	L 65-69	vs. #59 Boston College
3/6/2002	Neut	L 64-78	vs. #51 Villanova
3/13/2002	Home	W 76-66	vs. #78 St Bonaventure
3/18/2002	Home	W 66-65	vs. #49 Butler
3/20/2002	Away	W 62-46	vs. #66 Richmond
3/26/2002	Neut	L 59-66	vs. #39 South Carolina
3/28/2002	Neut	L 54-65	vs. #47 Temple

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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