NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-17
Power Rating: 77.226
Ranking: 120

0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
3-7 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (10-4): 79.363 (109) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-3 77.753 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 84.351 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 80.062

Away Ratings (1-10): 73.386 (191)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 1-7 76.890
Non-League Ratings: 0-3 76.882
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 78.429

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 77.929 (124) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 78.101 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 81.648 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 78.101

League Ratings (6-11): 76.476 (139)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-3 77.753
Away Ratings: 1-7 76.890
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 78.101
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.021

Non-League Ratings (7-6): 78.605 (107) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 5-1 84.351 Away Ratings: 0-3 76.882 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 81.648 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 77.226

Wins Ratings: 76.820 (135)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
3-7 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 10-4 79.230
Away Ratings: 1-10 71.976
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 77.273
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 78.093

Points Ratings: 77.880 (103) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 3-7 v #51-100 4-7 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 10-4 79.447 Away Ratings: 1-10 75.396 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 78.982 League Ratings: 6-11 76.843 Non-League Ratings: 7-6 79.724 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 78.212

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 78.079 (116)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-1 80.062
Away Ratings: 1-4 78.429
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 78.101
League Ratings: 4-6 79.021
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 77.226

Home Advantage: 8.5473 (60)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0601 (113)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1833 (111)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3121 (107)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4454 (101)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6074 (101)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8440 (109)

Upward Stability: 3.6787 (18)

Downward Stability: 3.1700 (150)

RPI
RPI: 0.4971 (156)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-7 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (10-4): 0.5593 (115) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (1-10): 0.4202 (230)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.4911 (173) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (6-11): 0.4844 (179)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-7 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (7-6): 0.5130 (130) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5184 (107)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Neut	W 79-66	vs. #295 Eastern Mich
11/19/2001	Neut	L 79-81	vs. #30 Miami Fla
11/20/2001	Neut	L 58-63	vs. #112 La Salle
11/24/2001	Home	L 59-60	vs. #66 Richmond
11/27/2001	Home	W 82-50	vs. #226 Bradley
12/1/2001	Away	L 69-74	vs. #143 Murray St
12/4/2001	Home	W 102-61	vs. #219 Alcorn St
12/8/2001	Neut	W 74-68	vs. #63 Unlv
12/15/2001	Away	L 76-82	vs. #105 VA Commonwealth
12/19/2001	Home	W 81-63	vs. #61 Louisiana Tech
12/22/2001	Away	L 53-56	vs. #112 La Salle
12/29/2001	Home	W 88-68	vs. #298 Jackson St
1/2/2002	Home	W 67-49	vs. #289 Florida A&M
1/5/2002	Home	L 77-88	vs. #70 Louisville
1/8/2002	Home	W 63-54	vs. #163 East Carolina
1/12/2002	Away	L 36-50	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
1/15/2002	Away	L 59-67	vs. #13 Marquette
1/19/2002	Home	L 71-80	vs. #83 Houston
1/23/2002	Away	L 81-102	vs. #37 Memphis
1/26/2002	Home	W 80-63	vs. #111 Tulane
1/29/2002	Away	W 77-71	vs. #130 TCU
2/5/2002	Away	L 65-81	vs. #77 South Florida
2/8/2002	Home	W 64-46	vs. #37 Memphis
2/12/2002	Home	L 68-78	vs. #130 TCU
2/16/2002	Away	L 72-83	vs. #111 Tulane
2/19/2002	Away	L 47-53	vs. #94 St Louis
2/23/2002	Home	W 83-78	vs. #77 South Florida
2/26/2002	Home	W 66-56	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
3/2/2002	Away	L 72-76	vs. #83 Houston
3/6/2002	Neut	L 62-65	vs. #77 South Florida

FUTURE GAMES

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