NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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KENTUCKY
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-10
Power Rating: 88.780
Ranking: 18

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

Home Ratings (12-3): 86.940 (31) 1-1 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-2 86.272 Non-League Ratings: 6-1 85.655 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 86.507

Away Ratings (5-4): 89.183 (13)
1-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-4 87.604
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 96.874
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 76.874

Neutral Ratings (4-3): 90.444 (14) 2-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 72.405 Non-League Ratings: 4-2 94.155 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 86.686

League Ratings (10-7): 86.671 (31)
2-2 v #1-25
3-3 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-2 86.272
Away Ratings: 4-4 87.604
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 72.405
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 82.546

Non-League Ratings (11-3): 92.964 (7) 2-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-1 85.655 Away Ratings: 1-0 96.874 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 94.155 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 91.382

Wins Ratings: 90.638 (18)
4-4 v #1-25
5-4 v #26-50
7-2 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 12-3 87.849
Away Ratings: 5-4 91.618
Neutral Ratings: 4-3 92.364
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 88.372

Points Ratings: 86.536 (14) 4-6 v #1-25 6-3 v #26-50 6-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 12-3 85.558 Away Ratings: 5-4 86.286 Neutral Ratings: 4-3 88.161 League Ratings: 10-7 84.684 Non-League Ratings: 11-3 90.149 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 83.622

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 86.284 (39)
0-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 4-0 86.507
Away Ratings: 0-2 76.874
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 86.686
League Ratings: 4-3 82.546
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 91.382

Home Advantage: 1.1962 (238)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1386 (7)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3376 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5040 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6351 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7708 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9378 (3)

Upward Stability: 3.2570 (108)

Downward Stability: 3.9225 (20)

RPI
RPI: 0.6258 (10)
4-6 v #1-25
5-2 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (12-3): 0.6259 (26) 2-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-4): 0.5874 (12)
2-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (4-3): 0.6754 (6) 1-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (10-7): 0.5974 (26)
2-2 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (11-3): 0.6597 (5) 1-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.6087 (3)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/15/2001	Home	L 52-64	vs. #36 Western KY
11/16/2001	Home	W 90-73	vs. #157 Marshall
11/24/2001	Home	W 94-75	vs. #175 Morehead St
11/28/2001	Neut	W 82-68	vs. #17 Kent
12/5/2001	Home	W 99-57	vs. #218 VMI
12/8/2001	Home	W 79-59	vs. #152 North Carolina
12/18/2001	Neut	L 92-95	vs. #3 Duke
12/22/2001	Neut	W 66-52	vs. #9 Indiana
12/29/2001	Home	W 82-62	vs. #70 Louisville
1/2/2002	Home	W 101-67	vs. #111 Tulane
1/5/2002	Away	L 69-74	vs. #14 Mississippi St
1/9/2002	Home	L 84-88	vs. #29 Georgia
1/12/2002	Away	W 51-50	vs. #39 South Carolina
1/15/2002	Home	W 87-64	vs. #40 Mississippi
1/19/2002	Away	W 72-65	vs. #35 Notre Dame
1/22/2002	Away	W 69-62	vs. #93 Auburn
1/26/2002	Home	L 61-64	vs. #16 Alabama
1/29/2002	Away	W 70-68	vs. #19 Florida
2/2/2002	Home	W 91-74	vs. #39 South Carolina
2/6/2002	Away	L 74-76	vs. #54 Tennessee
2/9/2002	Away	W 68-56	vs. #64 LSU
2/13/2002	Home	W 67-59	vs. #76 Vanderbilt
2/16/2002	Away	L 69-78	vs. #29 Georgia
2/19/2002	Home	W 64-61	vs. #54 Tennessee
2/23/2002	Home	W 71-58	vs. #55 Arkansas
2/27/2002	Away	L 73-86	vs. #76 Vanderbilt
3/2/2002	Home	W 70-67	vs. #19 Florida
3/8/2002	Neut	L 57-70	vs. #39 South Carolina
3/14/2002	Neut	W 83-68	vs. #73 Valparaiso
3/16/2002	Neut	W 87-82	vs. #28 Tulsa
3/22/2002	Neut	L 68-78	vs. #1 Maryland

FUTURE GAMES

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