NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-17
Power Rating: 64.779
Ranking: 286

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
10-8 v #201-324

Home Ratings (6-7): 63.181 (295) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 6-4 v #201-324 League Ratings: 4-4 61.580 Non-League Ratings: 2-3 66.959 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 60.802

Away Ratings (4-8): 67.642 (263)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-4 67.685
Non-League Ratings: 0-4 67.045
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 66.154

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 53.029 (309) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 59.466 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 62.279 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 59.466

League Ratings (8-9): 64.923 (283)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
8-5 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 4-4 61.580
Away Ratings: 4-4 67.685
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.466
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 63.263

Non-League Ratings (2-8): 64.349 (285) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 2-3 66.959 Away Ratings: 0-4 67.045 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 62.279 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 64.779

Wins Ratings: 62.621 (291)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
10-9 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-7 60.492
Away Ratings: 4-8 66.332
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 43.871
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 61.082

Points Ratings: 67.324 (285) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 10-8 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-7 66.203 Away Ratings: 4-8 69.324 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 61.668 League Ratings: 8-9 66.816 Non-League Ratings: 2-8 68.707 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 65.855

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 63.267 (294)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-2 60.802
Away Ratings: 2-3 66.154
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.466
League Ratings: 4-6 63.263
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 64.779

Home Advantage: 1.6171 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0251 (260)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0774 (275)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1360 (283)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1978 (295)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3021 (305)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5965 (305)

Upward Stability: 3.1958 (126)

Downward Stability: 2.9159 (198)

RPI
RPI: 0.4258 (269)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
9-8 v #201-324

RPI Home (6-7): 0.4487 (278) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 6-4 v #201-324

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4040 (258)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.4076 (257) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-324

RPI League (8-9): 0.4269 (265)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
8-5 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (2-8): 0.4260 (263) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-3 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4443 (284)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Away	L 53-95	vs. #35 Notre Dame
11/21/2001	Away	L 77-80	vs. #59 Boston College
11/24/2001	Home	L 70-72	vs. #290 Dartmouth
11/26/2001	Neut	L 58-110	vs. #6 Connecticut
11/28/2001	Home	L 56-108	vs. #19 Florida
12/1/2001	Away	L 72-73	vs. #197 Buffalo
12/8/2001	Away	L 49-72	vs. #309 Lehigh
12/12/2001	Home	L 65-70	vs. #232 Harvard
12/29/2001	Home	L 72-84	vs. #297 Northeastern
1/2/2002	Home	L 65-70	vs. #177 Boston U
1/5/2002	Home	W 69-55	vs. #231 Colgate
1/7/2002	Home	W 84-73	vs. #283 Army
1/12/2002	Away	W 80-78	vs. #268 Hartford
1/14/2002	Away	L 68-81	vs. #193 Vermont
1/18/2002	Away	W 75-68	vs. #307 Stony Brook
1/20/2002	Home	W 71-60	vs. #303 Albany NY
1/24/2002	Home	W 74-70	vs. #268 Hartford
1/27/2002	Home	L 61-72	vs. #280 Maine
1/30/2002	Away	L 57-74	vs. #303 Albany NY
2/2/2002	Home	W 79-69	vs. #299 Binghamton
2/5/2002	Away	W 82-81	vs. #297 Northeastern
2/8/2002	Home	W 67-57	vs. #307 Stony Brook
2/10/2002	Away	L 56-63	vs. #177 Boston U
2/14/2002	Away	W 87-69	vs. #280 Maine
2/22/2002	Home	L 77-93	vs. #193 Vermont
2/24/2002	Away	L 67-85	vs. #299 Binghamton
3/2/2002	Neut	L 48-54	vs. #280 Maine

FUTURE GAMES

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