NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RHODE ISLAND
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-20
Power Rating: 72.512
Ranking: 200

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

Home Ratings (5-7): 70.825 (217) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-6 72.223 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 66.911 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 76.020

Away Ratings (3-12): 74.770 (163)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 2-6 77.575
Non-League Ratings: 1-6 71.129
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 76.458

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 62.262 (268) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 65.387 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.512 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 65.387

League Ratings (4-13): 73.266 (192)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-6 72.223
Away Ratings: 2-6 77.575
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.387
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 75.704

Non-League Ratings (4-7): 70.942 (226) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 3-1 66.911 Away Ratings: 1-6 71.129 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.512 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.512

Wins Ratings: 72.702 (192)
0-3 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-7 70.389
Away Ratings: 3-12 75.678
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.702
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 74.440

Points Ratings: 72.276 (220) 0-3 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 1-6 v #51-100 3-6 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 5-7 71.143 Away Ratings: 3-12 73.911 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.026 League Ratings: 4-13 73.401 Non-League Ratings: 4-7 69.893 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 74.852

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 74.555 (167)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-3 76.020
Away Ratings: 1-3 76.458
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.387
League Ratings: 3-7 75.704
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.512

Home Advantage: 0.8269 (247)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0762 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2178 (83)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3592 (82)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4883 (78)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6483 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8742 (59)

Upward Stability: 3.0020 (194)

Downward Stability: 2.3268 (279)

RPI
RPI: 0.4626 (223)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-11 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (5-7): 0.4742 (250) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (3-12): 0.4540 (159)
0-3 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (297) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (4-13): 0.4501 (242)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (4-7): 0.4814 (180) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5216 (96)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2001	Away	L 63-86	vs. #164 Virginia Tech
11/24/2001	Home	W 66-61	vs. #244 Iona
11/27/2001	Away	W 59-57	vs. #240 Fairfield
11/29/2001	Home	W 57-55	vs. #197 Buffalo
12/1/2001	Home	L 59-71	vs. #104 Providence
12/4/2001	Away	L 54-82	vs. #20 USC
12/8/2001	Away	L 43-68	vs. #73 Valparaiso
12/11/2001	Away	L 66-77	vs. #116 Yale
12/15/2001	Away	L 51-58	vs. #8 Pittsburgh
12/22/2001	Home	W 67-66	vs. #297 Northeastern
12/28/2001	Away	L 76-91	vs. #184 Brown
1/6/2002	Away	L 74-96	vs. #78 St Bonaventure
1/9/2002	Home	L 71-87	vs. #58 St Josephs
1/12/2002	Away	L 42-60	vs. #47 Temple
1/20/2002	Home	L 58-71	vs. #201 Fordham
1/23/2002	Home	L 49-67	vs. #12 Xavier
1/26/2002	Away	W 75-62	vs. #142 Geo Washington
1/31/2002	Away	L 58-71	vs. #58 St Josephs
2/2/2002	Home	W 70-59	vs. #113 Massachusetts
2/6/2002	Home	L 42-71	vs. #47 Temple
2/9/2002	Home	L 69-72	vs. #179 Duquesne
2/13/2002	Away	W 70-64	vs. #201 Fordham
2/16/2002	Away	L 57-66	vs. #44 Dayton
2/20/2002	Home	L 51-52	vs. #66 Richmond
2/23/2002	Away	L 64-77	vs. #112 La Salle
2/27/2002	Away	L 69-79	vs. #113 Massachusetts
3/2/2002	Home	W 80-72	vs. #78 St Bonaventure
3/6/2002	Neut	L 71-90	vs. #44 Dayton

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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