NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SOUTH ALABAMA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 5-20
Power Rating: 66.425
Ranking: 274

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-13 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-324

Home Ratings (4-8): 66.233 (275) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-6 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-6 67.639 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 69.886 Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 65.034

Away Ratings (1-12): 66.714 (272)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-324
League Ratings: 0-8 68.538
Non-League Ratings: 1-4 72.706
Last Ten Ratings: 1-5 69.596

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 66.425 (246) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-0 66.425 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 66.425 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.425

League Ratings (2-14): 64.479 (289)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-11 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-6 67.639
Away Ratings: 0-8 68.538
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.425
Last Ten Ratings: 0-9 66.721

Non-League Ratings (3-6): 70.581 (232) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 2-2 69.886 Away Ratings: 1-4 72.706 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.425 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 73.518

Wins Ratings: 63.630 (278)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-11 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 4-8 63.333
Away Ratings: 1-12 64.165
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.630
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 59.286

Points Ratings: 69.866 (259) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-10 v #101-200 4-4 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 4-8 69.727 Away Ratings: 1-12 70.050 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.866 League Ratings: 2-14 68.928 Non-League Ratings: 3-6 72.167 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 68.893

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 63.659 (290)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 0-4 65.034
Away Ratings: 1-5 69.596
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.425
League Ratings: 0-9 66.721
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 73.518

Home Advantage: 3.5100 (165)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0399 (180)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1309 (174)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2333 (173)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3473 (170)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5031 (171)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7924 (179)

Upward Stability: 2.6021 (279)

Downward Stability: 1.8984 (306)

RPI
RPI: 0.4141 (288)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-324

RPI Home (4-8): 0.4439 (281) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-324

RPI Away (1-12): 0.3867 (285)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4141 (250) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (2-14): 0.3877 (302)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
1-5 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (3-6): 0.4599 (223) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4855 (179)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2001	Away	L 38-92	vs. #70 Louisville
11/21/2001	Away	L 70-80	vs. #156 Marist
11/28/2001	Home	W 71-43	vs. #285 SE Louisiana
12/2/2001	Away	L 66-73	vs. #14 Mississippi St
12/5/2001	Home	L 66-76	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
12/12/2001	Home	W 68-55	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
12/15/2001	Home	L 70-79	vs. #29 Georgia
12/18/2001	Away	L 58-73	vs. #93 Auburn
12/28/2001	Home	W 59-51	vs. #198 Middle Tenn St
12/30/2001	Home	W 61-58	vs. #36 Western KY
1/3/2002	Away	L 54-75	vs. #102 Ul Lafayette
1/5/2002	Away	L 63-80	vs. #106 New Mexico St
1/12/2002	Home	L 68-74	vs. #196 Arkansas St
1/17/2002	Home	L 44-62	vs. #167 New Orleans
1/19/2002	Away	L 65-72	vs. #129 Arkansas Lr
1/23/2002	Away	L 56-66	vs. #251 Florida Intl
1/31/2002	Home	L 68-73	vs. #102 Ul Lafayette
2/2/2002	Home	L 74-78	vs. #106 New Mexico St
2/7/2002	Away	L 58-76	vs. #266 Denver
2/9/2002	Away	L 73-77	vs. #170 North Texas
2/14/2002	Home	L 60-64	vs. #266 Denver
2/16/2002	Away	L 67-78	vs. #167 New Orleans
2/20/2002	Away	W 104-99	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
2/23/2002	Home	L 72-78	vs. #170 North Texas
3/1/2002	Away	L 47-48	vs. #198 Middle Tenn St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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