NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SAN FRANCISCO
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-15
Power Rating: 74.369
Ranking: 173

0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (6-6): 73.443 (181) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-2 78.291 Non-League Ratings: 1-4 66.486 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 80.181

Away Ratings (5-8): 74.549 (166)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 3-4 76.595
Non-League Ratings: 2-4 73.010
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 74.861

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 77.025 (130) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 75.338 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 84.744 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 75.338

League Ratings (8-7): 76.533 (136)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-2 78.291
Away Ratings: 3-4 76.595
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 75.338
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 76.584

Non-League Ratings (4-8): 71.127 (225) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 1-4 66.486 Away Ratings: 2-4 73.010 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 84.744 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.369

Wins Ratings: 73.742 (179)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-6 72.551
Away Ratings: 5-8 74.230
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.258
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.347

Points Ratings: 75.150 (158) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-6 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 10-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-6 74.330 Away Ratings: 5-8 75.109 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.463 League Ratings: 8-7 76.967 Non-League Ratings: 4-8 72.365 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 76.513

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 75.822 (154)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-1 80.181
Away Ratings: 2-3 74.861
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 75.338
League Ratings: 5-5 76.584
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 74.369

Home Advantage: 2.5548 (198)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0490 (144)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1489 (146)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2588 (143)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3642 (150)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5132 (162)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7940 (178)

Upward Stability: 2.9648 (203)

Downward Stability: 2.9368 (194)

RPI
RPI: 0.4679 (210)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (6-6): 0.5006 (210) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-8): 0.4365 (201)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.4808 (188) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (8-7): 0.4940 (162)
0-0 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (4-8): 0.4364 (251) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4758 (207)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Home	L 79-87	vs. #122 Seton Hall
11/19/2001	Away	W 70-43	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
11/24/2001	Home	L 49-69	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
11/28/2001	Away	L 59-84	vs. #100 Nevada
12/1/2001	Home	L 72-87	vs. #12 Xavier
12/4/2001	Away	L 65-75	vs. #81 Fresno St
12/15/2001	Home	L 69-72	vs. #107 Pacific
12/18/2001	Away	L 75-80	vs. #263 Texas A&M-CC
12/20/2001	Away	W 93-78	vs. #312 Southern
12/29/2001	Neut	W 55-47	vs. #132 Michigan
1/2/2002	Away	L 51-65	vs. #72 BYU
1/5/2002	Home	W 65-63	vs. #263 Texas A&M-CC
1/11/2002	Home	W 75-66	vs. #264 Loyola Marymnt
1/12/2002	Home	L 68-74	vs. #50 Pepperdine
1/16/2002	Away	W 63-46	vs. #238 St Marys CA
1/19/2002	Home	W 84-67	vs. #238 St Marys CA
1/24/2002	Away	L 73-93	vs. #15 Gonzaga
1/26/2002	Away	W 77-69	vs. #275 Portland
2/1/2002	Home	W 87-71	vs. #119 San Diego
2/2/2002	Home	W 77-59	vs. #190 Santa Clara
2/8/2002	Away	L 72-79	vs. #50 Pepperdine
2/9/2002	Away	W 80-67	vs. #264 Loyola Marymnt
2/14/2002	Away	L 67-77	vs. #190 Santa Clara
2/16/2002	Away	L 55-88	vs. #119 San Diego
2/22/2002	Home	L 54-70	vs. #15 Gonzaga
2/23/2002	Home	W 97-81	vs. #275 Portland
3/2/2002	Neut	L 67-69	vs. #119 San Diego

FUTURE GAMES

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