NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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UTAH ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 22-8
Power Rating: 80.354
Ranking: 85

0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
6-3 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (11-2): 79.542 (106) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 8-1 79.643 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 75.495 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 72.995

Away Ratings (7-4): 82.540 (62)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-3 79.940
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 89.401
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 81.401

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 77.624 (127) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-2 76.628 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 85.729 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 76.628

League Ratings (15-6): 79.571 (91)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-1 79.643
Away Ratings: 5-3 79.940
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 76.628
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 77.960

Non-League Ratings (7-2): 82.612 (61) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 3-1 75.495 Away Ratings: 2-1 89.401 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 85.729 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.104

Wins Ratings: 81.110 (86)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
6-3 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 11-2 80.087
Away Ratings: 7-4 83.968
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 77.493
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 76.583

Points Ratings: 79.333 (82) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 9-6 v #101-200 9-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 11-2 78.438 Away Ratings: 7-4 80.934 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 77.825 League Ratings: 15-6 78.747 Non-League Ratings: 7-2 81.001 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 76.302

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 76.471 (141)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-1 72.995
Away Ratings: 1-1 81.401
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 76.628
League Ratings: 6-3 77.960
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 67.104

Home Advantage: 2.7275 (193)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0267 (255)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1038 (229)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1992 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3089 (215)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4736 (203)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7834 (191)

Upward Stability: 2.9150 (217)

Downward Stability: 3.6702 (49)

RPI
RPI: 0.5547 (69)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
6-3 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-324

RPI Home (11-2): 0.5849 (71) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (7-4): 0.5368 (48)
1-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.5224 (130) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI League (15-6): 0.5345 (92)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (7-2): 0.6015 (27) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4951 (152)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2001	Away	W 66-51	vs. #98 Montana St
11/23/2001	Away	W 78-65	vs. #48 Utah
11/28/2001	Home	W 64-59	vs. #267 Idaho St
12/1/2001	Home	W 90-81	vs. #72 BYU
12/4/2001	Home	W 60-55	vs. #98 Montana St
12/8/2001	Away	L 64-67	vs. #135 Weber St
12/20/2001	Home	W 73-56	vs. #174 CS Northridge
12/22/2001	Home	W 81-71	vs. #107 Pacific
12/28/2001	Neut	W 74-59	vs. #234 Centenary
12/29/2001	Neut	W 74-56	vs. #267 Idaho St
1/3/2002	Away	L 58-61	vs. #162 Cal Poly
1/5/2002	Away	W 60-56	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
1/10/2002	Home	L 66-67	vs. #97 UC Irvine
1/12/2002	Home	W 70-66	vs. #181 Long Beach St
1/17/2002	Away	W 68-42	vs. #254 UC Riverside
1/19/2002	Away	L 51-65	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
1/26/2002	Away	W 57-46	vs. #258 Idaho
1/31/2002	Home	W 72-64	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
2/2/2002	Home	W 85-53	vs. #162 Cal Poly
2/7/2002	Away	W 60-53	vs. #181 Long Beach St
2/9/2002	Away	W 62-61	vs. #97 UC Irvine
2/14/2002	Home	W 60-45	vs. #291 CS Fullerton
2/16/2002	Home	W 59-42	vs. #254 UC Riverside
2/23/2002	Home	W 65-56	vs. #258 Idaho
2/28/2002	Away	L 51-55	vs. #107 Pacific
3/2/2002	Neut	L 54-62	vs. #174 CS Northridge
3/7/2002	Neut	W 61-41	vs. #258 Idaho
3/8/2002	Neut	W 69-65	vs. #107 Pacific
3/9/2002	Neut	L 56-60	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
3/12/2002	Home	L 69-77	vs. #98 Montana St

FUTURE GAMES

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