NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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VIRGINIA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-12
Power Rating: 82.655
Ranking: 65

1-6 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (13-4): 83.995 (52) 1-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 5-3 85.475 Non-League Ratings: 8-1 82.038 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 81.569

Away Ratings (3-7): 81.378 (74)
0-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 2-6 78.881
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 89.717
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 73.499

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 80.608 (85) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-1 67.530 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 84.342 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.530

League Ratings (7-10): 81.485 (72)
1-6 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-3 85.475
Away Ratings: 2-6 78.881
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.530
Last Ten Ratings: 3-6 79.260

Non-League Ratings (10-2): 85.358 (45) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 8-1 82.038 Away Ratings: 1-1 89.717 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 84.342 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 74.405

Wins Ratings: 83.530 (67)
1-6 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 13-4 84.104
Away Ratings: 3-7 82.983
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.530
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 77.749

Points Ratings: 81.565 (56) 1-6 v #1-25 2-3 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 6-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 13-4 83.723 Away Ratings: 3-7 79.553 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.049 League Ratings: 7-10 80.282 Non-League Ratings: 10-2 84.338 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 77.753

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 77.788 (119)
1-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-2 81.569
Away Ratings: 0-4 73.499
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.530
League Ratings: 3-6 79.260
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 74.405

Home Advantage: 6.7359 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1351 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2941 (24)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4190 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5270 (48)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6576 (55)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8635 (75)

Upward Stability: 2.7714 (246)

Downward Stability: 2.9561 (191)

RPI
RPI: 0.5616 (56)
2-4 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (13-4): 0.5931 (57) 2-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (3-7): 0.5119 (70)
1-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5403 (108) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (7-10): 0.5378 (86)
1-6 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (10-2): 0.5932 (35) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5535 (45)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Home	W 105-74	vs. #186 Wagner
11/18/2001	Home	W 85-62	vs. #90 East Tenn St
11/21/2001	Home	W 115-66	vs. #239 Howard
12/1/2001	Home	W 69-61	vs. #164 Virginia Tech
12/8/2001	Neut	W 77-72	vs. #93 Auburn
12/17/2001	Home	W 74-54	vs. #271 Charleston Sou
12/20/2001	Away	W 61-55	vs. #46 Georgetown
12/23/2001	Home	W 76-68	vs. #92 Rutgers
12/30/2001	Home	W 112-67	vs. #306 Grambling
1/5/2002	Home	L 74-81	vs. #25 North Carolina St
1/8/2002	Away	L 52-68	vs. #145 Clemson
1/12/2002	Away	W 71-67	vs. #152 North Carolina
1/15/2002	Home	W 86-74	vs. #33 Wake Forest
1/20/2002	Home	W 91-74	vs. #136 Florida St
1/22/2002	Away	W 69-65	vs. #74 Georgia Tech
1/24/2002	Home	W 93-59	vs. #218 VMI
1/27/2002	Away	L 81-94	vs. #3 Duke
1/31/2002	Home	L 87-91	vs. #1 Maryland
2/3/2002	Away	L 77-81	vs. #31 Missouri
2/6/2002	Away	L 68-85	vs. #25 North Carolina St
2/10/2002	Home	W 85-71	vs. #145 Clemson
2/12/2002	Home	W 73-63	vs. #152 North Carolina
2/17/2002	Away	L 70-92	vs. #33 Wake Forest
2/20/2002	Away	L 59-66	vs. #136 Florida St
2/23/2002	Home	L 80-82	vs. #74 Georgia Tech
2/28/2002	Home	W 87-84	vs. #3 Duke
3/3/2002	Away	L 92-112	vs. #1 Maryland
3/8/2002	Neut	L 72-92	vs. #25 North Carolina St
3/13/2002	Home	L 67-74	vs. #39 South Carolina

FUTURE GAMES

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