NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-11
Power Rating: 78.423
Ranking: 105

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
9-6 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-324

Home Ratings (12-1): 82.778 (60) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 9-0 79.868 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 76.642 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 73.642

Away Ratings (4-8): 75.374 (154)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-324
League Ratings: 2-7 74.712
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 83.454
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 78.775

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 79.790 (92) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 2-1 77.439 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 81.173 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 77.439

League Ratings (13-8): 77.554 (119)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-0 79.868
Away Ratings: 2-7 74.712
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 77.439
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.111

Non-League Ratings (7-3): 80.837 (81) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 3-1 76.642 Away Ratings: 2-1 83.454 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 81.173 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.423

Wins Ratings: 79.124 (103)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
5-4 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 12-1 85.335
Away Ratings: 4-8 75.536
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 80.695
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.405

Points Ratings: 77.536 (109) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 9-6 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 12-1 79.626 Away Ratings: 4-8 75.626 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 78.575 League Ratings: 13-8 76.739 Non-League Ratings: 7-3 79.704 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 76.946

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 77.747 (120)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-0 73.642
Away Ratings: 1-3 78.775
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 77.439
League Ratings: 6-4 77.111
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.423

Home Advantage: 9.9227 (34)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0283 (245)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1107 (216)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2122 (202)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3252 (190)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5001 (175)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8086 (151)

Upward Stability: 3.4291 (52)

Downward Stability: 4.0370 (13)

RPI
RPI: 0.5386 (85)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
10-6 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-324

RPI Home (12-1): 0.6032 (43) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4651 (139)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.5456 (102) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324

RPI League (13-8): 0.5272 (101)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
9-3 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (7-3): 0.5617 (73) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5031 (133)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/14/2001	Neut	L 73-78	vs. #86 Northwestern
11/15/2001	Neut	W 71-58	vs. #92 Rutgers
11/16/2001	Neut	W 82-66	vs. #304 Prairie View
11/20/2001	Home	W 79-71	vs. #90 East Tenn St
11/27/2001	Home	L 72-76	vs. #111 Tulane
11/29/2001	Home	W 66-53	vs. #272 NO Carolina A&T
12/1/2001	Away	W 65-54	vs. #66 Richmond
12/5/2001	Home	W 91-68	vs. #242 Towson
12/8/2001	Away	W 88-84	vs. #161 Fla Atlantic
12/15/2001	Home	W 82-76	vs. #120 Uab
12/22/2001	Away	L 83-88	vs. #186 Wagner
1/3/2002	Away	L 73-84	vs. #169 Drexel
1/5/2002	Home	W 82-75	vs. #180 James Madison
1/9/2002	Away	L 62-77	vs. #210 Hofstra
1/12/2002	Away	L 81-92	vs. #229 William & Mary
1/14/2002	Home	W 68-57	vs. #160 Delaware
1/19/2002	Away	W 79-77	vs. #189 Old Dominion
1/23/2002	Home	W 75-59	vs. #103 George Mason
1/26/2002	Home	W 74-68	vs. #68 NC Wilmington
1/30/2002	Away	L 70-75	vs. #160 Delaware
2/2/2002	Home	W 77-65	vs. #169 Drexel
2/4/2002	Home	W 69-67	vs. #210 Hofstra
2/6/2002	Away	L 65-67	vs. #180 James Madison
2/9/2002	Home	W 73-66	vs. #189 Old Dominion
2/16/2002	Away	W 62-49	vs. #242 Towson
2/20/2002	Away	L 80-83	vs. #103 George Mason
2/23/2002	Away	L 62-73	vs. #68 NC Wilmington
2/25/2002	Home	W 68-60	vs. #229 William & Mary
3/2/2002	Neut	W 58-54	vs. #189 Old Dominion
3/3/2002	Neut	W 70-54	vs. #210 Hofstra
3/4/2002	Neut	L 51-66	vs. #68 NC Wilmington

FUTURE GAMES

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