NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WILLIAM & MARY
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-19
Power Rating: 71.043
Ranking: 229

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
5-11 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-324

Home Ratings (6-5): 72.236 (200) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-4 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-4 72.605 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 68.793 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 67.480

Away Ratings (2-11): 69.461 (248)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-324
League Ratings: 1-8 72.113
Non-League Ratings: 1-3 71.699
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 75.254

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 70.340 (214) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 0-0 71.043 Non-League Ratings: 1-3 70.199 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.043

League Ratings (7-12): 71.705 (215)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
5-8 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-4 72.605
Away Ratings: 1-8 72.113
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.043
Last Ten Ratings: 3-6 70.781

Non-League Ratings (2-7): 69.059 (245) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 0-1 68.793 Away Ratings: 1-3 71.699 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 70.199 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 68.793

Wins Ratings: 70.262 (229)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
4-11 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-5 71.467
Away Ratings: 2-11 68.250
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 70.309
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 69.207

Points Ratings: 72.084 (224) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 5-11 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 6-5 73.016 Away Ratings: 2-11 71.385 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 70.209 League Ratings: 7-12 72.525 Non-League Ratings: 2-7 70.787 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 70.854

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 69.941 (233)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-3 67.480
Away Ratings: 1-4 75.254
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.043
League Ratings: 3-6 70.781
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 68.793

Home Advantage: 6.5590 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0500 (139)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1366 (164)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2378 (168)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3479 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5173 (157)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8274 (129)

Upward Stability: 3.5659 (29)

Downward Stability: 3.0769 (165)

RPI
RPI: 0.4609 (226)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
2-10 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-324

RPI Home (6-5): 0.5268 (165) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324

RPI Away (2-11): 0.4146 (244)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.4326 (233) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (7-12): 0.4700 (206)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (2-7): 0.4427 (247) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5074 (128)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Neut	L 55-75	vs. #26 Texas Tech
11/17/2001	Neut	L 55-76	vs. #168 Northern Iowa
11/20/2001	Away	L 57-63	vs. #294 High Point
11/24/2001	Away	W 71-60	vs. #271 Charleston Sou
11/26/2001	Away	L 62-67	vs. #153 The Citadel
11/30/2001	Neut	L 58-75	vs. #99 Purdue
12/2/2001	Neut	W 74-62	vs. #227 Akron
12/27/2001	Away	L 75-103	vs. #1 Maryland
1/3/2002	Away	L 71-80	vs. #103 George Mason
1/5/2002	Home	W 59-53	vs. #160 Delaware
1/7/2002	Home	L 56-58	vs. #169 Drexel
1/12/2002	Home	W 92-81	vs. #105 VA Commonwealth
1/16/2002	Home	L 56-58	vs. #68 NC Wilmington
1/19/2002	Away	L 59-68	vs. #210 Hofstra
1/23/2002	Home	W 77-59	vs. #180 James Madison
1/26/2002	Away	L 52-68	vs. #189 Old Dominion
1/30/2002	Away	L 61-78	vs. #169 Drexel
2/2/2002	Home	W 62-45	vs. #242 Towson
2/4/2002	Away	W 63-58	vs. #180 James Madison
2/6/2002	Home	L 59-64	vs. #115 Hampton
2/9/2002	Away	L 58-61	vs. #242 Towson
2/13/2002	Away	L 58-66	vs. #68 NC Wilmington
2/16/2002	Home	W 61-57	vs. #210 Hofstra
2/18/2002	Home	W 54-51	vs. #103 George Mason
2/20/2002	Away	L 72-82	vs. #160 Delaware
2/23/2002	Home	L 53-81	vs. #189 Old Dominion
2/25/2002	Away	L 60-68	vs. #105 VA Commonwealth
3/1/2002	Home	L 67-78	vs. #180 James Madison

FUTURE GAMES

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