NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WINTHROP
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-12
Power Rating: 71.378
Ranking: 221

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
16-6 v #201-324

Home Ratings (8-4): 67.061 (265) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 8-3 v #201-324 League Ratings: 8-2 68.155 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 58.597 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 68.292

Away Ratings (7-4): 76.292 (136)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-324
League Ratings: 6-2 73.522
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 79.315
Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 74.378

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 69.991 (217) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-0 86.378 Non-League Ratings: 1-4 69.964 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.378

League Ratings (15-4): 72.970 (195)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
15-4 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-2 68.155
Away Ratings: 6-2 73.522
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 86.378
Last Ten Ratings: 8-1 71.417

Non-League Ratings (2-8): 67.519 (265) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 0-2 58.597 Away Ratings: 1-2 79.315 Neutral Ratings: 1-4 69.964 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.378

Wins Ratings: 70.724 (222)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
16-6 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 8-4 65.212
Away Ratings: 7-4 77.259
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 68.083
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 75.052

Points Ratings: 72.106 (222) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 16-6 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 8-4 69.022 Away Ratings: 7-4 75.056 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 72.528 League Ratings: 15-4 73.030 Non-League Ratings: 2-8 69.888 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 73.130

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 74.214 (173)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 5-1 68.292
Away Ratings: 2-0 74.378
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.378
League Ratings: 8-1 71.417
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 67.378

Home Advantage: -3.016 (302)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0316 (223)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0818 (266)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1327 (289)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1940 (297)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2988 (306)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5981 (304)

Upward Stability: 2.8203 (236)

Downward Stability: 3.4017 (99)

RPI
RPI: 0.4686 (207)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
16-6 v #201-324

RPI Home (8-4): 0.4567 (266) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 6-2 v #201-324

RPI Away (7-4): 0.4791 (112)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.4749 (190) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-324

RPI League (15-4): 0.4838 (180)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
15-4 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (2-8): 0.4458 (243) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4294 (308)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2001	Away	L 54-78	vs. #22 Ohio St
11/24/2001	Away	L 65-73	vs. #114 Nebraska
11/27/2001	Home	W 67-53	vs. #279 Birmingham Southern
11/29/2001	Neut	L 58-63	vs. #194 Niagara
11/30/2001	Neut	L 55-58	vs. #268 Hartford
12/3/2001	Home	L 65-71	vs. #157 Marshall
12/18/2001	Away	W 66-61	vs. #145 Clemson
12/21/2001	Neut	W 86-60	vs. #245 Tenn Martin
12/22/2001	Home	L 58-71	vs. #253 SO Carolina St
12/28/2001	Neut	L 66-86	vs. #103 George Mason
1/9/2002	Away	L 48-69	vs. #236 Radford
1/12/2002	Home	W 76-64	vs. #269 Elon
1/19/2002	Away	W 81-48	vs. #317 Liberty
1/21/2002	Away	W 83-75	vs. #294 High Point
1/24/2002	Home	L 63-66	vs. #271 Charleston Sou
1/26/2002	Away	W 73-66	vs. #248 NC Asheville
1/29/2002	Home	W 81-71	vs. #294 High Point
1/31/2002	Away	W 68-49	vs. #296 Coast Carolina
2/4/2002	Away	L 64-71	vs. #269 Elon
2/7/2002	Away	W 63-56	vs. #279 Birmingham Southern
2/9/2002	Home	L 64-72	vs. #236 Radford
2/14/2002	Home	W 69-62	vs. #317 Liberty
2/16/2002	Away	W 57-55	vs. #271 Charleston Sou
2/18/2002	Home	W 100-74	vs. #296 Coast Carolina
2/23/2002	Home	W 77-62	vs. #248 NC Asheville
2/28/2002	Home	W 66-59	vs. #317 Liberty
3/1/2002	Home	W 77-66	vs. #269 Elon
3/2/2002	Neut	W 70-48	vs. #294 High Point
3/14/2002	Neut	L 37-84	vs. #3 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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