NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-19
Power Rating: 66.769
Ranking: 280

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
14-9 v #201-327

Home Ratings (7-3): 66.831 (271) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-2 66.065 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 63.769 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 72.019

Away Ratings (5-12): 66.495 (280)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
5-6 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 4-6 64.315
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-6 72.737
Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 66.315

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 67.331 (227) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-1 68.019 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 66.519 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 68.019

League Power Rankings (12-9): 66.644 (277)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
12-9 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-2 66.065
Away Ratings: 4-6 64.315
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 68.019
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 67.519

Non-League Power Ratings (2-10): 67.269 (266) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-7 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 0-1 63.769 Away Ratings: 1-6 72.737 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 66.519 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.769

Wins Power Rankings: 65.407 (280)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
14-9 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-3 64.735
Away Ratings: 5-12 65.493
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 66.220
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 68.360

Rankings: Points: 68.216 (285) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-8 v #101-200 14-9 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 7-3 68.903 Away Ratings: 5-12 67.603 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 68.544 League Power Rankings: 12-9 67.806 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-10 69.669 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 69.169

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 68.870 (247)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-0 72.019
Away Ratings: 3-3 66.315
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 68.019
League Power Rankings: 6-4 67.519
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 66.769

Home Advantage: 4.0743 (159)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0292 (245)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0745 (294)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1320 (299)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2013 (302)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3148 (303)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6104 (306)

Upward Stability: 1.3978 (7)

Downward Stability: 1.3496 (45)

RPI
RPI: 0.4415 (263)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
14-9 v #201-327

RPI Home (7-3): 0.4941 (229) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (5-12): 0.4157 (243)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
5-7 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.4287 (209) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI League (12-9): 0.4582 (237)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
10-6 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (2-10): 0.4157 (278) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-7 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4473 (287)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Away	L 70-78	vs. #151 SO Mississippi
11/23/2002	Neut	L 61-81	vs. #99 Baylor
11/26/2002	Away	W 67-53	vs. #297 Texas El Paso
11/30/2002	Away	L 72-75	vs. #173 Jacksonville St
12/2/2002	Away	L 62-81	vs. #115 South Florida
12/7/2002	Away	L 58-68	vs. #153 Arkansas Lr
12/14/2002	Home	L 67-74	vs. #173 Jacksonville St
12/16/2002	Away	L 66-99	vs. #72 Ul Lafayette
12/27/2002	Neut	L 50-62	vs. #112 Tennessee Tech
12/29/2002	Neut	L 68-95	vs. #174 Bradley
12/30/2002	Neut	W 74-56	vs. #309 TX Pan American
1/2/2003	Away	L 63-94	vs. #1 Kentucky
1/4/2003	Home	L 70-77	vs. #239 Prairie View
1/6/2003	Home	L 70-71	vs. #274 Texas Southern
1/11/2003	Away	L 72-76	vs. #288 Jackson St
1/13/2003	Away	L 66-83	vs. #298 Grambling
1/18/2003	Home	W 76-69	vs. #265 Miss Valley St
1/20/2003	Home	W 79-50	vs. #319 Ark Pine Bluff
1/25/2003	Away	W 66-65	vs. #313 Alabama A&M
1/27/2003	Away	L 49-75	vs. #281 Alabama St
2/1/2003	Home	W 93-87	vs. #316 Southern
2/8/2003	Home	W 93-91	vs. #288 Jackson St
2/10/2003	Home	W 88-79	vs. #298 Grambling
2/15/2003	Away	L 65-73	vs. #265 Miss Valley St
2/17/2003	Away	W 74-68	vs. #319 Ark Pine Bluff
2/22/2003	Home	W 79-71	vs. #313 Alabama A&M
2/24/2003	Home	W 69-50	vs. #281 Alabama St
3/1/2003	Away	W 63-62	vs. #316 Southern
3/6/2003	Away	L 69-79	vs. #274 Texas Southern
3/8/2003	Away	L 64-75	vs. #239 Prairie View
3/11/2003	Away	W 58-55	vs. #281 Alabama St
3/14/2003	Neut	W 71-64	vs. #239 Prairie View
3/15/2003	Neut	L 68-77	vs. #274 Texas Southern

FUTURE GAMES

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