NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-8
Power Rating: 80.313
Ranking: 85

1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
11-3 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-327

Home Ratings (12-0): 83.859 (53) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 10-0 77.656 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 76.375 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 76.969

Away Ratings (5-7): 76.406 (146)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 4-3 77.500
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 74.250
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 77.219

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 84.844 (68) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 2-0 82.656 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 79.875 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 80.344

League Power Rankings (16-3): 81.453 (76)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 10-0 77.656
Away Ratings: 4-3 77.500
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 82.656
Last Ten Ratings: 8-1 78.859

Non-League Power Ratings (4-5): 77.922 (123) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 2-0 76.375 Away Ratings: 1-4 74.250 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.875 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.313

Wins Power Rankings: 82.512 (74)
1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
10-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 12-0 91.574
Away Ratings: 5-7 77.238
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 88.168
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 84.137

Rankings: Points: 77.494 (120) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 11-3 v #101-200 8-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 12-0 77.869 Away Ratings: 5-7 75.635 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 80.572 League Power Rankings: 16-3 78.197 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-5 75.736 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 77.932

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 81.320 (77)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-0 76.969
Away Ratings: 1-1 77.219
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.344
League Power Rankings: 8-1 78.859
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 67.313

Home Advantage: 9.3002 (50)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0416 (170)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1355 (165)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2324 (173)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3339 (176)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4891 (176)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7644 (194)

Upward Stability: 0.9572 (276)

Downward Stability: 1.2133 (116)

RPI
RPI: 0.5476 (74)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
11-4 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-327

RPI Home (12-0): 0.6121 (42) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (5-7): 0.4517 (176)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.6449 (25) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (16-3): 0.5602 (63)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
9-2 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (4-5): 0.5256 (114) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4920 (159)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Away	W 81-80	vs. #22 Memphis
11/30/2002	Away	L 46-81	vs. #21 Missouri
12/4/2002	Away	L 46-74	vs. #82 Mississippi
12/16/2002	Home	W 76-75	vs. #155 Belmont
12/19/2002	Away	L 85-95	vs. #163 Evansville
12/21/2002	Home	W 79-71	vs. #143 Middle Tenn St
12/27/2002	Away	L 69-74	vs. #215 Wisc Green Bay
12/28/2002	Neut	W 77-69	vs. #117 Eastern Wash
1/9/2003	Away	L 64-66	vs. #204 Tenn Martin
1/11/2003	Away	W 66-63	vs. #123 Murray St
1/16/2003	Away	L 47-66	vs. #112 Tennessee Tech
1/23/2003	Home	W 87-80	vs. #171 Eastern Ill
1/25/2003	Home	W 62-49	vs. #246 SE Missouri St
1/27/2003	Home	W 64-56	vs. #204 Tenn Martin
1/30/2003	Home	W 66-59	vs. #116 Morehead St
2/1/2003	Away	W 86-77	vs. #269 Eastern KY
2/4/2003	Away	W 82-57	vs. #326 Tennessee St
2/8/2003	Home	W 72-69	vs. #123 Murray St
2/13/2003	Home	W 71-56	vs. #326 Tennessee St
2/15/2003	Home	W 58-54	vs. #112 Tennessee Tech
2/20/2003	Away	L 76-80	vs. #171 Eastern Ill
2/22/2003	Away	W 63-56	vs. #246 SE Missouri St
2/27/2003	Home	W 78-64	vs. #269 Eastern KY
3/1/2003	Home	W 76-64	vs. #116 Morehead St
3/4/2003	Home	W 83-80	vs. #269 Eastern KY
3/7/2003	Neut	W 59-56	vs. #123 Murray St
3/8/2003	Neut	W 63-57	vs. #112 Tennessee Tech
3/21/2003	Neut	L 64-86	vs. #14 Louisville

FUTURE GAMES

Date

Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

Opp. Rating

(Opp. Specific Rating)