NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BOSTON COLLEGE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-11
Power Rating: 84.999
Ranking: 41

1-4 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
7-4 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327

Home Ratings (9-5): 79.186 (102) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 5-3 79.561 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 74.749 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 81.405

Away Ratings (9-3): 92.796 (4)
1-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 6-3 91.265
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 95.874
Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 90.765

Neutral Ratings (0-3): 72.936 (180) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 80.249 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 79.468 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 80.249

League Power Rankings (11-7): 86.409 (31)
1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-3 79.561
Away Ratings: 6-3 91.265
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 80.249
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 86.702

Non-League Power Ratings (7-4): 81.577 (72) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 4-2 74.749 Away Ratings: 3-0 95.874 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 79.468 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 84.999

Wins Power Rankings: 86.374 (45)
1-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
8-4 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 9-5 79.600
Away Ratings: 9-3 95.429
Neutral Ratings: 0-3 65.874
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 89.905

Rankings: Points: 83.419 (33) 1-5 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 10-4 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 9-5 78.466 Away Ratings: 9-3 89.661 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 77.513 League Power Rankings: 11-7 84.278 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-4 81.294 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 85.247

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 87.765 (22)
0-2 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-1 81.405
Away Ratings: 4-1 90.765
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 80.249
League Power Rankings: 7-3 86.702
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 84.999

Home Advantage: -5.681 (321)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1024 (44)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2625 (46)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4147 (42)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5457 (39)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6957 (31)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8991 (25)

Upward Stability: 1.1562 (136)

Downward Stability: 1.3108 (59)

RPI
RPI: 0.5771 (43)
1-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
7-4 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-327

RPI Home (9-5): 0.5679 (106) 0-0 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (9-3): 0.6045 (10)
2-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-3): 0.5140 (131) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (11-7): 0.5813 (44)
0-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.5697 (59) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5626 (39)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2002	Home	L 58-85	vs. #27 St Josephs
11/26/2002	Home	W 80-61	vs. #141 Boston U
12/1/2002	Neut	L 70-71	vs. #68 Holy Cross
12/4/2002	Home	W 105-96	vs. #105 St Bonaventure
12/7/2002	Away	W 80-62	vs. #191 Massachusetts
12/10/2002	Away	W 85-78	vs. #75 Iowa St
12/15/2002	Home	W 79-61	vs. #272 Stony Brook
12/22/2002	Home	W 84-77	vs. #236 Harvard
12/28/2002	Neut	L 83-86	vs. #74 Kent
1/2/2003	Home	L 80-93	vs. #56 Providence
1/5/2003	Home	L 67-72	vs. #219 Northeastern
1/11/2003	Away	L 74-82	vs. #2 Syracuse
1/16/2003	Away	W 93-81	vs. #49 North Carolina St
1/19/2003	Home	W 75-70	vs. #91 West Virginia
1/22/2003	Away	L 83-94	vs. #65 Villanova
1/25/2003	Home	L 96-101	vs. #15 Notre Dame
1/29/2003	Away	W 95-71	vs. #150 Virginia Tech
2/1/2003	Away	W 95-71	vs. #16 Connecticut
2/5/2003	Home	W 84-82	vs. #61 St Johns
2/8/2003	Away	L 72-75	vs. #108 Rutgers
2/12/2003	Away	W 80-69	vs. #56 Providence
2/15/2003	Home	W 76-65	vs. #122 Miami Fla
2/19/2003	Home	W 87-69	vs. #150 Virginia Tech
2/26/2003	Away	W 81-63	vs. #61 St Johns
3/1/2003	Away	W 72-68	vs. #122 Miami Fla
3/4/2003	Home	W 92-84	vs. #65 Villanova
3/8/2003	Home	L 54-91	vs. #16 Connecticut
3/13/2003	Away	W 82-75	vs. #61 St Johns
3/14/2003	Neut	L 48-61	vs. #4 Pittsburgh

FUTURE GAMES

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