NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BOSTON U
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-10
Power Rating: 76.794
Ranking: 141

0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
17-3 v #201-327

Home Ratings (9-3): 73.262 (191) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 7-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-2 72.590 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 73.981 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 73.106

Away Ratings (8-7): 77.340 (132)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 6-2 76.755
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-5 75.450
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 75.559

Neutral Ratings (3-0): 91.169 (18) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 2-0 79.669 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 95.294 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 79.669

League Power Rankings (15-4): 76.731 (143)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
14-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-2 72.590
Away Ratings: 6-2 76.755
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 79.669
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 75.278

Non-League Power Ratings (5-6): 76.950 (133) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 2-1 73.981 Away Ratings: 2-5 75.450 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 95.294 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.794

Wins Power Rankings: 76.805 (143)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
17-3 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 9-3 71.876
Away Ratings: 8-7 77.993
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 98.555
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 75.274

Rankings: Points: 76.682 (138) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-3 v #101-200 15-3 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 9-3 74.792 Away Ratings: 8-7 76.510 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 86.182 League Power Rankings: 15-4 76.448 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-6 77.276 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 76.214

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 75.708 (155)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-1 73.106
Away Ratings: 2-2 75.559
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 79.669
League Power Rankings: 7-3 75.278
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 76.794

Home Advantage: -2.426 (297)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0415 (172)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1127 (211)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1843 (240)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2618 (254)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3929 (255)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7030 (253)

Upward Stability: 0.9545 (277)

Downward Stability: 1.2595 (86)

RPI
RPI: 0.5191 (124)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
15-3 v #201-327

RPI Home (9-3): 0.5223 (177) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (8-7): 0.5053 (74)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (3-0): 0.5794 (69) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (15-4): 0.5397 (88)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
10-2 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (5-6): 0.4870 (176) 0-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4700 (234)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2002	Away	L 57-61	vs. #28 Stanford
11/23/2002	Home	W 66-37	vs. #323 Columbia
11/26/2002	Away	L 61-80	vs. #41 Boston College
11/30/2002	Away	W 65-53	vs. #293 Dartmouth
12/3/2002	Away	W 68-61	vs. #236 Harvard
12/5/2002	Away	L 49-71	vs. #27 St Josephs
12/11/2002	Home	L 55-68	vs. #149 Geo Washington
12/13/2002	Home	W 78-57	vs. #131 Ohio
12/21/2002	Away	L 56-70	vs. #238 Cleveland St
12/28/2002	Neut	W 84-69	vs. #88 Florida St
12/30/2002	Away	L 71-85	vs. #3 Arizona
1/4/2003	Home	W 70-65	vs. #213 Binghamton
1/8/2003	Away	W 66-63	vs. #307 Albany NY
1/11/2003	Home	W 65-62	vs. #161 Vermont
1/15/2003	Home	W 81-66	vs. #272 Stony Brook
1/18/2003	Away	W 59-58	vs. #209 Hartford
1/22/2003	Away	W 94-64	vs. #308 New Hampshire
1/25/2003	Home	L 69-72	vs. #219 Northeastern
1/29/2003	Away	W 63-53	vs. #228 Maine
2/5/2003	Home	W 78-50	vs. #307 Albany NY
2/9/2003	Away	W 85-82	vs. #213 Binghamton
2/11/2003	Away	L 67-73	vs. #272 Stony Brook
2/15/2003	Home	W 65-59	vs. #209 Hartford
2/19/2003	Home	W 65-54	vs. #228 Maine
2/22/2003	Away	L 53-60	vs. #161 Vermont
2/26/2003	Home	W 76-62	vs. #308 New Hampshire
3/2/2003	Away	W 76-65	vs. #219 Northeastern
3/9/2003	Neut	W 75-61	vs. #308 New Hampshire
3/10/2003	Neut	W 71-61	vs. #219 Northeastern
3/15/2003	Home	L 55-56	vs. #161 Vermont

FUTURE GAMES

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