NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CENTRAL MICH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 24-7
Power Rating: 85.339
Ranking: 36

1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
16-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (11-1): 82.839 (65) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 8-1 81.245 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 75.214 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 79.964

Away Ratings (9-5): 84.456 (41)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 6-3 83.409
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 82.292
Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 96.964

Neutral Ratings (4-1): 90.214 (27) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-0 93.964 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 85.558 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 88.495

League Power Rankings (17-4): 85.632 (41)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
13-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-1 81.245
Away Ratings: 6-3 83.409
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 93.964
Last Ten Ratings: 7-1 89.495

Non-League Power Ratings (7-3): 84.714 (48) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-0 75.214 Away Ratings: 3-2 82.292 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 85.558 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 85.558

Wins Power Rankings: 87.644 (32)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
16-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 11-1 84.175
Away Ratings: 9-5 86.706
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 92.956
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 90.386

Rankings: Points: 82.396 (47) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 15-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 11-1 80.833 Away Ratings: 9-5 81.646 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 86.567 League Power Rankings: 17-4 83.064 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-3 80.927 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 86.474

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 88.644 (16)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-1 79.964
Away Ratings: 2-0 96.964
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 88.495
League Power Rankings: 7-1 89.495
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 85.558

Home Advantage: 0.8240 (238)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0532 (126)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1719 (116)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3041 (114)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4359 (106)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6070 (100)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8677 (68)

Upward Stability: 1.0599 (221)

Downward Stability: 1.4053 (22)

RPI
RPI: 0.5847 (37)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
15-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-327

RPI Home (11-1): 0.5857 (75) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (9-5): 0.5526 (28)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (4-1): 0.6724 (13) 1-0 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (17-4): 0.5874 (35)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
10-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (7-3): 0.5798 (51) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5216 (95)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	W 61-58	vs. #154 George Mason
11/26/2002	Home	W 74-69	vs. #217 Illinois St
11/30/2002	Away	L 56-92	vs. #67 DePaul
12/3/2002	Away	W 85-78	vs. #64 Michigan
12/8/2002	Home	W 73-61	vs. #225 Drake
12/14/2002	Away	W 88-66	vs. #197 Marist
12/18/2002	Away	W 74-71	vs. #174 Bradley
12/23/2002	Away	L 51-65	vs. #94 Valparaiso
1/4/2003	Away	L 62-71	vs. #132 Miami Ohio
1/8/2003	Away	W 80-75	vs. #76 Western Mich
1/11/2003	Home	W 87-84	vs. #131 Ohio
1/14/2003	Away	W 81-78	vs. #160 Marshall
1/18/2003	Home	W 97-73	vs. #266 Buffalo
1/22/2003	Home	W 83-74	vs. #137 Toledo
1/25/2003	Away	L 68-84	vs. #172 Eastern Mich
1/29/2003	Away	L 78-82	vs. #74 Kent
2/1/2003	Home	W 88-71	vs. #158 Bowling Green
2/8/2003	Away	W 99-92	vs. #167 Akron
2/10/2003	Home	W 77-58	vs. #76 Western Mich
2/15/2003	Away	W 66-64	vs. #137 Toledo
2/19/2003	Home	W 94-92	vs. #147 Ball St
2/22/2003	Away	W 87-75	vs. #104 Northern Ill
2/25/2003	Home	L 69-70	vs. #167 Akron
3/1/2003	Home	W 106-89	vs. #172 Eastern Mich
3/5/2003	Home	W 73-57	vs. #104 Northern Ill
3/8/2003	Away	W 86-66	vs. #147 Ball St
3/13/2003	Neut	W 87-70	vs. #158 Bowling Green
3/14/2003	Neut	W 94-72	vs. #104 Northern Ill
3/15/2003	Neut	W 77-67	vs. #74 Kent
3/20/2003	Neut	W 79-73	vs. #25 Creighton
3/22/2003	Neut	L 60-86	vs. #9 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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