NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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COLL OF CHARLTN
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 22-7
Power Rating: 80.207
Ranking: 87

1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
16-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (10-2): 74.692 (167) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 9-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-1 71.645 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 70.864 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 69.926

Away Ratings (7-4): 81.114 (77)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 6-2 83.176
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 67.895
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 84.832

Neutral Ratings (5-1): 85.254 (62) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-1 76.364 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-0 88.989 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 76.364

League Power Rankings (14-4): 80.075 (93)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
12-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-1 71.645
Away Ratings: 6-2 83.176
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.364
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 78.989

Non-League Power Ratings (8-3): 80.457 (88) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-1 70.864 Away Ratings: 1-2 67.895 Neutral Ratings: 4-0 88.989 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.207

Wins Power Rankings: 81.977 (80)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
8-6 v #101-200
11-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 10-2 75.477
Away Ratings: 7-4 82.594
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 87.602
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 82.821

Rankings: Points: 77.996 (112) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-5 v #101-200 14-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 10-2 73.489 Away Ratings: 7-4 79.348 Neutral Ratings: 5-1 82.184 League Power Rankings: 14-4 78.250 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-3 77.465 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 78.614

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 80.887 (83)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 4-0 69.926
Away Ratings: 3-1 84.832
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.364
League Power Rankings: 8-2 78.989
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 80.207

Home Advantage: -3.926 (308)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0265 (264)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0983 (245)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1872 (233)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2934 (225)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4395 (228)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7263 (235)

Upward Stability: 0.9907 (263)

Downward Stability: 1.1524 (163)

RPI
RPI: 0.5507 (70)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
16-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (10-2): 0.5390 (145) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (7-4): 0.5188 (59)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (5-1): 0.6324 (34) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (14-4): 0.5421 (83)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
12-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (8-3): 0.5651 (60) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4814 (190)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Neut	W 84-70	vs. #242 Charleston Sou
11/27/2002	Neut	W 81-72	vs. #77 Wyoming
11/29/2002	Neut	W 66-58	vs. #24 Oklahoma St
11/30/2002	Neut	W 71-69	vs. #65 Villanova
12/12/2002	Away	L 64-82	vs. #136 Central Florida
12/15/2002	Away	W 66-64	vs. #302 Stetson
12/20/2002	Home	W 68-65	vs. #184 American
12/23/2002	Home	L 69-78	vs. #55 NC Wilmington
12/29/2002	Home	W 78-57	vs. #306 Umbc
12/30/2002	Home	W 77-73	vs. #292 Howard
1/2/2003	Away	L 53-70	vs. #109 Vanderbilt
1/6/2003	Away	W 88-79	vs. #201 Wofford
1/11/2003	Home	L 68-78	vs. #127 Chattanooga
1/13/2003	Away	L 61-65	vs. #121 East Tenn St
1/18/2003	Home	W 78-68	vs. #201 Wofford
1/20/2003	Home	W 59-52	vs. #233 Furman
1/25/2003	Away	W 58-44	vs. #303 The Citadel
1/27/2003	Home	W 81-56	vs. #270 VMI
2/1/2003	Away	W 84-79	vs. #202 Geo Southern
2/3/2003	Home	W 71-69	vs. #284 NC Greensboro
2/8/2003	Away	W 64-53	vs. #233 Furman
2/10/2003	Home	W 84-75	vs. #303 The Citadel
2/15/2003	Away	W 108-96	vs. #157 Appalachian St
2/17/2003	Home	W 79-63	vs. #273 Westrn Carolina
2/22/2003	Away	L 78-79	vs. #127 Chattanooga
2/25/2003	Away	W 94-89	vs. #142 Davidson
3/1/2003	Home	W 73-71	vs. #202 Geo Southern
3/6/2003	Neut	W 67-53	vs. #202 Geo Southern
3/7/2003	Neut	L 55-64	vs. #121 East Tenn St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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