NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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COLORADO ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-13
Power Rating: 80.528
Ranking: 83

0-0 v #1-25
2-6 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (12-4): 78.996 (108) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-4 76.903 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-0 84.309 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 78.653

Away Ratings (3-9): 79.153 (101)
0-0 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 3-5 80.700
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-4 71.278
Last Ten Ratings: 2-4 80.700

Neutral Ratings (2-0): 94.715 (3) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 2-0 87.965 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 80.528 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 87.965

League Power Rankings (8-9): 80.641 (82)
0-0 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-4 76.903
Away Ratings: 3-5 80.700
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 87.965
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 82.028

Non-League Power Ratings (9-4): 80.231 (92) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 9-0 84.309 Away Ratings: 0-4 71.278 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 80.528 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.528

Wins Power Rankings: 81.832 (82)
0-0 v #1-25
2-6 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 12-4 78.754
Away Ratings: 3-9 81.051
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 104.33
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 84.864

Rankings: Points: 78.881 (93) 0-0 v #1-25 2-5 v #26-50 3-5 v #51-100 6-3 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 12-4 79.147 Away Ratings: 3-9 76.858 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 85.912 League Power Rankings: 8-9 78.733 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-4 79.241 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.162

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 82.809 (64)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 1-1 78.653
Away Ratings: 2-4 80.700
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 87.965
League Power Rankings: 5-5 82.028
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 80.528

Home Advantage: 1.5770 (225)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0743 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2148 (83)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3528 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4741 (80)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6219 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8492 (100)

Upward Stability: 1.2328 (70)

Downward Stability: 1.2366 (100)

RPI
RPI: 0.5454 (76)
2-3 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (12-4): 0.5536 (124) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (3-9): 0.5009 (79)
2-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (2-0): 0.7435 (1) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (8-9): 0.5567 (68)
2-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (9-4): 0.5290 (106) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5383 (71)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2002	Home	W 80-62	vs. #262 IPFW
11/18/2002	Home	W 81-56	vs. #285 Fla Atlantic
11/19/2002	Home	W 77-63	vs. #238 Cleveland St
11/27/2002	Away	L 71-83	vs. #43 Southern Ill
11/30/2002	Away	L 75-84	vs. #153 Arkansas Lr
12/7/2002	Home	W 90-63	vs. #294 Gardner-Webb
12/11/2002	Home	W 96-80	vs. #164 Denver
12/14/2002	Home	W 90-79	vs. #207 Washington St
12/22/2002	Home	W 81-67	vs. #86 South Carolina
12/27/2002	Home	W 85-73	vs. #239 Prairie View
12/30/2002	Away	L 56-84	vs. #35 Purdue
1/3/2003	Home	W 82-70	vs. #115 South Florida
1/7/2003	Away	L 72-93	vs. #38 Colorado
1/13/2003	Home	W 74-58	vs. #188 New Mexico
1/18/2003	Home	W 51-49	vs. #162 Air Force
1/25/2003	Home	L 77-79	vs. #77 Wyoming
2/1/2003	Away	W 72-69	vs. #107 San Diego St
2/3/2003	Away	L 57-90	vs. #59 Unlv
2/8/2003	Home	L 66-71	vs. #30 Utah
2/10/2003	Home	L 68-77	vs. #32 BYU
2/15/2003	Away	L 75-80	vs. #162 Air Force
2/17/2003	Away	L 72-82	vs. #188 New Mexico
2/22/2003	Away	L 60-62	vs. #77 Wyoming
3/1/2003	Home	L 67-73	vs. #59 Unlv
3/3/2003	Home	W 102-89	vs. #107 San Diego St
3/6/2003	Away	W 66-65	vs. #30 Utah
3/8/2003	Away	L 55-67	vs. #32 BYU
3/13/2003	Neut	W 74-71	vs. #77 Wyoming
3/14/2003	Neut	W 86-80	vs. #32 BYU
3/15/2003	Away	W 62-61	vs. #59 Unlv

FUTURE GAMES

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