NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-14
Power Rating: 73.982
Ranking: 181

0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
6-6 v #101-200
8-4 v #201-327

Home Ratings (8-5): 70.739 (217) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 5-4 69.997 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 69.419 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 67.060

Away Ratings (5-8): 74.552 (172)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 4-5 74.029
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 75.732
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 70.450

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 82.013 (94) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-1 79.294 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 88.232 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.294

League Power Rankings (10-10): 73.138 (190)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-4 69.997
Away Ratings: 4-5 74.029
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.294
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 70.794

Non-League Power Ratings (5-4): 76.568 (143) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-1 69.419 Away Ratings: 1-3 75.732 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 88.232 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.982

Wins Power Rankings: 73.822 (180)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
10-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-5 69.642
Away Ratings: 5-8 74.798
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.759
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 69.947

Rankings: Points: 74.159 (187) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-6 v #101-200 8-4 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 8-5 71.823 Away Ratings: 5-8 74.409 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.956 League Power Rankings: 10-1073.714 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-4 75.519 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 71.972

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 70.896 (226)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-2 67.060
Away Ratings: 1-3 70.450
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.294
League Power Rankings: 4-6 70.794
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.982

Home Advantage: -1.254 (280)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0326 (218)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1147 (207)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2087 (207)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3148 (204)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4686 (198)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7511 (211)

Upward Stability: 1.2305 (72)

Downward Stability: 1.1706 (152)

RPI
RPI: 0.5002 (155)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
8-4 v #201-327

RPI Home (8-5): 0.5099 (200) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-327

RPI Away (5-8): 0.4640 (148)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.6158 (42) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (10-10): 0.4946 (163)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (5-4): 0.5124 (130) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4946 (154)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Away	L 56-73	vs. #170 La Salle
12/1/2002	Home	W 87-58	vs. #283 Liu Brooklyn
12/3/2002	Home	W 60-59	vs. #51 Pennsylvania
12/9/2002	Away	L 59-77	vs. #27 St Josephs
12/14/2002	Home	L 60-70	vs. #223 Rider
12/19/2002	Home	W 74-71	vs. #284 NC Greensboro
12/21/2002	Away	W 87-78	vs. #130 Siena
12/27/2002	Neut	W 66-56	vs. #117 Eastern Wash
12/28/2002	Away	L 82-88	vs. #215 Wisc Green Bay
1/2/2003	Away	L 67-77	vs. #154 George Mason
1/4/2003	Away	W 69-54	vs. #224 James Madison
1/8/2003	Away	W 74-72	vs. #257 William & Mary
1/11/2003	Home	W 55-53	vs. #140 VA Commonwealth
1/15/2003	Away	W 75-74	vs. #199 Old Dominion
1/18/2003	Home	L 62-68	vs. #55 NC Wilmington
1/23/2003	Home	L 78-83	vs. #126 Drexel
1/25/2003	Home	W 74-60	vs. #315 Towson
1/29/2003	Away	L 62-64	vs. #271 Hofstra
2/1/2003	Home	W 91-57	vs. #257 William & Mary
2/5/2003	Home	L 63-71	vs. #154 George Mason
2/8/2003	Away	L 53-71	vs. #55 NC Wilmington
2/13/2003	Home	W 74-71	vs. #224 James Madison
2/15/2003	Away	L 66-71	vs. #140 VA Commonwealth
2/19/2003	Home	L 82-91	vs. #271 Hofstra
2/22/2003	Home	W 73-63	vs. #199 Old Dominion
2/26/2003	Away	L 56-70	vs. #126 Drexel
3/1/2003	Away	W 74-69	vs. #315 Towson
3/8/2003	Neut	W 61-49	vs. #154 George Mason
3/9/2003	Neut	L 50-63	vs. #55 NC Wilmington

FUTURE GAMES

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