NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-21
Power Rating: 71.336
Ranking: 218

0-3 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
1-9 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-327

Home Ratings (5-8): 69.711 (229) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 2-6 74.132 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 63.367 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 74.429

Away Ratings (3-11): 73.234 (193)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 1-8 73.742
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 76.742
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 73.882

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 71.461 (191) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-0 71.336 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 75.492 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.336

League Power Rankings (3-14): 71.171 (220)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-7 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-6 74.132
Away Ratings: 1-8 73.742
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.336
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 74.164

Non-League Power Ratings (6-7): 71.625 (220) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-2 63.367 Away Ratings: 2-3 76.742 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 75.492 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.336

Wins Power Rankings: 69.812 (228)
0-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
1-9 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-8 68.015
Away Ratings: 3-11 72.429
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 68.187
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 68.359

Rankings: Points: 73.242 (199) 0-5 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-10 v #101-200 6-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 5-8 71.757 Away Ratings: 3-11 74.367 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 75.429 League Power Rankings: 3-14 73.836 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-7 72.117 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 74.195

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 70.937 (225)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 1-4 74.429
Away Ratings: 1-4 73.882
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.336
League Power Rankings: 2-8 74.164
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 71.336

Home Advantage: 0.7460 (242)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0711 (88)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1939 (97)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3061 (112)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4189 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5718 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8189 (140)

Upward Stability: 1.1804 (117)

Downward Stability: 0.9330 (266)

RPI
RPI: 0.4524 (247)
0-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-327

RPI Home (5-8): 0.4543 (276) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-327

RPI Away (3-11): 0.4486 (184)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4619 (182) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (3-14): 0.4406 (262)
0-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (6-7): 0.4669 (209) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5033 (135)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2002	Away	L 67-82	vs. #4 Pittsburgh
11/25/2002	Home	W 86-82	vs. #91 West Virginia
11/27/2002	Home	L 67-74	vs. #238 Cleveland St
11/30/2002	Away	L 39-89	vs. #26 Maryland
12/2/2002	Away	L 72-79	vs. #154 George Mason
12/7/2002	Home	L 63-77	vs. #291 Mt St Marys
12/18/2002	Home	W 61-56	vs. #243 Youngstown St
12/20/2002	Neut	W 74-63	vs. #304 Sacred Heart
12/21/2002	Neut	L 69-73	vs. #69 Troy St
12/22/2002	Neut	L 48-49	vs. #164 Denver
12/27/2002	Away	W 67-57	vs. #253 St Francis NY
12/28/2002	Away	W 71-68	vs. #254 Florida Intl
12/31/2002	Home	W 74-71	vs. #321 MD Eastrn Shore
1/5/2003	Away	L 56-76	vs. #27 St Josephs
1/8/2003	Home	W 61-54	vs. #73 Temple
1/11/2003	Away	L 72-77	vs. #29 Dayton
1/18/2003	Home	L 69-75	vs. #111 Richmond
1/21/2003	Away	L 58-93	vs. #17 Xavier
1/25/2003	Home	L 78-86	vs. #105 St Bonaventure
1/28/2003	Away	L 47-84	vs. #111 Richmond
2/1/2003	Away	L 58-68	vs. #149 Geo Washington
2/5/2003	Home	L 75-76	vs. #29 Dayton
2/8/2003	Home	L 74-82	vs. #170 La Salle
2/15/2003	Away	W 74-65	vs. #296 Fordham
2/19/2003	Home	W 78-73	vs. #149 Geo Washington
2/23/2003	Away	L 55-70	vs. #191 Massachusetts
2/26/2003	Home	L 78-80	vs. #17 Xavier
3/1/2003	Away	L 66-71	vs. #170 La Salle
3/8/2003	Home	L 71-76	vs. #96 Rhode Island
3/10/2003	Away	L 73-75	vs. #96 Rhode Island

FUTURE GAMES

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