NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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EASTERN ILL
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-15
Power Rating: 74.861
Ranking: 171

0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-327

Home Ratings (9-2): 78.017 (123) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 6-2 75.267 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 81.236 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 80.111

Away Ratings (4-12): 72.970 (197)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 3-6 73.345
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-6 75.236
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 72.142

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 64.361 (255) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-0 74.861 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 71.486 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.861

League Power Rankings (9-8): 74.587 (175)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 6-2 75.267
Away Ratings: 3-6 73.345
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.861
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 75.861

Non-League Power Ratings (4-7): 75.431 (160) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-0 81.236 Away Ratings: 1-6 75.236 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 71.486 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.861

Wins Power Rankings: 75.228 (168)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 9-2 79.040
Away Ratings: 4-12 73.197
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 56.228
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 79.892

Rankings: Points: 74.423 (182) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-9 v #101-200 8-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 9-2 76.517 Away Ratings: 4-12 72.908 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 71.548 League Power Rankings: 9-8 73.888 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-7 75.579 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 75.173

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 77.814 (122)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-0 80.111
Away Ratings: 2-3 72.142
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.861
League Power Rankings: 7-3 75.861
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.861

Home Advantage: 9.5098 (48)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0605 (109)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1670 (122)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2697 (132)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3754 (145)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5194 (156)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7716 (188)

Upward Stability: 1.0767 (204)

Downward Stability: 1.0539 (214)

RPI
RPI: 0.4831 (186)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-327

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5484 (130) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-12): 0.4463 (190)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (292) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (9-8): 0.4771 (201)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (4-7): 0.4939 (162) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4893 (167)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2002	Away	W 73-59	vs. #185 Boise St
11/21/2002	Away	L 65-99	vs. #13 Florida
11/24/2002	Away	L 78-91	vs. #53 Illinois Chi
11/26/2002	Away	L 74-97	vs. #7 Marquette
11/30/2002	Home	W 94-89	vs. #163 Evansville
12/3/2002	Home	W 76-63	vs. #301 Western Ill
12/7/2002	Away	L 57-63	vs. #250 Indiana St
12/10/2002	Away	L 68-80	vs. #10 Illinois
12/20/2002	Away	L 65-81	vs. #100 Hawaii
12/21/2002	Neut	L 70-73	vs. #177 Cal Poly
12/30/2002	Home	W 90-75	vs. #104 Northern Ill
1/4/2003	Away	W 85-75	vs. #246 SE Missouri St
1/9/2003	Away	L 71-75	vs. #116 Morehead St
1/11/2003	Away	L 85-94	vs. #269 Eastern KY
1/16/2003	Home	L 74-80	vs. #123 Murray St
1/18/2003	Home	W 68-60	vs. #204 Tenn Martin
1/23/2003	Away	L 80-87	vs. #85 Austin Peay
1/30/2003	Home	L 61-69	vs. #112 Tennessee Tech
2/1/2003	Home	W 96-67	vs. #326 Tennessee St
2/4/2003	Home	W 85-73	vs. #246 SE Missouri St
2/6/2003	Home	W 95-76	vs. #269 Eastern KY
2/8/2003	Home	W 75-69	vs. #116 Morehead St
2/13/2003	Away	L 77-96	vs. #123 Murray St
2/15/2003	Away	W 85-84	vs. #204 Tenn Martin
2/20/2003	Home	W 80-76	vs. #85 Austin Peay
2/27/2003	Away	W 88-75	vs. #326 Tennessee St
3/1/2003	Away	L 84-97	vs. #112 Tennessee Tech
3/4/2003	Away	L 63-74	vs. #123 Murray St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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