NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-20
Power Rating: 72.778
Ranking: 195

0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-327

Home Ratings (6-7): 73.098 (194) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 4-4 75.145 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 66.153 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 75.216

Away Ratings (1-11): 71.700 (223)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 1-6 77.513
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-5 66.028
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 75.622

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 73.778 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-1 71.497 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 77.403 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 56.278

League Power Rankings (6-11): 75.470 (169)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 4-4 75.145
Away Ratings: 1-6 77.513
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.497
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 74.044

Non-League Power Ratings (2-9): 65.794 (279) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 2-3 66.153 Away Ratings: 0-5 66.028 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.403 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.778

Wins Power Rankings: 72.692 (190)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 6-7 73.075
Away Ratings: 1-11 70.848
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 74.567
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 71.919

Rankings: Points: 72.907 (204) 0-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-5 v #51-100 6-8 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 6-7 72.845 Away Ratings: 1-11 73.110 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 72.626 League Power Rankings: 6-11 74.899 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-9 68.016 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 73.391

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 72.497 (201)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-2 75.216
Away Ratings: 0-5 75.622
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 56.278
League Power Rankings: 2-8 74.044
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 72.778

Home Advantage: 4.9393 (131)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0650 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1984 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3382 (88)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4707 (82)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6389 (75)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8756 (55)

Upward Stability: 1.2272 (77)

Downward Stability: 0.9293 (269)

RPI
RPI: 0.4625 (221)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
6-8 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-327

RPI Home (6-7): 0.5117 (198) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (1-11): 0.4130 (251)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4474 (193) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (6-11): 0.4858 (178)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (2-9): 0.4276 (260) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5214 (96)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2002	Home	L 75-78	vs. #239 Prairie View
11/27/2002	Away	L 53-71	vs. #103 Rice
11/30/2002	Neut	L 60-62	vs. #99 Baylor
12/4/2002	Home	W 56-47	vs. #297 Texas El Paso
12/7/2002	Home	W 60-59	vs. #203 Texas Arlington
12/9/2002	Away	L 59-68	vs. #216 SW Texas St
12/21/2002	Home	L 61-71	vs. #107 San Diego St
12/23/2002	Away	L 61-85	vs. #144 Washington
1/1/2003	Away	L 48-62	vs. #45 Texas Tech
1/4/2003	Home	L 56-72	vs. #72 Ul Lafayette
1/8/2003	Away	L 51-80	vs. #33 LSU
1/11/2003	Home	L 50-63	vs. #71 Uab
1/18/2003	Home	W 72-59	vs. #66 St Louis
1/22/2003	Away	L 66-77	vs. #22 Memphis
1/25/2003	Neut	W 76-75	vs. #151 SO Mississippi
1/29/2003	Home	W 59-57	vs. #115 South Florida
2/1/2003	Away	W 61-56	vs. #183 TCU
2/4/2003	Home	L 58-65	vs. #119 Tulane
2/8/2003	Home	L 55-81	vs. #14 Louisville
2/12/2003	Away	L 55-59	vs. #93 NC Charlotte
2/15/2003	Away	L 47-62	vs. #115 South Florida
2/18/2003	Home	W 46-42	vs. #151 SO Mississippi
2/22/2003	Away	L 52-80	vs. #71 Uab
2/26/2003	Away	L 52-56	vs. #119 Tulane
3/1/2003	Home	W 75-57	vs. #183 TCU
3/6/2003	Home	L 56-71	vs. #22 Memphis
3/8/2003	Away	L 59-65	vs. #67 DePaul
3/12/2003	Neut	L 52-74	vs. #119 Tulane

FUTURE GAMES

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