NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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HARTFORD
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-13
Power Rating: 72.238
Ranking: 209

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
13-6 v #201-327

Home Ratings (10-1): 76.582 (143) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 9-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-1 73.488 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 72.863 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 76.207

Away Ratings (4-9): 70.816 (233)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
3-5 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 3-5 73.215
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 71.582
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 67.863

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 67.863 (221) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-1 70.770 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 64.363 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 70.770

League Power Rankings (11-7): 73.231 (189)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
9-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-1 73.488
Away Ratings: 3-5 73.215
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 70.770
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 71.660

Non-League Power Ratings (4-6): 69.113 (251) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-0 72.863 Away Ratings: 1-4 71.582 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 64.363 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.238

Wins Power Rankings: 71.199 (211)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
13-6 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 10-1 77.231
Away Ratings: 4-9 69.020
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 66.512
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 71.543

Rankings: Points: 73.416 (196) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 13-6 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 10-1 75.557 Away Ratings: 4-9 73.229 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 69.479 League Power Rankings: 11-7 74.127 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-6 71.400 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 73.104

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 72.332 (205)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 4-0 76.207
Away Ratings: 1-3 67.863
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 70.770
League Power Rankings: 6-4 71.660
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 72.238

Home Advantage: 10.416 (35)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0299 (239)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0919 (263)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1590 (269)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2393 (269)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3693 (273)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6779 (278)

Upward Stability: 1.1125 (179)

Downward Stability: 1.1933 (133)

RPI
RPI: 0.4936 (163)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
13-6 v #201-327

RPI Home (10-1): 0.5669 (107) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-9): 0.4360 (209)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
3-5 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.4804 (168) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (11-7): 0.5015 (153)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (4-6): 0.4812 (183) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4796 (198)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/26/2002	Home	W 81-76	vs. #283 Liu Brooklyn
11/30/2002	Home	W 70-57	vs. #263 Delaware St
12/5/2002	Away	L 52-65	vs. #24 Oklahoma St
12/7/2002	Away	L 52-92	vs. #8 Oklahoma
12/11/2002	Neut	L 66-70	vs. #240 Central Conn
12/12/2002	Neut	L 53-79	vs. #68 Holy Cross
12/21/2002	Home	W 59-44	vs. #293 Dartmouth
12/23/2002	Away	L 54-55	vs. #154 George Mason
12/28/2002	Away	W 59-58	vs. #321 MD Eastrn Shore
12/30/2002	Away	L 80-81	vs. #260 Fair Dickinson
1/4/2003	Home	W 88-84	vs. #308 New Hampshire
1/8/2003	Away	W 68-61	vs. #272 Stony Brook
1/11/2003	Home	W 82-75	vs. #219 Northeastern
1/15/2003	Away	L 52-55	vs. #213 Binghamton
1/18/2003	Home	L 58-59	vs. #141 Boston U
1/25/2003	Away	W 63-55	vs. #161 Vermont
1/29/2003	Home	W 80-68	vs. #307 Albany NY
1/31/2003	Away	L 50-51	vs. #219 Northeastern
2/2/2003	Away	L 71-82	vs. #228 Maine
2/6/2003	Home	W 65-51	vs. #213 Binghamton
2/12/2003	Away	L 61-72	vs. #308 New Hampshire
2/15/2003	Away	L 59-65	vs. #141 Boston U
2/19/2003	Home	W 72-64	vs. #272 Stony Brook
2/22/2003	Away	W 67-53	vs. #307 Albany NY
2/26/2003	Home	W 64-61	vs. #161 Vermont
3/2/2003	Home	W 70-58	vs. #228 Maine
3/9/2003	Neut	W 59-47	vs. #272 Stony Brook
3/10/2003	Neut	L 51-67	vs. #161 Vermont

FUTURE GAMES

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