NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ILLINOIS
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 25-7
Power Rating: 89.394
Ranking: 10

3-4 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (14-0): 98.894 (1) 2-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-0 94.863 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-0 92.394 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 103.89

Away Ratings (3-6): 84.378 (42)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 3-5 85.933
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 88.144
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 90.238

Neutral Ratings (8-1): 91.519 (15) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 4-0 90.113 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-1 87.988 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 87.613

League Power Rankings (14-5): 89.519 (12)
2-2 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-0 94.863
Away Ratings: 3-5 85.933
Neutral Ratings: 4-0 90.113
Last Ten Ratings: 7-1 91.394

Non-League Power Ratings (11-2): 89.082 (17) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 7-0 92.394 Away Ratings: 0-1 88.144 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 87.988 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 84.644

Wins Power Rankings: 91.476 (12)
2-3 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 14-0 104.97
Away Ratings: 3-6 85.414
Neutral Ratings: 8-1 95.226
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 93.414

Rankings: Points: 86.793 (10) 3-4 v #1-25 3-2 v #26-50 9-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 14-0 93.605 Away Ratings: 3-6 83.543 Neutral Ratings: 8-1 86.793 League Power Rankings: 14-5 86.894 Non-League Power Ratings: 11-2 86.543 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 87.246

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 90.738 (12)
1-0 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-0 103.89
Away Ratings: 1-1 90.238
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 87.613
League Power Rankings: 7-1 91.394
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 84.644

Home Advantage: 14.901 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0904 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2517 (59)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4009 (56)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5312 (52)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6794 (45)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8715 (62)

Upward Stability: 1.0013 (257)

Downward Stability: 1.3261 (56)

RPI
RPI: 0.6115 (17)
2-2 v #1-25
4-4 v #26-50
9-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (14-0): 0.6485 (15) 2-0 v #1-25 4-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (3-6): 0.5169 (61)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (8-1): 0.6476 (24) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (14-5): 0.6194 (13)
0-0 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
7-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (11-2): 0.5993 (36) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5549 (52)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2002	Home	W 90-56	vs. #232 Lehigh
11/27/2002	Home	W 96-43	vs. #319 Ark Pine Bluff
12/1/2002	Home	W 85-56	vs. #301 Western Ill
12/3/2002	Home	W 92-65	vs. #54 North Carolina
12/7/2002	Neut	W 62-58	vs. #135 Arkansas
12/10/2002	Home	W 80-68	vs. #171 Eastern Ill
12/14/2002	Neut	W 70-54	vs. #73 Temple
12/21/2002	Neut	W 85-70	vs. #21 Missouri
12/28/2002	Away	L 74-77	vs. #22 Memphis
12/30/2002	Home	W 63-37	vs. #290 Coppin St
1/4/2003	Home	W 88-53	vs. #192 Oakland
1/7/2003	Away	W 76-70	vs. #90 Minnesota
1/11/2003	Home	W 69-63	vs. #18 Wisconsin
1/15/2003	Away	L 61-68	vs. #84 Iowa
1/18/2003	Away	L 66-74	vs. #39 Indiana
1/22/2003	Home	W 75-62	vs. #35 Purdue
1/25/2003	Away	W 75-63	vs. #206 Penn St
1/29/2003	Home	W 67-60	vs. #64 Michigan
2/2/2003	Away	L 65-68	vs. #23 Michigan St
2/9/2003	Home	W 76-57	vs. #62 Ohio St
2/15/2003	Away	L 61-70	vs. #35 Purdue
2/18/2003	Home	W 70-40	vs. #23 Michigan St
2/22/2003	Neut	W 73-61	vs. #159 Northwestern
2/25/2003	Home	W 80-54	vs. #39 Indiana
3/1/2003	Away	W 82-79	vs. #64 Michigan
3/5/2003	Away	L 59-60	vs. #18 Wisconsin
3/9/2003	Home	W 84-60	vs. #90 Minnesota
3/14/2003	Neut	W 94-65	vs. #159 Northwestern
3/15/2003	Neut	W 73-72	vs. #39 Indiana
3/16/2003	Neut	W 72-59	vs. #62 Ohio St
3/20/2003	Neut	W 65-60	vs. #60 Western KY
3/22/2003	Neut	L 60-68	vs. #15 Notre Dame

FUTURE GAMES

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