NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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LOYOLA MARYMNT
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-19
Power Rating: 72.312
Ranking: 208

0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
4-14 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (7-5): 72.648 (201) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-4 72.797 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-1 72.781 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 74.703

Away Ratings (1-10): 70.203 (238)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 1-6 73.016
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-4 73.531
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 73.687

Neutral Ratings (3-4): 73.734 (173) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-1 71.531 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 73.344 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 71.531

League Power Rankings (5-11): 72.102 (207)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-8 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-4 72.797
Away Ratings: 1-6 73.016
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.531
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 73.586

Non-League Power Ratings (6-8): 72.641 (201) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-6 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 4-1 72.781 Away Ratings: 0-4 73.531 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 73.344 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.312

Wins Power Rankings: 71.887 (205)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
4-13 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-5 71.723
Away Ratings: 1-10 69.043
Neutral Ratings: 3-4 74.574
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 74.027

Rankings: Points: 72.867 (207) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 2-13 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 7-5 73.656 Away Ratings: 1-10 72.023 Neutral Ratings: 3-4 72.477 League Power Rankings: 5-11 72.555 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-8 73.336 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 73.484

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 73.812 (183)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-2 74.703
Away Ratings: 1-3 73.687
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.531
League Power Rankings: 4-6 73.586
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 72.312

Home Advantage: 5.0285 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0351 (203)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1287 (181)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2387 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3631 (154)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5367 (147)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8298 (123)

Upward Stability: 1.3835 (11)

Downward Stability: 1.1834 (140)

RPI
RPI: 0.4602 (229)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-11 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-327

RPI Home (7-5): 0.4963 (222) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-327

RPI Away (1-10): 0.3991 (272)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (3-4): 0.4942 (152) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327

RPI League (5-11): 0.4493 (249)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (6-8): 0.4719 (197) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4914 (160)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	W 85-79	vs. #125 Loyola Chi
11/25/2002	Home	W 88-55	vs. #220 Sacramento St
11/28/2002	Neut	L 71-87	vs. #65 Villanova
11/29/2002	Neut	W 65-62	vs. #193 Montana
11/30/2002	Neut	L 65-72	vs. #77 Wyoming
12/4/2002	Away	L 66-81	vs. #114 UC Irvine
12/7/2002	Home	W 75-68	vs. #237 CS Fullerton
12/14/2002	Home	W 76-68	vs. #295 Long Beach St
12/16/2002	Away	L 70-72	vs. #177 Cal Poly
12/19/2002	Away	L 71-74	vs. #198 CS Northridge
12/21/2002	Home	L 68-75	vs. #193 Montana
12/29/2002	Neut	L 71-79	vs. #130 Siena
12/30/2002	Neut	W 74-69	vs. #226 SO Carolina St
1/3/2003	Away	L 69-79	vs. #107 San Diego St
1/9/2003	Away	L 73-85	vs. #40 Gonzaga
1/11/2003	Away	L 68-73	vs. #196 Portland
1/17/2003	Home	L 68-82	vs. #79 San Diego
1/18/2003	Home	W 75-69	vs. #210 Santa Clara
1/25/2003	Home	L 67-70	vs. #145 Pepperdine
1/31/2003	Away	L 60-71	vs. #156 St Marys CA
2/1/2003	Away	L 73-91	vs. #124 San Francisco
2/6/2003	Home	W 86-71	vs. #196 Portland
2/8/2003	Home	W 80-74	vs. #40 Gonzaga
2/13/2003	Away	W 73-61	vs. #210 Santa Clara
2/15/2003	Away	L 51-73	vs. #79 San Diego
2/22/2003	Away	L 71-94	vs. #145 Pepperdine
2/28/2003	Home	L 69-75	vs. #124 San Francisco
3/1/2003	Home	L 62-67	vs. #156 St Marys CA
3/7/2003	Neut	W 65-63	vs. #196 Portland
3/8/2003	Neut	L 56-70	vs. #124 San Francisco

FUTURE GAMES

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