NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MEMPHIS
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-7
Power Rating: 87.183
Ranking: 22

3-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
13-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (14-2): 86.230 (40) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-1 86.870 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-1 83.276 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 98.933

Away Ratings (7-4): 88.167 (15)
1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 6-3 87.894
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 83.058
Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 93.558

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 86.245 (54) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-0 84.370 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 84.651 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.776

League Power Rankings (14-4): 88.222 (19)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
10-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-1 86.870
Away Ratings: 6-3 87.894
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 84.370
Last Ten Ratings: 8-1 93.105

Non-League Power Ratings (9-3): 85.464 (41) 2-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 7-1 83.276 Away Ratings: 1-1 83.058 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 84.651 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 72.433

Wins Power Rankings: 89.222 (21)
3-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
13-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 14-2 86.894
Away Ratings: 7-4 90.769
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 89.097
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 93.597

Rankings: Points: 84.675 (23) 3-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 11-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 14-2 85.144 Away Ratings: 7-4 84.972 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.581 League Power Rankings: 14-4 86.015 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-3 82.534 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 88.175

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 91.151 (11)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-0 98.933
Away Ratings: 4-1 93.558
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.776
League Power Rankings: 8-1 93.105
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 72.433

Home Advantage: 2.4308 (201)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0773 (80)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2152 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3432 (86)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4645 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6267 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8666 (70)

Upward Stability: 0.8876 (299)

Downward Stability: 1.1677 (154)

RPI
RPI: 0.5925 (30)
3-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
12-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (14-2): 0.6025 (53) 2-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (7-4): 0.5640 (19)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.6411 (28) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (14-4): 0.5858 (37)
1-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.6027 (33) 1-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5344 (74)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/14/2002	Neut	W 70-63	vs. #2 Syracuse
11/22/2002	Home	L 80-81	vs. #85 Austin Peay
11/25/2002	Home	W 78-54	vs. #319 Ark Pine Bluff
12/3/2002	Home	W 73-49	vs. #153 Arkansas Lr
12/7/2002	Home	W 72-55	vs. #233 Furman
12/14/2002	Away	L 78-93	vs. #21 Missouri
12/19/2002	Home	W 58-51	vs. #82 Mississippi
12/28/2002	Home	W 77-74	vs. #10 Illinois
12/30/2002	Home	W 67-60	vs. #123 Murray St
1/2/2003	Away	W 72-67	vs. #135 Arkansas
1/5/2003	Home	W 72-68	vs. #65 Villanova
1/7/2003	Home	W 85-73	vs. #119 Tulane
1/11/2003	Away	L 67-84	vs. #151 SO Mississippi
1/18/2003	Home	L 74-75	vs. #115 South Florida
1/22/2003	Home	W 77-66	vs. #195 Houston
1/25/2003	Away	L 66-69	vs. #66 St Louis
2/1/2003	Home	W 80-62	vs. #151 SO Mississippi
2/4/2003	Home	W 73-49	vs. #165 East Carolina
2/8/2003	Away	W 84-69	vs. #183 TCU
2/13/2003	Away	W 58-57	vs. #119 Tulane
2/15/2003	Home	W 94-70	vs. #71 Uab
2/19/2003	Away	W 80-73	vs. #14 Louisville
2/22/2003	Away	W 73-66	vs. #115 South Florida
2/26/2003	Home	W 88-64	vs. #183 TCU
3/1/2003	Home	W 67-48	vs. #52 Cincinnati
3/6/2003	Away	W 71-56	vs. #195 Houston
3/8/2003	Away	W 90-79	vs. #71 Uab
3/13/2003	Neut	W 62-56	vs. #115 South Florida
3/14/2003	Away	L 75-78	vs. #14 Louisville
3/20/2003	Neut	L 71-84	vs. #34 Arizona St

FUTURE GAMES

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