NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MINNESOTA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-14
Power Rating: 80.064
Ranking: 90

2-5 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (14-3): 84.580 (49) 2-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 6-2 85.236 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-1 78.252 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 81.814

Away Ratings (2-8): 78.392 (111)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 2-6 81.033
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 71.314
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 83.908

Neutral Ratings (0-3): 63.314 (262) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 63.814 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 71.314 Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 68.439

League Power Rankings (8-9): 81.533 (74)
1-5 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 6-2 85.236
Away Ratings: 2-6 81.033
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 63.814
Last Ten Ratings: 3-5 79.986

Non-League Power Ratings (8-5): 77.486 (127) 1-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 8-1 78.252 Away Ratings: 0-2 71.314 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 71.314 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 71.314

Wins Power Rankings: 81.013 (87)
1-4 v #1-25
2-5 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 14-3 86.295
Away Ratings: 2-8 79.404
Neutral Ratings: 0-3 57.513
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 76.591

Rankings: Points: 78.836 (96) 2-5 v #1-25 2-4 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 14-3 82.117 Away Ratings: 2-8 77.445 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 67.773 League Power Rankings: 8-9 80.453 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-5 75.953 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 77.226

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 76.798 (140)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-1 81.814
Away Ratings: 1-3 83.908
Neutral Ratings: 0-3 68.439
League Power Rankings: 3-5 79.986
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 71.314

Home Advantage: 13.623 (10)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0883 (72)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2412 (70)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3829 (68)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5063 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6497 (68)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8569 (90)

Upward Stability: 1.2954 (33)

Downward Stability: 1.2067 (123)

RPI
RPI: 0.5392 (85)
1-4 v #1-25
2-5 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (14-3): 0.6116 (43) 2-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (2-8): 0.4642 (146)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-3): 0.3741 (241) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (8-9): 0.5373 (93)
0-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5411 (92) 1-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5411 (68)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2002	Home	W 87-81	vs. #229 NC Asheville
11/30/2002	Home	W 72-69	vs. #12 Georgia
12/4/2002	Home	W 64-63	vs. #63 Georgia Tech
12/6/2002	Home	W 79-52	vs. #317 Bethune Cookman
12/8/2002	Away	L 60-80	vs. #139 Nebraska
12/10/2002	Home	W 86-84	vs. #153 Arkansas Lr
12/13/2002	Home	W 104-66	vs. #260 Fair Dickinson
12/22/2002	Away	L 81-90	vs. #44 Oregon
12/28/2002	Home	L 89-99	vs. #45 Texas Tech
1/1/2003	Home	W 85-80	vs. #179 Oral Roberts
1/4/2003	Home	W 79-46	vs. #304 Sacred Heart
1/7/2003	Home	L 70-76	vs. #10 Illinois
1/15/2003	Away	L 50-66	vs. #18 Wisconsin
1/18/2003	Home	W 77-69	vs. #23 Michigan St
1/22/2003	Away	L 63-75	vs. #64 Michigan
1/25/2003	Home	W 74-57	vs. #159 Northwestern
1/29/2003	Away	W 76-75	vs. #206 Penn St
2/1/2003	Home	W 87-80	vs. #64 Michigan
2/5/2003	Away	L 68-73	vs. #62 Ohio St
2/8/2003	Home	W 90-68	vs. #35 Purdue
2/12/2003	Home	W 77-64	vs. #84 Iowa
2/19/2003	Away	W 73-61	vs. #159 Northwestern
2/22/2003	Home	W 77-62	vs. #206 Penn St
2/26/2003	Away	L 61-71	vs. #23 Michigan St
3/2/2003	Home	L 61-69	vs. #18 Wisconsin
3/4/2003	Away	L 70-74	vs. #39 Indiana
3/9/2003	Away	L 60-84	vs. #10 Illinois
3/13/2003	Neut	L 64-76	vs. #159 Northwestern
4/1/2003	Neut	L 74-88	vs. #70 Georgetown
4/3/2003	Neut	L 61-71	vs. #45 Texas Tech

FUTURE GAMES

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