NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MARSHALL
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-15
Power Rating: 75.836
Ranking: 160

0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
7-9 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-327

Home Ratings (10-3): 79.078 (106) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 8-2 80.297 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 69.899 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 77.821

Away Ratings (3-10): 73.555 (186)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-8 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 2-7 75.399
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 74.711
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 71.461

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 65.211 (248) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 59.336 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 75.961 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 59.336

League Power Rankings (10-10): 77.137 (140)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
6-6 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-2 80.297
Away Ratings: 2-7 75.399
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.336
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 76.618

Non-League Power Ratings (3-5): 70.743 (234) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 2-1 69.899 Away Ratings: 1-3 74.711 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 75.961 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 63.586

Wins Power Rankings: 75.805 (160)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
7-8 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 10-3 79.102
Away Ratings: 3-10 73.516
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 60.055
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.727

Rankings: Points: 75.957 (152) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 7-9 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 10-3 78.801 Away Ratings: 3-10 73.996 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 69.145 League Power Rankings: 10-1076.778 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-5 72.879 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 74.887

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 75.391 (163)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-1 77.821
Away Ratings: 0-3 71.461
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.336
League Power Rankings: 5-4 76.618
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 63.586

Home Advantage: 10.592 (34)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0377 (190)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1354 (166)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2527 (150)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3860 (137)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5569 (130)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8317 (120)

Upward Stability: 1.3637 (16)

Downward Stability: 1.2470 (93)

RPI
RPI: 0.4795 (193)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
6-8 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-327

RPI Home (10-3): 0.5464 (132) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (3-10): 0.4231 (231)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.4102 (222) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (10-10): 0.5020 (152)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (3-5): 0.4242 (264) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4846 (182)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Away	W 92-90	vs. #146 Niagara
12/2/2002	Away	L 56-75	vs. #108 Rutgers
12/7/2002	Away	W 75-57	vs. #104 Northern Ill
12/14/2002	Home	W 90-65	vs. #282 Radford
12/17/2002	Away	L 100-101	vs. #116 Morehead St
12/20/2002	Home	W 83-68	vs. #273 Westrn Carolina
12/28/2002	Away	L 58-81	vs. #191 Massachusetts
1/4/2003	Home	W 66-54	vs. #76 Western Mich
1/8/2003	Away	W 69-63	vs. #266 Buffalo
1/11/2003	Home	W 79-58	vs. #137 Toledo
1/14/2003	Home	L 78-81	vs. #36 Central Mich
1/18/2003	Away	L 58-71	vs. #74 Kent
1/22/2003	Neut	L 61-65	vs. #91 West Virginia
1/25/2003	Home	W 87-77	vs. #266 Buffalo
1/28/2003	Away	L 75-96	vs. #147 Ball St
2/1/2003	Home	L 85-87	vs. #131 Ohio
2/3/2003	Away	L 81-90	vs. #172 Eastern Mich
2/5/2003	Away	L 75-79	vs. #76 Western Mich
2/8/2003	Home	W 56-54	vs. #158 Bowling Green
2/12/2003	Home	W 74-58	vs. #167 Akron
2/15/2003	Away	L 49-69	vs. #132 Miami Ohio
2/22/2003	Home	L 53-57	vs. #217 Illinois St
2/25/2003	Home	W 80-67	vs. #74 Kent
3/1/2003	Away	L 65-70	vs. #131 Ohio
3/5/2003	Away	L 71-79	vs. #167 Akron
3/8/2003	Home	W 58-51	vs. #132 Miami Ohio
3/10/2003	Home	W 83-75	vs. #172 Eastern Mich
3/13/2003	Neut	L 57-79	vs. #74 Kent

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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