NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NC WILMINGTON
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 24-7
Power Rating: 82.968
Ranking: 55

0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
10-4 v #101-200
13-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (11-1): 82.125 (76) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 8-1 80.156 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 84.468 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 85.843

Away Ratings (10-5): 82.679 (61)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 7-2 81.531
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-3 83.281
Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 82.406

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 85.062 (65) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-0 86.468 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 84.718 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 85.625

League Power Rankings (18-3): 83.226 (56)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-3 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-1 80.156
Away Ratings: 7-2 81.531
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 86.468
Last Ten Ratings: 9-0 85.031

Non-League Power Ratings (6-4): 82.453 (64) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-0 84.468 Away Ratings: 3-3 83.281 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 84.718 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 84.718

Wins Power Rankings: 83.718 (61)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
10-2 v #101-200
13-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 11-1 81.843
Away Ratings: 10-5 83.914
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.218
Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 87.265

Rankings: Points: 82.117 (50) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 11-4 v #101-200 13-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 11-1 82.195 Away Ratings: 10-5 81.242 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.054 League Power Rankings: 18-3 82.218 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-4 81.898 Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 85.101

Last Ten Ratings (9-1): 86.297 (35)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-0 85.843
Away Ratings: 3-0 82.406
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.625
League Power Rankings: 9-0 85.031
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 84.718

Home Advantage: 2.9001 (185)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0323 (220)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1116 (214)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2028 (214)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2996 (216)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4459 (218)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7431 (216)

Upward Stability: 0.8439 (308)

Downward Stability: 1.1299 (175)

RPI
RPI: 0.5685 (52)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
13-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (11-1): 0.5793 (88) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 7-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (10-5): 0.5520 (29)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.5985 (57) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (18-3): 0.5803 (48)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (6-4): 0.5453 (86) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4999 (142)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Away	L 76-85	vs. #45 Texas Tech
11/26/2002	Away	W 66-52	vs. #276 Tex San Antonio
11/30/2002	Home	W 78-57	vs. #121 East Tenn St
12/2/2002	Away	L 60-69	vs. #129 Fairfield
12/7/2002	Away	L 48-59	vs. #29 Dayton
12/11/2002	Home	W 68-36	vs. #314 Campbell
12/21/2002	Home	W 71-60	vs. #276 Tex San Antonio
12/23/2002	Away	W 78-69	vs. #87 Coll Of Charltn
12/30/2002	Away	W 81-62	vs. #231 Jacksonville
1/4/2003	Home	W 71-47	vs. #271 Hofstra
1/8/2003	Home	L 57-67	vs. #199 Old Dominion
1/11/2003	Away	W 88-86	vs. #126 Drexel
1/15/2003	Away	W 73-58	vs. #224 James Madison
1/18/2003	Away	W 68-62	vs. #181 Delaware
1/22/2003	Home	W 85-53	vs. #315 Towson
1/25/2003	Away	W 81-50	vs. #140 VA Commonwealth
1/27/2003	Away	L 58-70	vs. #154 George Mason
2/1/2003	Home	W 77-56	vs. #126 Drexel
2/5/2003	Home	W 73-62	vs. #224 James Madison
2/8/2003	Home	W 71-53	vs. #181 Delaware
2/12/2003	Away	L 68-71	vs. #199 Old Dominion
2/15/2003	Away	W 74-70	vs. #271 Hofstra
2/19/2003	Home	W 75-55	vs. #154 George Mason
2/22/2003	Away	W 75-51	vs. #315 Towson
2/24/2003	Away	W 72-48	vs. #257 William & Mary
3/1/2003	Home	W 80-63	vs. #140 VA Commonwealth
3/3/2003	Home	W 60-49	vs. #257 William & Mary
3/8/2003	Neut	W 76-56	vs. #271 Hofstra
3/9/2003	Neut	W 63-50	vs. #181 Delaware
3/10/2003	Neut	W 70-62	vs. #126 Drexel
3/21/2003	Neut	L 73-75	vs. #26 Maryland

FUTURE GAMES

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