NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-13
Power Rating: 79.781
Ranking: 95

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-7 v #51-100
9-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-327

Home Ratings (10-3): 80.149 (92) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-2 80.031 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 81.281 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 78.235

Away Ratings (5-10): 78.078 (117)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 4-6 79.391
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 79.969
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 78.531

Neutral Ratings (2-0): 91.656 (14) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 2-0 86.156 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 79.781 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 86.156

League Power Rankings (13-8): 80.094 (92)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-2 80.031
Away Ratings: 4-6 79.391
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 86.156
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.828

Non-League Power Ratings (4-5): 78.875 (108) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-1 81.281 Away Ratings: 1-4 79.969 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 79.781 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 79.781

Wins Power Rankings: 79.961 (101)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-7 v #51-100
9-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 10-3 79.703
Away Ratings: 5-10 78.297
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 98.461
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 78.242

Rankings: Points: 79.651 (82) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-7 v #51-100 10-4 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 10-3 80.682 Away Ratings: 5-10 78.158 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 85.713 League Power Rankings: 13-8 79.705 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-5 79.494 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.190

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 78.594 (109)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-2 78.235
Away Ratings: 1-3 78.531
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 86.156
League Power Rankings: 5-5 79.828
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 79.781

Home Advantage: 4.4293 (151)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0486 (144)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1584 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2821 (125)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4031 (125)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5704 (122)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8373 (116)

Upward Stability: 1.2456 (54)

Downward Stability: 1.3939 (27)

RPI
RPI: 0.5308 (100)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
4-7 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-327

RPI Home (10-3): 0.5758 (92) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (5-10): 0.4780 (120)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (2-0): 0.6399 (29) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (13-8): 0.5365 (98)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (4-5): 0.5190 (123) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5189 (102)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2002	Away	L 75-77	vs. #79 San Diego
11/26/2002	Away	W 64-61	vs. #124 San Francisco
11/30/2002	Away	L 70-73	vs. #50 Weber St
12/4/2002	Home	L 80-82	vs. #59 Unlv
12/7/2002	Home	W 83-54	vs. #205 Pacific
12/10/2002	Away	L 63-76	vs. #34 Arizona St
12/14/2002	Away	L 62-67	vs. #210 Santa Clara
12/21/2002	Home	W 88-79	vs. #196 Portland
12/28/2002	Home	W 81-70	vs. #79 San Diego
1/2/2003	Away	L 75-79	vs. #103 Rice
1/4/2003	Away	L 60-63	vs. #58 Tulsa
1/9/2003	Home	W 78-66	vs. #297 Texas El Paso
1/11/2003	Home	W 71-61	vs. #185 Boise St
1/16/2003	Away	W 75-67	vs. #178 Louisiana Tech
1/18/2003	Away	L 76-86	vs. #120 SMU
1/23/2003	Home	W 86-59	vs. #277 San Jose St
1/25/2003	Home	W 73-65	vs. #100 Hawaii
2/1/2003	Home	W 92-79	vs. #80 Fresno St
2/6/2003	Away	W 67-64	vs. #185 Boise St
2/8/2003	Away	W 71-64	vs. #297 Texas El Paso
2/13/2003	Home	W 82-64	vs. #120 SMU
2/15/2003	Home	L 97-99	vs. #178 Louisiana Tech
2/19/2003	Away	L 71-73	vs. #100 Hawaii
2/22/2003	Away	W 74-66	vs. #277 San Jose St
3/1/2003	Away	L 99-107	vs. #80 Fresno St
3/5/2003	Home	W 86-68	vs. #103 Rice
3/8/2003	Home	L 73-79	vs. #58 Tulsa
3/13/2003	Neut	W 72-66	vs. #178 Louisiana Tech
3/14/2003	Neut	W 81-66	vs. #120 SMU
3/15/2003	Away	L 64-75	vs. #58 Tulsa

FUTURE GAMES

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