NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-15
Power Rating: 63.623
Ranking: 300

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
14-12 v #201-327

Home Ratings (8-4): 63.029 (298) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 8-4 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 6-3 60.920 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 63.560 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 62.279

Away Ratings (4-10): 63.224 (299)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
4-7 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 4-6 65.490
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-4 59.623
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 62.592

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 67.592 (224) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-1 67.373 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 68.560 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 67.373

League Power Rankings (11-10): 63.310 (303)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
11-10 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 6-3 60.920
Away Ratings: 4-6 65.490
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 67.373
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 63.279

Non-League Power Ratings (3-5): 64.701 (289) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 2-1 63.560 Away Ratings: 0-4 59.623 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 68.560 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 63.623

Wins Power Rankings: 61.174 (302)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
14-12 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-4 60.877
Away Ratings: 4-10 60.267
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 65.861
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 59.580

Rankings: Points: 66.314 (300) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 14-12 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 8-4 65.123 Away Ratings: 4-10 66.713 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 69.752 League Power Rankings: 11-1066.345 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-5 66.205 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 66.080

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 62.599 (302)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
5-5 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-1 62.279
Away Ratings: 1-3 62.592
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 67.373
League Power Rankings: 5-5 63.279
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 63.623

Home Advantage: 2.9905 (181)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0215 (289)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0528 (319)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.0913 (323)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1369 (323)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2161 (324)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.4732 (327)

Upward Stability: 1.1682 (125)

Downward Stability: 1.1812 (145)

RPI
RPI: 0.4204 (282)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
12-7 v #201-327

RPI Home (8-4): 0.4492 (282) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 8-4 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-10): 0.3921 (278)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.4398 (200) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (11-10): 0.4273 (274)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
9-7 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (3-5): 0.4033 (292) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.3996 (324)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2002	Home	L 74-75	vs. #301 Western Ill
11/26/2002	Home	W 61-60	vs. #268 Mo Kansas City
12/3/2002	Away	L 51-96	vs. #4 Pittsburgh
12/7/2002	Away	L 62-72	vs. #255 Hampton
12/14/2002	Away	L 50-53	vs. #315 Towson
12/16/2002	Away	L 48-84	vs. #70 Georgetown
12/21/2002	Home	W 75-70	vs. #284 NC Greensboro
12/28/2002	Neut	W 70-69	vs. #270 VMI
12/29/2002	Away	L 38-67	vs. #111 Richmond
1/6/2003	Away	W 78-51	vs. #321 MD Eastrn Shore
1/8/2003	Away	W 73-68	vs. #292 Howard
1/11/2003	Home	W 57-47	vs. #290 Coppin St
1/13/2003	Home	W 66-63	vs. #322 Morgan St
1/18/2003	Home	W 59-49	vs. #317 Bethune Cookman
1/20/2003	Home	L 65-70	vs. #275 Florida A&M
1/25/2003	Away	L 64-76	vs. #226 SO Carolina St
1/27/2003	Away	W 83-60	vs. #327 NO Carolina A&T
2/3/2003	Away	L 56-71	vs. #263 Delaware St
2/8/2003	Home	L 78-88	vs. #292 Howard
2/10/2003	Home	W 80-63	vs. #321 MD Eastrn Shore
2/15/2003	Away	L 52-64	vs. #290 Coppin St
2/18/2003	Away	L 60-63	vs. #322 Morgan St
2/22/2003	Away	W 61-48	vs. #317 Bethune Cookman
2/24/2003	Away	L 62-72	vs. #275 Florida A&M
3/1/2003	Home	W 63-61	vs. #226 SO Carolina St
3/3/2003	Home	L 54-61	vs. #327 NO Carolina A&T
3/8/2003	Home	W 48-44	vs. #255 Hampton
3/10/2003	Neut	W 76-55	vs. #327 NO Carolina A&T
3/13/2003	Neut	L 62-64	vs. #255 Hampton

FUTURE GAMES

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