NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 6-21
Power Rating: 63.038
Ranking: 305

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
6-13 v #201-327

Home Ratings (3-9): 58.968 (313) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-7 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-7 61.179 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 55.976 Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 54.601

Away Ratings (3-12): 68.234 (261)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
3-6 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 3-7 69.117
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-5 70.007
Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 71.070

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 63.038 (267) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-0 63.038 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 63.038 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 63.038

League Power Rankings (6-14): 64.195 (296)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
6-10 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-7 61.179
Away Ratings: 3-7 69.117
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.038
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 64.679

Non-League Power Ratings (0-7): 55.538 (318) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-3 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 0-2 55.976 Away Ratings: 0-5 70.007 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.038 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 63.038

Wins Power Rankings: 60.667 (305)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
6-13 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-9 55.870
Away Ratings: 3-12 67.370
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 60.667
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 63.324

Rankings: Points: 65.843 (305) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-9 v #101-200 6-11 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-9 62.695 Away Ratings: 3-12 69.523 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 65.843 League Power Rankings: 6-14 66.249 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-7 63.812 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 66.249

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 64.718 (287)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 0-4 54.601
Away Ratings: 3-3 71.070
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.038
League Power Rankings: 3-7 64.679
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 63.038

Home Advantage: -5.309 (317)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0211 (292)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0807 (281)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1528 (280)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2384 (271)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3778 (267)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6914 (264)

Upward Stability: 1.0810 (203)

Downward Stability: 0.8147 (294)

RPI
RPI: 0.3964 (304)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-11 v #101-200
6-7 v #201-327

RPI Home (3-9): 0.3925 (315) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-4 v #201-327

RPI Away (3-12): 0.3995 (271)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
3-5 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.3964 (227) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (6-14): 0.4161 (287)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
6-8 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (0-7): 0.3415 (322) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-4 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4544 (269)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/25/2002	Away	L 56-60	vs. #188 New Mexico
11/27/2002	Away	L 54-82	vs. #99 Baylor
11/30/2002	Away	L 63-64	vs. #251 Centenary
12/7/2002	Away	L 55-74	vs. #113 Wichita St
12/8/2002	Away	L 51-77	vs. #24 Oklahoma St
12/14/2002	Home	L 71-74	vs. #298 Grambling
12/30/2002	Away	L 49-51	vs. #264 SE Louisiana
1/2/2003	Home	W 76-67	vs. #276 Tex San Antonio
1/4/2003	Home	L 62-71	vs. #216 SW Texas St
1/9/2003	Away	L 56-71	vs. #212 McNeese St
1/13/2003	Home	L 72-83	vs. #251 Centenary
1/16/2003	Home	W 65-59	vs. #264 SE Louisiana
1/18/2003	Home	W 70-61	vs. #320 Nicholls St
1/23/2003	Away	L 63-79	vs. #249 Lamar
1/25/2003	Away	L 62-76	vs. #138 Sam Houston
1/30/2003	Home	L 66-75	vs. #203 Texas Arlington
2/1/2003	Home	L 59-71	vs. #166 Stephen Austin
2/6/2003	Away	W 73-63	vs. #276 Tex San Antonio
2/8/2003	Away	L 62-95	vs. #216 SW Texas St
2/13/2003	Home	L 57-70	vs. #212 McNeese St
2/15/2003	Home	L 63-75	vs. #252 Ul Monroe
2/20/2003	Away	W 62-53	vs. #320 Nicholls St
2/22/2003	Away	W 83-78	vs. #252 Ul Monroe
2/27/2003	Home	L 47-62	vs. #249 Lamar
3/1/2003	Home	L 72-83	vs. #138 Sam Houston
3/5/2003	Away	L 50-68	vs. #203 Texas Arlington
3/7/2003	Away	L 63-75	vs. #166 Stephen Austin

FUTURE GAMES

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