NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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OLD DOMINION
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-15
Power Rating: 72.635
Ranking: 199

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-327

Home Ratings (8-6): 72.815 (199) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 6-3 75.088 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 71.166 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 74.588

Away Ratings (4-8): 73.088 (196)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 3-6 73.041
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 77.135
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 67.572

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 63.135 (265) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 68.760 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 72.635 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 68.760

League Power Rankings (9-10): 72.893 (192)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
2-7 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 6-3 75.088
Away Ratings: 3-6 73.041
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.760
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 71.002

Non-League Power Ratings (3-5): 71.635 (218) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 2-3 71.166 Away Ratings: 1-2 77.135 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.635 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.635

Wins Power Rankings: 71.420 (208)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-6 70.959
Away Ratings: 4-8 72.701
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 56.920
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 67.537

Rankings: Points: 74.295 (184) 0-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-8 v #101-200 7-4 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 8-6 75.201 Away Ratings: 4-8 73.819 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.545 League Power Rankings: 9-10 74.381 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-5 73.983 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 71.623

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 69.291 (244)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-2 74.588
Away Ratings: 1-4 67.572
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.760
League Power Rankings: 3-7 71.002
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 72.635

Home Advantage: 4.4486 (149)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0311 (231)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1110 (217)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2024 (215)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3052 (212)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4558 (208)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7356 (222)

Upward Stability: 1.1251 (168)

Downward Stability: 1.0425 (228)

RPI
RPI: 0.4774 (199)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
2-7 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-327

RPI Home (8-6): 0.4955 (225) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4600 (157)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (285) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (9-10): 0.4862 (175)
0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (3-5): 0.4575 (225) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4884 (171)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2002	Home	L 59-67	vs. #54 North Carolina
11/26/2002	Home	W 72-43	vs. #314 Campbell
12/1/2002	Away	L 47-63	vs. #27 St Josephs
12/4/2002	Away	L 70-77	vs. #255 Hampton
12/7/2002	Home	L 67-75	vs. #165 East Carolina
12/14/2002	Home	W 82-62	vs. #321 MD Eastrn Shore
12/20/2002	Home	L 67-71	vs. #29 Dayton
12/28/2002	Away	W 84-76	vs. #149 Geo Washington
1/2/2003	Home	W 67-56	vs. #315 Towson
1/4/2003	Away	L 64-73	vs. #140 VA Commonwealth
1/8/2003	Away	W 67-57	vs. #55 NC Wilmington
1/11/2003	Home	W 76-64	vs. #257 William & Mary
1/15/2003	Home	L 74-75	vs. #181 Delaware
1/18/2003	Away	L 65-69	vs. #271 Hofstra
1/22/2003	Home	W 59-46	vs. #154 George Mason
1/25/2003	Home	W 74-56	vs. #224 James Madison
1/29/2003	Away	W 72-69	vs. #126 Drexel
2/1/2003	Home	L 69-72	vs. #140 VA Commonwealth
2/5/2003	Away	L 53-69	vs. #257 William & Mary
2/8/2003	Away	L 66-74	vs. #224 James Madison
2/12/2003	Home	W 71-68	vs. #55 NC Wilmington
2/15/2003	Away	W 73-51	vs. #315 Towson
2/19/2003	Home	L 57-62	vs. #126 Drexel
2/22/2003	Away	L 63-73	vs. #181 Delaware
2/24/2003	Away	L 52-69	vs. #154 George Mason
3/1/2003	Home	W 77-46	vs. #271 Hofstra
3/8/2003	Neut	L 52-61	vs. #126 Drexel

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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