NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PRAIRIE VIEW
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-12
Power Rating: 69.697
Ranking: 239

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
16-5 v #201-327

Home Ratings (10-2): 69.010 (239) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 10-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 9-1 64.666 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 70.072 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 63.822

Away Ratings (7-9): 71.486 (227)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 6-3 69.791
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-6 73.978
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 70.806

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 53.572 (309) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 59.760 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 69.697 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 59.760

League Power Rankings (15-5): 69.088 (250)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
15-5 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 9-1 64.666
Away Ratings: 6-3 69.791
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.760
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 66.697

Non-League Power Ratings (2-7): 72.353 (206) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 1-1 70.072 Away Ratings: 1-6 73.978 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.697 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.697

Wins Power Rankings: 69.326 (231)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
16-5 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 10-2 69.013
Away Ratings: 7-9 71.287
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 45.326
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 66.685

Rankings: Points: 69.853 (259) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 17-5 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 10-2 68.705 Away Ratings: 7-9 71.560 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 61.228 League Power Rankings: 15-5 69.443 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-7 71.650 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 69.299

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 67.994 (257)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 4-1 63.822
Away Ratings: 3-1 70.806
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.760
League Power Rankings: 7-3 66.697
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 69.697

Home Advantage: 2.5337 (197)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0293 (243)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0821 (280)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1403 (290)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2024 (301)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2990 (312)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5657 (313)

Upward Stability: 1.0243 (244)

Downward Stability: 1.1748 (150)

RPI
RPI: 0.4757 (202)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
17-5 v #201-327

RPI Home (10-2): 0.5163 (186) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (7-9): 0.4559 (165)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (288) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-327

RPI League (15-5): 0.4879 (173)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
15-3 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (2-7): 0.4532 (229) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4389 (303)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2002	Away	W 78-75	vs. #195 Houston
11/30/2002	Away	L 63-75	vs. #8 Oklahoma
12/7/2002	Home	L 78-83	vs. #89 Texas A&M
12/17/2002	Away	L 49-75	vs. #33 LSU
12/19/2002	Away	L 65-76	vs. #153 Arkansas Lr
12/21/2002	Away	L 55-85	vs. #77 Wyoming
12/27/2002	Away	L 73-85	vs. #83 Colorado St
12/30/2002	Away	L 57-66	vs. #108 Rutgers
1/4/2003	Away	W 77-70	vs. #280 Alcorn St
1/6/2003	Away	W 88-86	vs. #316 Southern
1/11/2003	Home	W 59-57	vs. #274 Texas Southern
1/18/2003	Home	W 73-71	vs. #298 Grambling
1/20/2003	Home	W 65-62	vs. #288 Jackson St
1/25/2003	Away	L 68-87	vs. #265 Miss Valley St
1/27/2003	Away	W 72-57	vs. #319 Ark Pine Bluff
2/1/2003	Home	W 63-57	vs. #281 Alabama St
2/3/2003	Home	W 79-67	vs. #313 Alabama A&M
2/8/2003	Away	L 100-104	vs. #274 Texas Southern
2/11/2003	Home	W 80-76	vs. #245 Texas A&M-CC
2/15/2003	Away	W 74-61	vs. #298 Grambling
2/17/2003	Away	L 70-75	vs. #288 Jackson St
2/22/2003	Home	L 72-75	vs. #265 Miss Valley St
2/24/2003	Home	W 66-53	vs. #319 Ark Pine Bluff
3/1/2003	Away	W 60-54	vs. #281 Alabama St
3/3/2003	Away	W 76-75	vs. #313 Alabama A&M
3/6/2003	Home	W 87-76	vs. #316 Southern
3/8/2003	Home	W 75-64	vs. #280 Alcorn St
3/11/2003	Home	W 56-55	vs. #316 Southern
3/14/2003	Neut	L 64-71	vs. #280 Alcorn St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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