NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RADFORD
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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-20
Power Rating: 66.500
Ranking: 282

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-8 v #101-200
9-11 v #201-327

Home Ratings (6-5): 66.000 (276) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 5-3 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 5-3 67.133 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 55.000 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 68.875

Away Ratings (4-15): 66.957 (272)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
4-8 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 3-8 67.227
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-7 64.438
Last Ten Ratings: 2-4 69.391

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 66.500 (236) 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 66.500 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 66.500 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.500

League Power Rankings (8-11): 67.848 (270)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
7-8 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-3 67.133
Away Ratings: 3-8 67.227
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.500
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 69.172

Non-League Power Ratings (2-9): 60.500 (312) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 1-2 55.000 Away Ratings: 1-7 64.438 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.500 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.500

Wins Power Rankings: 66.465 (269)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-8 v #101-200
9-11 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 6-5 65.082
Away Ratings: 4-15 67.621
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.465
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.207

Rankings: Points: 66.379 (298) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 10-14 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 6-5 66.801 Away Ratings: 4-15 65.973 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.379 League Power Rankings: 8-11 67.317 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-9 62.473 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 68.911

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 70.289 (231)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-1 68.875
Away Ratings: 2-4 69.391
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.500
League Power Rankings: 5-5 69.172
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 66.500

Home Advantage: 2.9994 (180)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0145 (313)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0682 (302)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1411 (289)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2269 (283)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3748 (270)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7088 (246)

Upward Stability: 1.3318 (22)

Downward Stability: 1.0802 (205)

RPI
RPI: 0.4196 (283)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-9 v #101-200
8-9 v #201-327

RPI Home (6-5): 0.4598 (272) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 5-3 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-15): 0.3966 (274)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-9 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4196 (214) 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 (8-11): 0.4514 (246)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
6-6 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (2-9): 0.3669 (314) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-4 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4484 (284)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Away	L 46-92	vs. #111 Richmond
11/24/2002	Away	W 64-63	vs. #257 William & Mary
11/26/2002	Home	L 58-62	vs. #292 Howard
11/30/2002	Home	W 67-58	vs. #327 NO Carolina A&T
12/3/2002	Home	L 42-87	vs. #165 East Carolina
12/6/2002	Away	L 49-73	vs. #184 American
12/14/2002	Away	L 65-90	vs. #160 Marshall
12/21/2002	Away	L 64-97	vs. #167 Akron
12/23/2002	Away	L 80-96	vs. #62 Ohio St
12/27/2002	Away	L 45-81	vs. #254 Florida Intl
12/28/2002	Away	L 63-69	vs. #253 St Francis NY
1/2/2003	Home	W 64-55	vs. #186 Winthrop
1/4/2003	Home	L 67-81	vs. #299 High Point
1/8/2003	Away	L 65-83	vs. #194 Birmingham Southern
1/11/2003	Home	W 74-68	vs. #229 NC Asheville
1/18/2003	Away	L 66-81	vs. #267 Liberty
1/20/2003	Away	W 77-73	vs. #248 Coast Carolina
1/25/2003	Away	L 64-81	vs. #242 Charleston Sou
1/29/2003	Home	L 53-57	vs. #259 Elon
2/2/2003	Away	L 64-75	vs. #299 High Point
2/5/2003	Away	L 61-82	vs. #186 Winthrop
2/13/2003	Away	L 68-75	vs. #229 NC Asheville
2/15/2003	Home	W 65-58	vs. #248 Coast Carolina
2/17/2003	Home	W 59-57	vs. #242 Charleston Sou
2/22/2003	Away	L 74-84	vs. #259 Elon
2/24/2003	Home	L 57-67	vs. #194 Birmingham Southern
2/28/2003	Home	W 81-56	vs. #267 Liberty
3/4/2003	Away	W 65-62	vs. #242 Charleston Sou
3/7/2003	Away	W 55-52	vs. #267 Liberty
3/8/2003	Away	L 71-85	vs. #229 NC Asheville

FUTURE GAMES

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