NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-16
Power Rating: 76.334
Ranking: 151

1-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-6 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (11-3): 80.694 (88) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 5-2 79.569 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-1 76.053 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 77.553

Away Ratings (0-11): 67.959 (263)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 0-8 72.959
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 77.772
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 72.959

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 76.678 (143) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-2 76.709 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 71.397 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.584

League Power Rankings (6-12): 75.881 (158)
1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-2 79.569
Away Ratings: 0-8 72.959
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 76.709
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 75.928

Non-League Power Ratings (7-4): 77.506 (126) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 6-1 76.053 Away Ratings: 0-3 77.772 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 71.397 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.334

Wins Power Rankings: 76.705 (147)
1-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-6 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 11-3 82.377
Away Ratings: 0-11 61.643
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 77.955
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 75.002

Rankings: Points: 75.877 (154) 1-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-6 v #51-100 6-5 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 11-3 78.346 Away Ratings: 0-11 72.440 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 74.908 League Power Rankings: 6-12 75.799 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-4 76.065 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 75.299

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 75.061 (169)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-1 77.553
Away Ratings: 0-5 72.959
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.584
League Power Rankings: 3-7 75.928
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 76.334

Home Advantage: 14.365 (6)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0595 (112)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1846 (108)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3201 (99)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4508 (96)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6147 (94)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8640 (74)

Upward Stability: 1.3092 (30)

Downward Stability: 1.2086 (120)

RPI
RPI: 0.5027 (150)
0-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-327

RPI Home (11-3): 0.6019 (55) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (0-11): 0.3805 (298)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.4894 (158) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (6-12): 0.4696 (217)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.5555 (70) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5208 (98)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	W 78-70	vs. #280 Alcorn St
11/25/2002	Home	W 80-62	vs. #288 Jackson St
11/27/2002	Home	W 77-70	vs. #69 Troy St
11/30/2002	Home	W 89-78	vs. #169 South Alabama
12/6/2002	Neut	W 62-61	vs. #231 Jacksonville
12/7/2002	Away	L 63-65	vs. #84 Iowa
12/14/2002	Home	L 48-64	vs. #187 Arkansas St
12/18/2002	Away	L 54-64	vs. #60 Western KY
12/21/2002	Home	W 70-54	vs. #153 Arkansas Lr
12/30/2002	Away	L 46-92	vs. #37 Auburn
1/4/2003	Home	W 56-54	vs. #123 Murray St
1/8/2003	Home	W 72-64	vs. #183 TCU
1/11/2003	Home	W 84-67	vs. #22 Memphis
1/14/2003	Away	L 65-74	vs. #115 South Florida
1/18/2003	Away	L 71-84	vs. #71 Uab
1/25/2003	Neut	L 75-76	vs. #195 Houston
1/29/2003	Home	L 65-94	vs. #14 Louisville
2/1/2003	Away	L 62-80	vs. #22 Memphis
2/4/2003	Home	W 82-80	vs. #71 Uab
2/8/2003	Away	L 57-60	vs. #165 East Carolina
2/12/2003	Away	L 78-85	vs. #183 TCU
2/15/2003	Home	L 69-74	vs. #67 DePaul
2/18/2003	Away	L 42-46	vs. #195 Houston
2/22/2003	Home	W 76-72	vs. #119 Tulane
2/26/2003	Away	L 68-77	vs. #93 NC Charlotte
3/1/2003	Home	W 70-62	vs. #115 South Florida
3/8/2003	Away	L 61-74	vs. #119 Tulane
3/12/2003	Neut	W 63-61	vs. #52 Cincinnati
3/13/2003	Neut	L 56-69	vs. #66 St Louis

FUTURE GAMES

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