NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-14
Power Rating: 68.878
Ranking: 256

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
13-10 v #201-327

Home Ratings (9-4): 66.823 (272) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 9-3 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 4-3 66.613 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-1 64.316 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 66.003

Away Ratings (5-9): 71.659 (225)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 2-4 72.706
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-5 72.472
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 73.784

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 49.878 (324) 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: 0-0 68.878 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 53.128 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 53.128

League Power Rankings (6-7): 68.331 (258)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
6-5 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 4-3 66.613
Away Ratings: 2-4 72.706
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 68.878
Last Ten Ratings: 4-4 70.128

Non-League Power Ratings (8-7): 69.566 (245) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 7-5 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 5-1 64.316 Away Ratings: 3-5 72.472 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 53.128 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 66.909

Wins Power Rankings: 67.780 (256)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
13-10 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 9-4 65.421
Away Ratings: 5-9 70.843
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 45.780
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 67.155

Rankings: Points: 70.140 (252) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 13-10 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 9-4 68.093 Away Ratings: 5-9 72.874 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 53.640 League Power Rankings: 6-7 70.812 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-7 69.359 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 70.632

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 68.691 (252)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-2 66.003
Away Ratings: 3-2 73.784
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 53.128
League Power Rankings: 4-4 70.128
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 66.909

Home Advantage: 0.5726 (248)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0241 (275)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0690 (301)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1248 (303)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1909 (306)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3126 (305)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6306 (301)

Upward Stability: 1.2140 (88)

Downward Stability: 1.2512 (91)

RPI
RPI: 0.4626 (220)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
12-7 v #201-327

RPI Home (9-4): 0.4843 (241) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 7-3 v #201-327

RPI Away (5-9): 0.4489 (183)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (290) 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 (6-7): 0.4653 (224)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (8-7): 0.4601 (218) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4502 (279)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	W 70-68	vs. #292 Howard
11/27/2002	Away	L 46-69	vs. #4 Pittsburgh
12/1/2002	Home	L 59-76	vs. #270 VMI
12/4/2002	Home	W 70-56	vs. #243 Youngstown St
12/7/2002	Away	L 54-57	vs. #235 Bucknell
12/14/2002	Home	W 75-66	vs. #286 Robert Morris
12/20/2002	Away	L 45-80	vs. #60 Western KY
12/28/2002	Away	L 55-74	vs. #206 Penn St
12/30/2002	Home	W 64-61	vs. #287 Cornell
1/4/2003	Away	W 64-54	vs. #184 American
1/11/2003	Home	W 76-57	vs. #291 Mt St Marys
1/13/2003	Home	W 73-68	vs. #306 Umbc
1/18/2003	Away	L 67-68	vs. #240 Central Conn
1/20/2003	Away	L 61-69	vs. #222 Quinnipiac
1/25/2003	Home	W 70-64	vs. #304 Sacred Heart
1/27/2003	Home	L 72-84	vs. #176 Wagner
2/1/2003	Away	W 66-62	vs. #304 Sacred Heart
2/3/2003	Away	L 89-102	vs. #176 Wagner
2/6/2003	Home	L 94-98	vs. #283 Liu Brooklyn
2/8/2003	Home	W 89-72	vs. #253 St Francis NY
2/13/2003	Away	W 72-64	vs. #306 Umbc
2/15/2003	Away	W 79-69	vs. #291 Mt St Marys
2/20/2003	Home	L 70-72	vs. #230 Monmouth NJ
2/22/2003	Home	W 68-66	vs. #260 Fair Dickinson
2/24/2003	Away	L 58-61	vs. #286 Robert Morris
2/27/2003	Away	W 76-68	vs. #230 Monmouth NJ
3/1/2003	Away	L 73-75	vs. #260 Fair Dickinson
3/8/2003	Neut	L 57-75	vs. #222 Quinnipiac

FUTURE GAMES

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