NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-19
Power Rating: 73.824
Ranking: 183

0-5 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-327

Home Ratings (7-7): 73.746 (186) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-5 75.277 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 70.918 Last Ten Ratings: 2-4 74.871

Away Ratings (2-12): 73.941 (182)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 0-8 75.106
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-4 79.699
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 71.699

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 73.824 (168) 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 73.824 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.824 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.824

League Power Rankings (3-13): 72.793 (193)
0-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-5 75.277
Away Ratings: 0-8 75.106
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.824
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 73.926

Non-League Power Ratings (6-6): 75.652 (159) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 4-2 70.918 Away Ratings: 2-4 79.699 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.824 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.824

Wins Power Rankings: 73.121 (186)
0-5 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-7 73.262
Away Ratings: 2-12 72.902
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.121
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 70.652

Rankings: Points: 74.766 (177) 0-4 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 5-5 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 7-7 74.168 Away Ratings: 2-12 75.500 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.766 League Power Rankings: 3-13 74.453 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-6 75.352 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 73.297

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 71.793 (212)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-4 74.871
Away Ratings: 0-4 71.699
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.824
League Power Rankings: 2-8 73.926
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.824

Home Advantage: 3.7611 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0771 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2181 (78)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3534 (78)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4789 (78)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6284 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8591 (84)

Upward Stability: 1.1063 (184)

Downward Stability: 0.9319 (267)

RPI
RPI: 0.4768 (200)
0-3 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-327

RPI Home (7-7): 0.5118 (197) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (2-12): 0.4418 (197)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-4 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4768 (173) 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 (3-13): 0.4506 (247)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (6-6): 0.5105 (135) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5287 (82)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	W 91-81	vs. #138 Sam Houston
11/24/2002	Away	L 84-87	vs. #120 SMU
11/30/2002	Home	W 86-83	vs. #207 Washington St
12/3/2002	Home	L 66-84	vs. #45 Texas Tech
12/7/2002	Away	W 72-64	vs. #99 Baylor
12/10/2002	Away	W 87-80	vs. #244 North Texas
12/14/2002	Home	L 79-90	vs. #252 Ul Monroe
12/21/2002	Away	L 78-91	vs. #140 VA Commonwealth
12/23/2002	Away	L 65-78	vs. #58 Tulsa
12/30/2002	Home	W 103-84	vs. #298 Grambling
1/4/2003	Home	W 102-89	vs. #251 Centenary
1/8/2003	Away	L 64-72	vs. #151 SO Mississippi
1/11/2003	Home	L 72-83	vs. #52 Cincinnati
1/14/2003	Away	L 65-71	vs. #67 DePaul
1/18/2003	Away	L 74-87	vs. #14 Louisville
1/22/2003	Home	W 93-84	vs. #119 Tulane
1/26/2003	Away	L 79-89	vs. #25 Creighton
1/29/2003	Away	L 82-84	vs. #71 Uab
2/1/2003	Home	L 56-61	vs. #195 Houston
2/4/2003	Away	L 67-71	vs. #115 South Florida
2/8/2003	Home	L 69-84	vs. #22 Memphis
2/12/2003	Home	W 85-78	vs. #151 SO Mississippi
2/15/2003	Away	L 78-84	vs. #119 Tulane
2/18/2003	Home	L 85-88	vs. #71 Uab
2/22/2003	Home	L 68-79	vs. #7 Marquette
2/26/2003	Away	L 64-88	vs. #22 Memphis
3/1/2003	Away	L 57-75	vs. #195 Houston
3/8/2003	Home	W 75-63	vs. #115 South Florida

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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