NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-16
Power Rating: 76.971
Ranking: 137

1-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
8-9 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327

Home Ratings (8-4): 78.284 (120) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 6-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 5-4 78.010 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 82.221 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 78.659

Away Ratings (4-10): 75.917 (151)
1-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 2-8 76.128
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 79.534
Last Ten Ratings: 2-4 78.151

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 75.940 (148) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-0 76.971 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 75.784 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.971

League Power Rankings (7-12): 75.639 (165)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-4 78.010
Away Ratings: 2-8 76.128
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.971
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 78.331

Non-League Power Ratings (6-4): 80.284 (90) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-0 82.221 Away Ratings: 2-2 79.534 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 75.784 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.971

Wins Power Rankings: 76.958 (140)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
8-9 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-4 77.872
Away Ratings: 4-10 76.223
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 76.020
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 76.075

Rankings: Points: 77.093 (129) 1-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 3-4 v #51-100 7-8 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 8-4 78.749 Away Ratings: 4-10 75.866 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 75.874 League Power Rankings: 7-12 76.378 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-4 78.928 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 77.499

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 76.628 (144)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-2 78.659
Away Ratings: 2-4 78.151
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.971
League Power Rankings: 4-6 78.331
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 76.971

Home Advantage: 6.3195 (108)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0522 (127)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1715 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3013 (116)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4340 (108)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6145 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8831 (43)

Upward Stability: 1.4045 (6)

Downward Stability: 1.3699 (38)

RPI
RPI: 0.4932 (164)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-327

RPI Home (8-4): 0.5694 (102) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-10): 0.4327 (217)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4708 (176) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (7-12): 0.4751 (206)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (6-4): 0.5263 (112) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5082 (127)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Neut	L 56-71	vs. #32 BYU
11/24/2002	Neut	W 58-50	vs. #101 Kansas St
11/25/2002	Neut	L 45-58	vs. #150 Virginia Tech
11/30/2002	Away	L 61-69	vs. #243 Youngstown St
12/3/2002	Home	W 59-55	vs. #130 Siena
12/7/2002	Home	W 78-71	vs. #131 Ohio
12/11/2002	Away	W 98-84	vs. #211 Wright St
12/14/2002	Home	W 80-72	vs. #81 Detroit
12/21/2002	Home	W 90-73	vs. #187 Arkansas St
12/28/2002	Away	L 68-94	vs. #105 St Bonaventure
12/30/2002	Away	W 81-76	vs. #23 Michigan St
1/8/2003	Home	L 65-72	vs. #104 Northern Ill
1/11/2003	Away	L 58-79	vs. #160 Marshall
1/14/2003	Home	W 61-51	vs. #132 Miami Ohio
1/18/2003	Away	L 72-77	vs. #147 Ball St
1/22/2003	Away	L 74-83	vs. #36 Central Mich
1/25/2003	Home	L 69-74	vs. #74 Kent
1/28/2003	Home	W 75-62	vs. #76 Western Mich
2/5/2003	Away	L 67-78	vs. #167 Akron
2/8/2003	Away	L 72-76	vs. #172 Eastern Mich
2/11/2003	Home	W 73-59	vs. #158 Bowling Green
2/15/2003	Home	L 64-66	vs. #36 Central Mich
2/18/2003	Away	L 64-67	vs. #76 Western Mich
2/22/2003	Home	L 73-76	vs. #172 Eastern Mich
2/25/2003	Away	W 66-59	vs. #266 Buffalo
3/1/2003	Away	L 75-85	vs. #104 Northern Ill
3/5/2003	Home	W 100-64	vs. #147 Ball St
3/8/2003	Away	W 68-64	vs. #158 Bowling Green
3/10/2003	Away	L 64-78	vs. #76 Western Mich

FUTURE GAMES

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