NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 32-4
Power Rating: 95.603
Ranking: 1

8-3 v #1-25
10-0 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (12-1): 94.493 (7) 4-1 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 8-0 94.509 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-1 86.978 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 102.10

Away Ratings (10-1): 99.259 (2)
2-1 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 8-0 98.337
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 91.071
Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 97.790

Neutral Ratings (10-2): 93.071 (8) 2-1 v #1-25 5-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-0 97.790 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-2 89.532 Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 93.228

League Power Rankings (19-0): 102.22 (1)
6-0 v #1-25
6-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-0 94.509
Away Ratings: 8-0 98.337
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 97.790
Last Ten Ratings: 6-0 97.884

Non-League Power Ratings (13-4): 90.306 (11) 2-3 v #1-25 4-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 4-1 86.978 Away Ratings: 2-1 91.071 Neutral Ratings: 7-2 89.532 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 91.290

Wins Power Rankings: 99.110 (1)
8-2 v #1-25
10-1 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 12-1 96.829
Away Ratings: 10-1 104.06
Neutral Ratings: 10-2 96.220
Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 101.89

Rankings: Points: 91.185 (1) 8-3 v #1-25 8-0 v #26-50 9-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 12-1 91.325 Away Ratings: 10-1 93.544 Neutral Ratings: 10-2 88.997 League Power Rankings: 19-0 95.106 Non-League Power Ratings: 13-4 87.118 Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 91.950

Last Ten Ratings (9-1): 97.423 (1)
1-1 v #1-25
4-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 1-0 102.10
Away Ratings: 2-0 97.790
Neutral Ratings: 6-1 93.228
League Power Rankings: 6-0 97.884
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 91.290

Home Advantage: 2.4191 (204)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1155 (26)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3037 (13)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4777 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6159 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7542 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9079 (11)

Upward Stability: 0.7561 (319)

Downward Stability: 1.2097 (118)

RPI
RPI: 0.6609 (1)
7-2 v #1-25
9-1 v #26-50
8-1 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (12-1): 0.6496 (14) 1-0 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (10-1): 0.6617 (1)
1-1 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (10-2): 0.6724 (12) 4-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (19-0): 0.7018 (1)
4-0 v #1-25
4-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
8-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (13-4): 0.6162 (23) 3-2 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5849 (13)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/25/2002	Neut	W 82-65	vs. #34 Arizona St
11/26/2002	Neut	L 61-75	vs. #78 Virginia
11/27/2002	Neut	W 80-72	vs. #40 Gonzaga
12/3/2002	Home	W 84-64	vs. #299 High Point
12/7/2002	Away	W 98-81	vs. #54 North Carolina
12/10/2002	Away	W 76-60	vs. #119 Tulane
12/14/2002	Home	L 67-71	vs. #23 Michigan St
12/21/2002	Neut	W 70-64	vs. #39 Indiana
12/28/2002	Away	L 63-81	vs. #14 Louisville
12/30/2002	Home	W 115-87	vs. #326 Tennessee St
1/2/2003	Home	W 94-63	vs. #280 Alcorn St
1/4/2003	Neut	W 83-75	vs. #131 Ohio
1/8/2003	Away	W 74-71	vs. #48 Tennessee
1/11/2003	Home	W 62-55	vs. #86 South Carolina
1/14/2003	Away	W 74-52	vs. #109 Vanderbilt
1/18/2003	Home	W 88-73	vs. #15 Notre Dame
1/22/2003	Home	W 67-51	vs. #37 Auburn
1/25/2003	Away	W 63-46	vs. #47 Alabama
2/1/2003	Away	W 87-69	vs. #86 South Carolina
2/4/2003	Home	W 70-55	vs. #13 Florida
2/8/2003	Away	W 80-62	vs. #82 Mississippi
2/11/2003	Home	W 87-67	vs. #12 Georgia
2/15/2003	Home	W 68-57	vs. #33 LSU
2/19/2003	Away	W 66-50	vs. #135 Arkansas
2/23/2003	Home	W 70-62	vs. #19 Mississippi St
2/26/2003	Home	W 80-68	vs. #48 Tennessee
3/2/2003	Away	W 74-66	vs. #12 Georgia
3/5/2003	Home	W 106-44	vs. #109 Vanderbilt
3/8/2003	Away	W 69-67	vs. #13 Florida
3/14/2003	Neut	W 81-63	vs. #109 Vanderbilt
3/15/2003	Neut	W 78-58	vs. #37 Auburn
3/16/2003	Neut	W 64-57	vs. #19 Mississippi St
3/21/2003	Neut	W 95-64	vs. #148 Iupui
3/23/2003	Neut	W 74-54	vs. #30 Utah
3/27/2003	Neut	W 63-57	vs. #18 Wisconsin
3/29/2003	Neut	L 69-83	vs. #7 Marquette

FUTURE GAMES

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