NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MARYLAND
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-10
Power Rating: 86.710
Ranking: 26

3-5 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
8-4 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (14-2): 89.085 (24) 2-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-1 90.866 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-1 84.929 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 108.21

Away Ratings (4-4): 87.257 (18)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 4-4 87.304
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 86.710
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 87.210

Neutral Ratings (3-4): 83.913 (72) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 71.210 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-3 86.397 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 85.554

League Power Rankings (11-6): 87.288 (21)
2-2 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
7-4 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-1 90.866
Away Ratings: 4-4 87.304
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 71.210
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 87.632

Non-League Power Ratings (10-4): 85.616 (38) 1-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 7-1 84.929 Away Ratings: 0-0 86.710 Neutral Ratings: 3-3 86.397 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 89.054

Wins Power Rankings: 87.948 (30)
3-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
10-4 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 14-2 89.511
Away Ratings: 4-4 89.159
Neutral Ratings: 3-4 85.089
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 89.018

Rankings: Points: 85.329 (19) 3-5 v #1-25 4-2 v #26-50 6-3 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 14-2 88.610 Away Ratings: 4-4 85.180 Neutral Ratings: 3-4 82.579 League Power Rankings: 11-6 85.735 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-4 84.618 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 86.204

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 87.663 (23)
2-2 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-0 108.21
Away Ratings: 1-2 87.210
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 85.554
League Power Rankings: 4-3 87.632
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 89.054

Home Advantage: 7.3450 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0969 (52)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2587 (49)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4159 (41)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5390 (42)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6756 (53)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8604 (79)

Upward Stability: 1.1785 (119)

Downward Stability: 1.4036 (23)

RPI
RPI: 0.5912 (32)
3-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
9-4 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (14-2): 0.6126 (41) 2-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 6-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-4): 0.5661 (18)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (3-4): 0.5709 (79) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (11-6): 0.6044 (20)
4-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.5748 (55) 1-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5625 (40)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2002	Home	W 64-49	vs. #132 Miami Ohio
11/27/2002	Home	W 97-49	vs. #303 The Citadel
11/30/2002	Home	W 89-39	vs. #218 Duquesne
12/3/2002	Neut	L 74-80	vs. #39 Indiana
12/7/2002	Neut	L 67-79	vs. #15 Notre Dame
12/8/2002	Neut	W 93-82	vs. #149 Geo Washington
12/14/2002	Home	L 64-69	vs. #13 Florida
12/23/2002	Home	W 101-60	vs. #306 Umbc
12/29/2002	Home	W 84-77	vs. #63 Georgia Tech
1/4/2003	Home	W 79-57	vs. #176 Wagner
1/8/2003	Home	W 108-58	vs. #255 Hampton
1/11/2003	Home	W 89-62	vs. #88 Florida St
1/15/2003	Away	L 72-81	vs. #11 Wake Forest
1/18/2003	Home	W 87-72	vs. #9 Duke
1/22/2003	Away	W 81-66	vs. #54 North Carolina
1/25/2003	Away	W 52-47	vs. #97 Clemson
1/30/2003	Home	W 75-60	vs. #49 North Carolina St
2/2/2003	Home	W 85-58	vs. #311 Loyola MD
2/6/2003	Home	L 78-86	vs. #78 Virginia
2/9/2003	Away	L 84-90	vs. #63 Georgia Tech
2/12/2003	Away	W 74-72	vs. #88 Florida St
2/17/2003	Home	W 90-67	vs. #11 Wake Forest
2/19/2003	Away	L 70-75	vs. #9 Duke
2/22/2003	Home	W 96-56	vs. #54 North Carolina
2/25/2003	Home	W 91-52	vs. #97 Clemson
3/2/2003	Away	W 68-65	vs. #49 North Carolina St
3/9/2003	Away	L 78-80	vs. #78 Virginia
3/14/2003	Neut	L 72-84	vs. #54 North Carolina
3/21/2003	Neut	W 75-73	vs. #55 NC Wilmington
3/23/2003	Neut	W 77-64	vs. #17 Xavier
3/28/2003	Neut	L 58-60	vs. #23 Michigan St

FUTURE GAMES

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