NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTHRN ARIZONA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-13
Power Rating: 73.294
Ranking: 189

0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
8-4 v #201-327

Home Ratings (8-3): 74.778 (166) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 4-3 72.942 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-0 78.294 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 74.669

Away Ratings (4-8): 74.216 (178)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 2-5 72.044
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 79.325
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 75.122

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 64.825 (252) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 63.169 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 67.044 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 63.169

League Power Rankings (6-9): 71.520 (211)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 4-3 72.942
Away Ratings: 2-5 72.044
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 63.169
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.794

Non-League Power Ratings (7-4): 76.825 (138) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 4-0 78.294 Away Ratings: 2-3 79.325 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 67.044 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.294

Wins Power Rankings: 72.849 (188)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-6 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-3 74.114
Away Ratings: 4-8 74.364
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 62.974
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.817

Rankings: Points: 73.821 (191) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-5 v #101-200 9-5 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 8-3 75.274 Away Ratings: 4-8 74.243 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 67.259 League Power Rankings: 6-9 72.220 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-4 77.024 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.938

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 73.880 (178)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-1 74.669
Away Ratings: 2-3 75.122
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 63.169
League Power Rankings: 5-5 73.794
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.294

Home Advantage: 6.3971 (106)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0376 (191)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1109 (221)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1955 (225)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2912 (229)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4450 (219)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7648 (193)

Upward Stability: 1.1446 (149)

Downward Stability: 1.1642 (157)

RPI
RPI: 0.4663 (215)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
10-5 v #201-327

RPI Home (8-3): 0.5293 (168) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 7-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4317 (219)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-4 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.3745 (240) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327

RPI League (6-9): 0.4453 (257)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.4933 (164) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4550 (265)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Neut	L 65-70	vs. #299 High Point
11/23/2002	Neut	W 99-93	vs. #247 St Peters
11/27/2002	Away	L 66-101	vs. #3 Arizona
12/4/2002	Home	W 71-56	vs. #219 Northeastern
12/14/2002	Away	W 73-56	vs. #261 Southern Utah
12/17/2002	Away	W 67-63	vs. #118 UCLA
12/21/2002	Home	W 92-76	vs. #204 Tenn Martin
12/28/2002	Away	L 61-63	vs. #196 Portland
1/1/2003	Home	W 68-65	vs. #197 Marist
1/4/2003	Home	W 85-68	vs. #261 Southern Utah
1/7/2003	Away	L 57-59	vs. #188 New Mexico
1/11/2003	Home	L 81-85	vs. #220 Sacramento St
1/16/2003	Away	L 53-76	vs. #117 Eastern Wash
1/18/2003	Away	L 60-73	vs. #279 Portland St
1/23/2003	Home	L 61-64	vs. #50 Weber St
1/25/2003	Home	W 65-62	vs. #180 Idaho St
1/30/2003	Away	W 97-93	vs. #193 Montana
2/1/2003	Away	L 66-80	vs. #221 Montana St
2/8/2003	Away	W 63-45	vs. #220 Sacramento St
2/13/2003	Home	W 75-64	vs. #279 Portland St
2/15/2003	Home	L 75-78	vs. #117 Eastern Wash
2/20/2003	Away	L 76-90	vs. #180 Idaho St
2/22/2003	Away	L 64-79	vs. #50 Weber St
2/26/2003	Home	W 81-71	vs. #221 Montana St
3/1/2003	Home	W 69-59	vs. #193 Montana
3/8/2003	Neut	L 74-85	vs. #180 Idaho St

FUTURE GAMES

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