NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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UTAH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 24-8
Power Rating: 85.922
Ranking: 30

0-1 v #1-25
6-2 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
10-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (14-1): 87.688 (34) 0-0 v #1-25 4-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 6-1 83.906 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-0 86.797 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 84.047

Away Ratings (7-4): 86.016 (29)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 5-3 84.680
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 86.359
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 76.438

Neutral Ratings (3-3): 83.531 (74) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 1-0 79.672 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 82.203 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 83.078

League Power Rankings (12-4): 85.750 (40)
0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 6-1 83.906
Away Ratings: 5-3 84.680
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 79.672
Last Ten Ratings: 5-3 80.500

Non-League Power Ratings (12-4): 86.164 (35) 0-1 v #1-25 4-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 8-0 86.797 Away Ratings: 2-1 86.359 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 82.203 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 84.547

Wins Power Rankings: 88.246 (28)
0-1 v #1-25
6-2 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
10-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 14-1 89.918
Away Ratings: 7-4 88.504
Neutral Ratings: 3-3 85.902
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 84.481

Rankings: Points: 82.955 (41) 0-1 v #1-25 5-2 v #26-50 7-2 v #51-100 9-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 14-1 84.721 Away Ratings: 7-4 82.908 Neutral Ratings: 3-3 80.236 League Power Rankings: 12-4 82.627 Non-League Power Ratings: 12-4 83.377 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.971

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 82.570 (68)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-1 84.047
Away Ratings: 1-2 76.438
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.078
League Power Rankings: 5-3 80.500
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 84.547

Home Advantage: 6.5052 (101)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0749 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2110 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3537 (77)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4863 (76)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6477 (70)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8805 (49)

Upward Stability: 1.1027 (188)

Downward Stability: 1.4492 (12)

RPI
RPI: 0.6139 (15)
2-1 v #1-25
6-3 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (14-1): 0.6452 (20) 2-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (7-4): 0.5931 (13)
2-1 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (3-3): 0.5739 (77) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (12-4): 0.6154 (15)
2-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (12-4): 0.6124 (26) 2-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5686 (29)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	W 61-47	vs. #261 Southern Utah
11/25/2002	Neut	L 52-71	vs. #40 Gonzaga
11/26/2002	Neut	W 69-53	vs. #191 Massachusetts
11/27/2002	Neut	L 79-83	vs. #34 Arizona St
12/3/2002	Home	W 72-42	vs. #186 Winthrop
12/7/2002	Home	W 78-55	vs. #34 Arizona St
12/14/2002	Home	W 75-53	vs. #190 Northern Iowa
12/17/2002	Away	L 54-59	vs. #102 Utah St
12/20/2002	Away	W 77-61	vs. #145 Pepperdine
12/23/2002	Away	W 64-58	vs. #79 San Diego
12/30/2002	Home	W 51-49	vs. #47 Alabama
1/3/2003	Home	W 72-58	vs. #50 Weber St
1/6/2003	Home	W 65-59	vs. #156 St Marys CA
1/11/2003	Home	W 76-59	vs. #262 IPFW
1/18/2003	Away	L 56-58	vs. #107 San Diego St
1/20/2003	Away	W 66-63	vs. #59 Unlv
1/25/2003	Away	W 79-75	vs. #32 BYU
2/1/2003	Home	W 45-35	vs. #162 Air Force
2/3/2003	Home	W 78-68	vs. #188 New Mexico
2/8/2003	Away	W 71-66	vs. #83 Colorado St
2/10/2003	Away	W 69-56	vs. #77 Wyoming
2/15/2003	Home	W 76-62	vs. #107 San Diego St
2/17/2003	Home	W 86-80	vs. #59 Unlv
2/24/2003	Home	W 71-64	vs. #32 BYU
3/1/2003	Away	L 69-76	vs. #188 New Mexico
3/3/2003	Away	W 57-52	vs. #162 Air Force
3/6/2003	Home	L 65-66	vs. #83 Colorado St
3/8/2003	Home	W 86-70	vs. #77 Wyoming
3/13/2003	Neut	W 42-38	vs. #162 Air Force
3/14/2003	Away	L 41-64	vs. #59 Unlv
3/21/2003	Neut	W 60-58	vs. #44 Oregon
3/23/2003	Neut	L 54-74	vs. #1 Kentucky

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)