NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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VIRGINIA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-15
Power Rating: 80.951
Ranking: 78

2-5 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
3-6 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327

Home Ratings (11-3): 82.303 (73) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 5-3 80.006 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-0 78.732 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 75.326

Away Ratings (2-10): 78.146 (115)
0-3 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 1-7 81.639
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 78.045
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 77.139

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 85.951 (55) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 82.951 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 92.451 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 82.951

League Power Rankings (6-11): 80.521 (86)
1-4 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-6 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-3 80.006
Away Ratings: 1-7 81.639
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 82.951
Last Ten Ratings: 2-7 76.576

Non-League Power Ratings (8-4): 81.810 (70) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 6-0 78.732 Away Ratings: 1-3 78.045 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 92.451 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 75.451

Wins Power Rankings: 81.967 (81)
2-4 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
4-7 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 11-3 84.115
Away Ratings: 2-10 78.279
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 86.654
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 75.404

Rankings: Points: 79.779 (80) 4-5 v #1-25 1-4 v #26-50 3-4 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 11-3 79.748 Away Ratings: 2-10 78.459 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 85.498 League Power Rankings: 6-11 79.717 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-4 79.889 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 75.639

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 75.482 (160)
1-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-3 75.326
Away Ratings: 0-4 77.139
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 82.951
League Power Rankings: 2-7 76.576
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 75.451

Home Advantage: 6.5518 (100)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1158 (24)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2956 (19)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4495 (17)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5769 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7169 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8929 (29)

Upward Stability: 1.2830 (37)

Downward Stability: 1.1665 (155)

RPI
RPI: 0.5414 (79)
2-4 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
4-5 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327

RPI Home (11-3): 0.5987 (59) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (2-10): 0.4580 (160)
1-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.6071 (50) 1-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (6-11): 0.5369 (97)
4-5 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (8-4): 0.5459 (85) 1-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5610 (44)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	W 90-86	vs. #283 Liu Brooklyn
11/26/2002	Neut	W 75-61	vs. #1 Kentucky
11/27/2002	Neut	L 63-70	vs. #39 Indiana
12/4/2002	Away	L 75-82	vs. #23 Michigan St
12/17/2002	Home	W 84-76	vs. #121 East Tenn St
12/19/2002	Home	W 72-65	vs. #294 Gardner-Webb
12/21/2002	Away	W 61-57	vs. #108 Rutgers
12/28/2002	Home	W 79-75	vs. #70 Georgetown
12/30/2002	Home	W 77-58	vs. #267 Liberty
1/2/2003	Home	W 87-65	vs. #201 Wofford
1/5/2003	Away	L 63-75	vs. #49 North Carolina St
1/11/2003	Home	W 79-72	vs. #54 North Carolina
1/15/2003	Away	L 93-104	vs. #9 Duke
1/18/2003	Away	L 77-78	vs. #97 Clemson
1/21/2003	Away	L 55-73	vs. #150 Virginia Tech
1/23/2003	Home	W 85-75	vs. #11 Wake Forest
1/29/2003	Home	W 85-72	vs. #88 Florida St
2/1/2003	Away	L 60-80	vs. #63 Georgia Tech
2/6/2003	Away	W 86-78	vs. #26 Maryland
2/9/2003	Home	W 61-58	vs. #49 North Carolina St
2/12/2003	Away	L 67-81	vs. #54 North Carolina
2/15/2003	Home	L 59-78	vs. #9 Duke
2/18/2003	Home	L 64-73	vs. #97 Clemson
2/23/2003	Away	L 71-75	vs. #11 Wake Forest
2/26/2003	Away	L 72-78	vs. #131 Ohio
3/1/2003	Away	L 59-73	vs. #88 Florida St
3/5/2003	Home	L 73-90	vs. #63 Georgia Tech
3/9/2003	Home	W 80-78	vs. #26 Maryland
3/14/2003	Neut	L 76-83	vs. #9 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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