NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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VIRGINIA TECH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-18
Power Rating: 76.349
Ranking: 150

1-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
5-7 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-327

Home Ratings (8-7): 76.638 (141) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-5 78.880 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-2 74.005 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 79.646

Away Ratings (1-10): 72.677 (202)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 1-7 78.583
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 64.349
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 80.583

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 82.943 (83) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-0 76.349 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 82.349 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.349

League Power Rankings (4-12): 77.455 (136)
1-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-5 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-5 78.880
Away Ratings: 1-7 78.583
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.349
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 80.083

Non-League Power Ratings (7-6): 74.685 (174) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 5-2 74.005 Away Ratings: 0-3 64.349 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.349 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.349

Wins Power Rankings: 76.005 (156)
1-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
5-7 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 8-7 75.833
Away Ratings: 1-10 72.412
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.787
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 78.349

Rankings: Points: 76.923 (133) 1-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 5-10 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 8-7 77.736 Away Ratings: 1-10 73.345 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 81.798 League Power Rankings: 4-12 78.068 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-6 75.142 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 79.306

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 78.693 (107)
1-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-3 79.646
Away Ratings: 1-4 80.583
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.349
League Power Rankings: 3-7 80.083
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 76.349

Home Advantage: 5.7176 (120)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0838 (76)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2346 (74)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3769 (72)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5018 (70)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6553 (66)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8569 (89)

Upward Stability: 1.2344 (64)

Downward Stability: 0.9977 (240)

RPI
RPI: 0.4798 (192)
1-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
5-6 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-327

RPI Home (8-7): 0.5072 (205) 0-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (1-10): 0.4223 (232)
1-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.5518 (95) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (4-12): 0.4854 (180)
0-1 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (7-6): 0.4720 (196) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5134 (117)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Neut	L 78-91	vs. #105 St Bonaventure
11/24/2002	Neut	W 65-53	vs. #64 Michigan
11/25/2002	Neut	W 58-45	vs. #137 Toledo
11/29/2002	Home	W 69-61	vs. #184 American
12/2/2002	Home	L 77-79	vs. #201 Wofford
12/5/2002	Home	W 71-66	vs. #270 VMI
12/7/2002	Away	L 52-60	vs. #257 William & Mary
12/9/2002	Away	L 60-76	vs. #165 East Carolina
12/14/2002	Home	W 71-64	vs. #322 Morgan St
12/21/2002	Away	L 54-75	vs. #76 Western Mich
12/30/2002	Home	W 76-52	vs. #315 Towson
1/4/2003	Home	L 69-76	vs. #88 Florida St
1/8/2003	Away	L 81-92	vs. #65 Villanova
1/14/2003	Away	L 65-83	vs. #16 Connecticut
1/18/2003	Home	W 92-79	vs. #56 Providence
1/21/2003	Home	W 73-55	vs. #78 Virginia
1/25/2003	Home	L 59-62	vs. #61 St Johns
1/29/2003	Home	L 71-95	vs. #41 Boston College
2/1/2003	Away	L 58-89	vs. #56 Providence
2/5/2003	Home	W 95-74	vs. #16 Connecticut
2/8/2003	Away	W 71-54	vs. #61 St Johns
2/11/2003	Away	L 65-85	vs. #122 Miami Fla
2/15/2003	Home	L 73-85	vs. #70 Georgetown
2/19/2003	Away	L 69-87	vs. #41 Boston College
2/22/2003	Away	L 76-98	vs. #15 Notre Dame
2/26/2003	Home	L 62-75	vs. #4 Pittsburgh
3/1/2003	Home	W 88-63	vs. #65 Villanova
3/5/2003	Home	L 71-79	vs. #122 Miami Fla
3/8/2003	Away	L 67-71	vs. #91 West Virginia

FUTURE GAMES

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