NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WAGNER
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-11
Power Rating: 74.519
Ranking: 176

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
18-7 v #201-327

Home Ratings (14-1): 77.097 (133) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 12-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 7-1 70.363 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-0 77.613 Last Ten Ratings: 7-0 71.550

Away Ratings (7-9): 73.230 (194)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
6-6 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 4-3 73.480
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-6 73.300
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 57.769

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 66.519 (235) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-0 74.519 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 68.019 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 68.019

League Power Rankings (11-4): 73.324 (188)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
11-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-1 70.363
Away Ratings: 4-3 73.480
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.519
Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 67.769

Non-League Power Ratings (10-7): 75.972 (152) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 7-3 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 7-0 77.613 Away Ratings: 3-6 73.300 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.019 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 71.019

Wins Power Rankings: 74.540 (173)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
18-6 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 14-1 78.244
Away Ratings: 7-9 72.958
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.540
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 70.884

Rankings: Points: 74.333 (183) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 18-7 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 14-1 75.537 Away Ratings: 7-9 73.681 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.833 League Power Rankings: 11-4 73.404 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-7 75.435 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 70.646

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 70.956 (223)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-0 71.550
Away Ratings: 0-2 57.769
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.019
League Power Rankings: 4-2 67.769
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 71.019

Home Advantage: 8.2184 (66)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0325 (219)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0945 (253)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1549 (274)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2234 (286)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3426 (288)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6615 (284)

Upward Stability: 1.1014 (190)

Downward Stability: 1.4127 (20)

RPI
RPI: 0.5316 (98)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
13-7 v #201-327

RPI Home (14-1): 0.5924 (68) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (7-9): 0.4737 (129)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
2-7 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (277) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (11-4): 0.5304 (109)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (10-7): 0.5327 (101) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4900 (165)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2002	Away	L 65-84	vs. #284 NC Greensboro
11/26/2002	Home	W 81-69	vs. #134 Brown
11/30/2002	Away	W 80-72	vs. #140 VA Commonwealth
12/3/2002	Away	L 81-87	vs. #168 Iona
12/7/2002	Away	L 85-97	vs. #16 Connecticut
12/14/2002	Away	L 63-70	vs. #263 Delaware St
12/21/2002	Away	L 81-90	vs. #202 Geo Southern
12/30/2002	Home	W 69-55	vs. #184 American
1/2/2003	Home	W 80-68	vs. #232 Lehigh
1/4/2003	Away	L 57-79	vs. #26 Maryland
1/8/2003	Away	W 74-63	vs. #304 Sacred Heart
1/11/2003	Away	W 76-67	vs. #240 Central Conn
1/13/2003	Home	W 91-69	vs. #222 Quinnipiac
1/16/2003	Home	L 79-83	vs. #260 Fair Dickinson
1/20/2003	Away	W 63-45	vs. #230 Monmouth NJ
1/25/2003	Away	W 101-80	vs. #286 Robert Morris
1/27/2003	Away	W 84-72	vs. #256 St Francis PA
2/1/2003	Home	W 77-72	vs. #286 Robert Morris
2/3/2003	Home	W 102-89	vs. #256 St Francis PA
2/6/2003	Away	L 62-68	vs. #260 Fair Dickinson
2/8/2003	Home	W 62-53	vs. #230 Monmouth NJ
2/10/2003	Away	W 74-70	vs. #222 Quinnipiac
2/18/2003	Home	W 61-58	vs. #240 Central Conn
2/20/2003	Home	W 57-55	vs. #291 Mt St Marys
2/22/2003	Home	W 76-65	vs. #306 Umbc
2/24/2003	Home	W 79-71	vs. #304 Sacred Heart
2/27/2003	Away	L 71-87	vs. #283 Liu Brooklyn
3/1/2003	Away	L 84-96	vs. #253 St Francis NY
3/8/2003	Home	W 88-66	vs. #283 Liu Brooklyn
3/9/2003	Home	W 61-54	vs. #222 Quinnipiac
3/12/2003	Home	W 78-61	vs. #253 St Francis NY
3/21/2003	Neut	L 61-87	vs. #4 Pittsburgh

FUTURE GAMES

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