NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WESTERN ILL
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 5-21
Power Rating: 63.614
Ranking: 301

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-10 v #101-200
5-6 v #201-327

Home Ratings (3-6): 63.114 (297) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 2-5 61.208 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 69.051 Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 59.926

Away Ratings (2-13): 64.911 (291)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
2-5 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 1-6 66.395
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-7 67.208
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 67.989

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 49.614 (325) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 53.114 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 50.114 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 53.114

League Power Rankings (3-12): 62.231 (306)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 2-5 61.208
Away Ratings: 1-6 66.395
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 53.114
Last Ten Ratings: 1-8 63.489

Non-League Power Ratings (2-9): 66.255 (275) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 1-1 69.051 Away Ratings: 1-7 67.208 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 50.114 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 72.239

Wins Power Rankings: 61.739 (300)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-10 v #101-200
5-6 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-6 61.317
Away Ratings: 2-13 62.958
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 48.739
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 58.270

Rankings: Points: 65.825 (306) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-10 v #101-200 5-6 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-6 65.091 Away Ratings: 2-13 67.372 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 51.325 League Power Rankings: 3-12 64.926 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-9 67.497 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 65.747

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 61.630 (307)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 0-4 59.926
Away Ratings: 1-4 67.989
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 53.114
League Power Rankings: 1-8 63.489
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 72.239

Home Advantage: 3.9592 (161)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0309 (234)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1078 (229)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1966 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2962 (218)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4551 (210)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7604 (202)

Upward Stability: 0.9372 (285)

Downward Stability: 0.6609 (313)

RPI
RPI: 0.3948 (305)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-12 v #101-200
5-5 v #201-327

RPI Home (3-6): 0.4176 (301) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327

RPI Away (2-13): 0.3840 (291)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
2-6 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.3759 (238) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (3-12): 0.3831 (310)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
3-5 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (2-9): 0.4109 (283) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4624 (250)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2002	Away	W 75-74	vs. #300 Norfolk St
11/25/2002	Away	L 59-82	vs. #255 Hampton
12/1/2002	Away	L 56-85	vs. #10 Illinois
12/3/2002	Away	L 63-76	vs. #171 Eastern Ill
12/6/2002	Away	L 44-59	vs. #75 Iowa St
12/7/2002	Neut	L 48-75	vs. #164 Denver
12/14/2002	Away	L 62-72	vs. #225 Drake
12/17/2002	Home	L 60-79	vs. #81 Detroit
12/30/2002	Away	L 56-74	vs. #113 Wichita St
1/11/2003	Away	L 57-74	vs. #94 Valparaiso
1/16/2003	Home	W 75-73	vs. #310 Chicago St
1/18/2003	Home	W 74-69	vs. #261 Southern Utah
1/21/2003	Home	W 84-75	vs. #246 SE Missouri St
1/23/2003	Away	L 62-75	vs. #192 Oakland
1/25/2003	Away	L 62-76	vs. #148 Iupui
1/30/2003	Home	L 71-78	vs. #268 Mo Kansas City
2/1/2003	Home	L 77-87	vs. #179 Oral Roberts
2/8/2003	Home	L 62-74	vs. #94 Valparaiso
2/13/2003	Away	L 75-78	vs. #261 Southern Utah
2/15/2003	Away	W 75-73	vs. #310 Chicago St
2/18/2003	Away	L 52-53	vs. #246 SE Missouri St
2/20/2003	Home	L 59-75	vs. #148 Iupui
2/22/2003	Home	L 79-89	vs. #192 Oakland
2/27/2003	Away	L 58-79	vs. #179 Oral Roberts
3/1/2003	Away	L 79-83	vs. #268 Mo Kansas City
3/9/2003	Neut	L 51-75	vs. #148 Iupui

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)