NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WEST VIRGINIA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-15
Power Rating: 79.988
Ranking: 91

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

Home Ratings (9-5): 78.738 (113) 0-3 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-5 78.355 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-0 78.269 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 77.722

Away Ratings (2-9): 80.503 (83)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 2-6 85.097
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 74.425
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 84.425

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 82.738 (87) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-1 59.988 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 86.238 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 59.988

League Power Rankings (5-12): 79.261 (105)
0-6 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-5 78.355
Away Ratings: 2-6 85.097
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.988
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 78.894

Non-League Power Ratings (9-3): 81.519 (73) 1-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 6-0 78.269 Away Ratings: 0-3 74.425 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 86.238 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 79.988

Wins Power Rankings: 80.656 (91)
1-6 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 9-5 78.968
Away Ratings: 2-9 80.874
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.406
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 75.937

Rankings: Points: 79.218 (87) 1-6 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 3-5 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 9-5 78.367 Away Ratings: 2-9 80.406 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 79.218 League Power Rankings: 5-12 79.320 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-3 79.015 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 77.617

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 76.722 (143)
0-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 1-4 77.722
Away Ratings: 1-3 84.425
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 59.988
League Power Rankings: 2-8 78.894
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 79.988

Home Advantage: 1.5950 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1234 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2894 (24)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4305 (32)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5419 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6701 (59)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8665 (71)

Upward Stability: 1.1089 (182)

Downward Stability: 1.0172 (237)

RPI
RPI: 0.5263 (106)
1-6 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-327

RPI Home (9-5): 0.5518 (127) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (2-9): 0.4785 (116)
0-5 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.5668 (83) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI League (5-12): 0.5142 (135)
0-6 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.5420 (91) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5409 (70)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	W 59-46	vs. #263 Delaware St
11/25/2002	Away	L 82-86	vs. #218 Duquesne
11/30/2002	Home	W 70-67	vs. #224 James Madison
12/3/2002	Neut	W 68-66	vs. #13 Florida
12/7/2002	Home	W 64-54	vs. #284 NC Greensboro
12/14/2002	Home	W 79-69	vs. #201 Wofford
12/18/2002	Home	W 82-55	vs. #273 Westrn Carolina
12/21/2002	Home	W 65-62	vs. #48 Tennessee
12/28/2002	Away	L 67-70	vs. #59 Unlv
12/29/2002	Neut	W 75-58	vs. #294 Gardner-Webb
1/4/2003	Away	L 45-75	vs. #66 St Louis
1/7/2003	Home	W 68-63	vs. #122 Miami Fla
1/12/2003	Away	L 82-84	vs. #70 Georgetown
1/14/2003	Home	L 61-80	vs. #4 Pittsburgh
1/19/2003	Away	L 70-75	vs. #41 Boston College
1/22/2003	Neut	W 65-61	vs. #160 Marshall
1/26/2003	Home	W 86-75	vs. #108 Rutgers
1/29/2003	Away	L 69-88	vs. #15 Notre Dame
2/1/2003	Away	W 91-83	vs. #65 Villanova
2/8/2003	Home	L 80-94	vs. #2 Syracuse
2/12/2003	Away	L 46-82	vs. #4 Pittsburgh
2/15/2003	Away	W 52-46	vs. #108 Rutgers
2/18/2003	Home	L 55-56	vs. #15 Notre Dame
2/22/2003	Home	L 64-68	vs. #46 Seton Hall
2/26/2003	Away	L 51-89	vs. #2 Syracuse
3/1/2003	Away	L 53-56	vs. #46 Seton Hall
3/3/2003	Home	L 67-69	vs. #70 Georgetown
3/8/2003	Home	W 71-67	vs. #150 Virginia Tech
3/12/2003	Neut	L 50-73	vs. #56 Providence

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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