NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-9
Power Rating: 79.565
Ranking: 104

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
11-2 v #201-318

Home Ratings (8-1): 76.620 (146) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-1 74.768 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 74.440 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 73.674

Away Ratings (8-6): 79.885 (103)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 6-2 79.909
Non-League Ratings: 2-4 80.299
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 70.659

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 81.471 (91) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-0 83.690 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 73.002 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 81.276

League Ratings (16-3): 80.467 (96)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
10-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-1 74.768
Away Ratings: 6-2 79.909
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 83.690
Last Ten Ratings: 7-2 76.331

Non-League Ratings (4-6): 78.057 (125) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 1-0 74.440 Away Ratings: 2-4 80.299 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 73.002 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 65.065

Wins Ratings: 80.614 (103)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
11-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-1 76.504
Away Ratings: 8-6 80.750
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 83.739
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 77.622

Points Ratings: 78.520 (108) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-4 v #101-200 15-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 8-1 76.270 Away Ratings: 8-6 79.276 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 78.946 League Ratings: 16-3 79.174 Non-League Ratings: 4-6 77.356 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 76.430

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 77.096 (136)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-1 73.674
Away Ratings: 1-1 70.659
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 81.276
League Ratings: 7-2 76.331
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 65.065

Home Advantage: 0.2822 (250)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0404 (191)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1218 (190)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2084 (192)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3045 (196)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4492 (197)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7550 (189)

Upward Stability: 2.5707 (243)

Downward Stability: 3.1575 (107)

RPI
RPI: 0.5271 (111)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (8-1): 0.5461 (139) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (8-6): 0.5001 (91)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.5615 (90) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318

RPI League (16-3): 0.5463 (78)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
13-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (4-6): 0.4905 (164) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4729 (205)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Away	L 75-87	vs. #9 Oklahoma St
11/20/1999	Neut	L 68-78	vs. #214 Oral Roberts
12/3/1999	Neut	W 68-65	vs. #66 Toledo
12/4/1999	Away	L 51-57	vs. #85 Marquette
12/8/1999	Home	W 82-73	vs. #232 East Carolina
12/18/1999	Away	L 64-67	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
12/20/1999	Away	W 76-64	vs. #185 Robert Morris
12/23/1999	Away	L 47-64	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
1/3/2000	Away	W 82-48	vs. #283 The Citadel
1/8/2000	Home	W 88-74	vs. #194 Geo Southern
1/10/2000	Home	W 85-64	vs. #216 East Tenn St
1/15/2000	Away	W 89-76	vs. #216 East Tenn St
1/17/2000	Home	W 97-72	vs. #306 VMI
1/19/2000	Away	W 72-60	vs. #167 Clemson
1/22/2000	Away	W 73-63	vs. #221 Furman
1/24/2000	Away	W 102-82	vs. #225 Westrn Carolina
1/29/2000	Home	W 93-90	vs. #237 Chattanooga
1/31/2000	Away	W 77-72	vs. #169 Davidson
2/5/2000	Away	L 64-69	vs. #119 Coll Of Charltn
2/9/2000	Home	W 81-66	vs. #197 NC Greensboro
2/12/2000	Home	W 84-61	vs. #193 Wofford
2/14/2000	Away	L 69-78	vs. #306 VMI
2/19/2000	Home	L 54-69	vs. #169 Davidson
2/22/2000	Away	W 78-69	vs. #197 NC Greensboro
2/26/2000	Home	W 101-83	vs. #225 Westrn Carolina
3/3/2000	Neut	W 88-66	vs. #237 Chattanooga
3/4/2000	Neut	W 60-56	vs. #221 Furman
3/5/2000	Neut	W 68-56	vs. #119 Coll Of Charltn
3/17/2000	Neut	L 61-87	vs. #11 Ohio St

FUTURE GAMES

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