NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BOSTON COLLEGE
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-19
Power Rating: 76.069
Ranking: 151

0-6 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
4-5 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (7-8): 74.178 (174) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-6 75.631 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 75.850 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 78.334

Away Ratings (1-9): 73.506 (177)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-7 79.381
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 72.225
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 78.100

Neutral Ratings (3-2): 84.381 (64) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-1 80.991 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 84.647 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 80.991

League Ratings (3-14): 74.901 (159)
0-5 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-6 75.631
Away Ratings: 0-7 79.381
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 80.991
Last Ten Ratings: 2-7 79.280

Non-League Ratings (8-5): 78.030 (126) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-2 75.850 Away Ratings: 1-2 72.225 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 84.647 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 70.694

Wins Ratings: 75.436 (154)
0-6 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
4-5 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-8 72.823
Away Ratings: 1-9 70.233
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 87.045
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 76.924

Points Ratings: 76.651 (138) 0-4 v #1-25 0-7 v #26-50 3-5 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 7-8 75.493 Away Ratings: 1-9 75.631 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 81.471 League Ratings: 3-14 76.121 Non-League Ratings: 8-5 77.592 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 77.037

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 76.952 (137)
0-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-2 78.334
Away Ratings: 0-5 78.100
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 80.991
League Ratings: 2-7 79.280
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 70.694

Home Advantage: 1.0705 (231)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1016 (63)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2678 (56)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4062 (57)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5177 (63)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6563 (63)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8609 (86)

Upward Stability: 3.0755 (113)

Downward Stability: 2.6497 (224)

RPI
RPI: 0.5045 (144)
0-6 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (7-8): 0.5146 (188) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (1-9): 0.4521 (166)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (3-2): 0.5790 (70) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI League (3-14): 0.4837 (176)
0-6 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5317 (100) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5505 (49)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	W 89-65	vs. #315 New Hampshire
11/23/1999	Home	W 91-63	vs. #224 Vermont
11/27/1999	Away	L 57-85	vs. #54 Penn St
11/29/1999	Home	W 104-62	vs. #285 Hartford
12/4/1999	Home	L 67-74	vs. #90 Massachusetts
12/7/1999	Away	W 50-43	vs. #284 Holy Cross
12/11/1999	Home	W 72-66	vs. #209 St Francis NY
12/19/1999	Home	W 89-71	vs. #73 Michigan
12/21/1999	Neut	L 66-80	vs. #8 Tulsa
12/22/1999	Neut	W 67-62	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
12/23/1999	Neut	W 83-59	vs. #90 Massachusetts
12/30/1999	Home	L 63-71	vs. #147 Iona
1/8/2000	Home	W 67-62	vs. #165 Providence
1/12/2000	Away	L 77-86	vs. #61 Notre Dame
1/15/2000	Away	L 59-67	vs. #62 Villanova
1/18/2000	Home	L 69-72	vs. #79 Georgetown
1/22/2000	Away	L 54-62	vs. #32 Miami Fla
1/26/2000	Home	L 65-74	vs. #33 Seton Hall
1/29/2000	Home	L 65-73	vs. #15 Syracuse
2/2/2000	Home	L 72-78	vs. #108 Rutgers
2/5/2000	Away	L 58-59	vs. #22 St Johns
2/6/2000	Away	L 58-76	vs. #42 Vanderbilt
2/9/2000	Away	L 58-87	vs. #23 Connecticut
2/12/2000	Away	L 66-77	vs. #33 Seton Hall
2/15/2000	Home	L 69-73	vs. #22 St Johns
2/19/2000	Neut	W 80-76	vs. #97 West Virginia
2/23/2000	Home	L 60-70	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
2/26/2000	Away	L 40-45	vs. #165 Providence
3/4/2000	Home	W 79-67	vs. #62 Villanova
3/8/2000	Neut	L 55-70	vs. #23 Connecticut

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)