NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BALL ST
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-9
Power Rating: 85.213
Ranking: 38

1-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
9-4 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (9-2): 82.854 (72) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-2 79.869 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 86.526 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 86.213

Away Ratings (7-6): 85.762 (37)
1-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 4-5 83.662
Non-League Ratings: 3-1 95.276
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 84.744

Neutral Ratings (5-1): 86.799 (43) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-0 84.643 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 80.354 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 83.541

League Ratings (14-7): 83.854 (55)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
6-4 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-2 79.869
Away Ratings: 4-5 83.662
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 84.643
Last Ten Ratings: 8-1 85.006

Non-League Ratings (7-2): 89.705 (19) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-0 86.526 Away Ratings: 3-1 95.276 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.354 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 78.869

Wins Ratings: 87.559 (35)
1-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
9-4 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-2 84.149
Away Ratings: 7-6 87.746
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 91.020
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 89.926

Points Ratings: 82.787 (43) 1-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 9-4 v #51-100 7-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-2 81.108 Away Ratings: 7-6 84.098 Neutral Ratings: 5-1 82.280 League Ratings: 14-7 81.655 Non-League Ratings: 7-2 86.401 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 83.330

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 86.795 (37)
1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 86.213
Away Ratings: 2-1 84.744
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 83.541
League Ratings: 8-1 85.006
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 78.869

Home Advantage: 0.7879 (238)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0799 (93)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2245 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3671 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4976 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6552 (64)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8742 (63)

Upward Stability: 2.9996 (141)

Downward Stability: 3.5782 (37)

RPI
RPI: 0.5666 (47)
1-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
9-4 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5867 (68) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (7-6): 0.5296 (55)
1-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (5-1): 0.6101 (42) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (14-7): 0.5482 (75)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
5-4 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-2): 0.6098 (23) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5222 (102)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Away	L 50-60	vs. #17 Wisconsin
11/24/1999	Home	W 79-74	vs. #67 Southern Ill
11/27/1999	Away	W 64-55	vs. #64 Indiana St
12/3/1999	Neut	W 73-65	vs. #297 Cornell
12/4/1999	Neut	W 71-58	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
12/11/1999	Home	W 80-70	vs. #51 Butler
12/18/1999	Away	W 72-52	vs. #16 Purdue
12/27/1999	Away	W 82-65	vs. #278 San Diego St
1/2/2000	Away	W 75-67	vs. #134 Northern Ill
1/5/2000	Home	W 88-85	vs. #66 Toledo
1/8/2000	Home	L 93-98	vs. #113 Eastern Mich
1/12/2000	Away	L 84-86	vs. #87 Miami Ohio
1/15/2000	Home	L 64-76	vs. #134 Northern Ill
1/19/2000	Away	L 55-77	vs. #35 Kent
1/22/2000	Home	W 88-69	vs. #210 Central Mich
1/24/2000	Away	L 73-85	vs. #74 Marshall
1/26/2000	Away	L 53-64	vs. #63 Ohio
1/29/2000	Home	W 82-68	vs. #265 Buffalo
2/2/2000	Home	W 71-61	vs. #43 Bowling Green
2/5/2000	Away	W 78-58	vs. #113 Eastern Mich
2/9/2000	Home	W 80-60	vs. #161 Western Mich
2/14/2000	Home	W 89-68	vs. #92 Akron
2/16/2000	Away	L 61-66	vs. #66 Toledo
2/19/2000	Home	W 60-57	vs. #87 Miami Ohio
2/24/2000	Away	W 91-80	vs. #210 Central Mich
2/26/2000	Away	W 91-82	vs. #161 Western Mich
3/5/2000	Neut	W 64-63	vs. #66 Toledo
3/6/2000	Neut	W 70-67	vs. #63 Ohio
3/8/2000	Neut	W 61-58	vs. #87 Miami Ohio
3/16/2000	Neut	L 57-65	vs. #29 UCLA

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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