NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BUFFALO
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 5-23
Power Rating: 66.340
Ranking: 265

0-1 v #1-25
0-6 v #26-50
1-9 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-318

Home Ratings (4-9): 68.336 (239) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-6 70.426 Non-League Ratings: 1-3 61.715 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 68.176

Away Ratings (1-12): 63.121 (290)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-9 69.059
Non-League Ratings: 1-3 59.746
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 72.074

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 54.590 (296) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 64.965 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 57.590 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 64.965

League Ratings (3-16): 69.652 (231)
0-0 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
1-9 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-6 70.426
Away Ratings: 0-9 69.059
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.965
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 68.762

Non-League Ratings (2-7): 60.277 (302) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 1-3 61.715 Away Ratings: 1-3 59.746 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 57.590 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.340

Wins Ratings: 65.363 (258)
0-1 v #1-25
0-6 v #26-50
1-9 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-9 67.492
Away Ratings: 1-12 61.441
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 45.113
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 67.254

Points Ratings: 67.027 (280) 0-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-11 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-5 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-9 69.002 Away Ratings: 1-12 64.231 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 59.777 League Ratings: 3-16 69.465 Non-League Ratings: 2-7 62.649 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 67.996

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 67.715 (244)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-4 68.176
Away Ratings: 0-4 72.074
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.965
League Ratings: 1-9 68.762
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 66.340

Home Advantage: 10.376 (28)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0782 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2204 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3601 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4814 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6267 (98)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8490 (102)

Upward Stability: 2.1229 (295)

Downward Stability: 1.4786 (307)

RPI
RPI: 0.4367 (253)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-10 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-318

RPI Home (4-9): 0.4614 (250) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (1-12): 0.4254 (216)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.3496 (296) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (3-16): 0.4558 (224)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-8 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (2-7): 0.3963 (292) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5228 (100)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	L 103-105	vs. #183 Niagara
11/21/1999	Home	L 60-71	vs. #297 Cornell
11/23/1999	Away	W 81-78	vs. #315 New Hampshire
11/27/1999	Away	L 46-78	vs. #252 Canisius
11/30/1999	Home	W 75-71	vs. #229 Manhattan
12/7/1999	Home	L 67-91	vs. #27 North Carolina
12/10/1999	Away	L 55-106	vs. #20 Indiana
12/11/1999	Neut	L 91-102	vs. #246 North Texas
12/18/1999	Home	L 52-83	vs. #134 Northern Ill
12/21/1999	Away	L 67-89	vs. #92 Akron
1/2/2000	Away	L 57-72	vs. #200 Fair Dickinson
1/5/2000	Away	L 53-73	vs. #113 Eastern Mich
1/8/2000	Home	L 90-96	vs. #43 Bowling Green
1/12/2000	Home	W 71-58	vs. #210 Central Mich
1/15/2000	Away	L 53-89	vs. #35 Kent
1/17/2000	Away	L 71-86	vs. #63 Ohio
1/22/2000	Away	L 54-74	vs. #87 Miami Ohio
1/24/2000	Home	W 84-83	vs. #92 Akron
1/26/2000	Home	W 63-60	vs. #161 Western Mich
1/29/2000	Away	L 68-82	vs. #38 Ball St
2/3/2000	Away	L 61-93	vs. #74 Marshall
2/5/2000	Away	L 65-93	vs. #66 Toledo
2/9/2000	Away	L 68-77	vs. #43 Bowling Green
2/12/2000	Home	L 65-81	vs. #35 Kent
2/19/2000	Home	L 72-88	vs. #74 Marshall
2/23/2000	Home	L 62-82	vs. #63 Ohio
2/26/2000	Home	L 58-67	vs. #87 Miami Ohio
3/1/2000	Neut	L 66-83	vs. #74 Marshall

FUTURE GAMES

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