NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CENTRAL FLORIDA
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-18
Power Rating: 69.268
Ranking: 236

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
9-8 v #201-318

Home Ratings (8-7): 69.209 (230) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 5-3 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-2 69.959 Non-League Ratings: 1-5 66.565 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 73.518

Away Ratings (2-9): 67.338 (256)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
2-4 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-6 70.409
Non-League Ratings: 0-3 62.393
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 70.706

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 72.424 (169) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 74.416 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 68.331 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 74.416

League Ratings (11-9): 70.819 (208)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
9-6 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-2 69.959
Away Ratings: 2-6 70.409
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 74.416
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 72.549

Non-League Ratings (1-9): 63.979 (284) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 1-5 66.565 Away Ratings: 0-3 62.393 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.331 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.268

Wins Ratings: 67.592 (242)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
7-7 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-7 67.471
Away Ratings: 2-9 65.038
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 71.186
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 72.913

Points Ratings: 70.993 (227) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-9 v #101-200 9-5 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 8-7 70.645 Away Ratings: 2-9 70.039 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 73.930 League Ratings: 11-9 72.170 Non-League Ratings: 1-9 67.321 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 73.340

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 73.155 (181)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 73.518
Away Ratings: 1-3 70.706
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 74.416
League Ratings: 6-4 72.549
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 69.268

Home Advantage: 4.5385 (146)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0198 (280)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0774 (269)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1488 (260)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2296 (254)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3671 (250)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6861 (244)

Upward Stability: 3.5932 (15)

Downward Stability: 3.3004 (82)

RPI
RPI: 0.4622 (206)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-10 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-318

RPI Home (8-7): 0.4839 (233) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-9): 0.4151 (237)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.5105 (133) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318

RPI League (11-9): 0.4848 (173)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (1-9): 0.4172 (271) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4830 (176)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	L 54-81	vs. #32 Miami Fla
11/23/1999	Away	L 54-78	vs. #160 Winthrop
11/26/1999	Home	L 48-54	vs. #167 Clemson
11/27/1999	Home	L 57-61	vs. #207 Old Dominion
11/28/1999	Neut	L 70-71	vs. #235 SO Carolina St
12/3/1999	Home	L 55-79	vs. #93 South Florida
12/13/1999	Away	L 57-77	vs. #63 Ohio
12/15/1999	Away	L 58-78	vs. #37 Louisville
12/21/1999	Home	L 60-74	vs. #132 NC Wilmington
12/23/1999	Home	W 88-77	vs. #166 Middle Tenn St
12/30/1999	Home	L 73-74	vs. #204 Troy St
1/5/2000	Home	W 93-77	vs. #261 Mercer
1/8/2000	Away	L 67-75	vs. #153 Samford
1/10/2000	Away	L 83-90	vs. #201 Jacksonville St
1/13/2000	Home	W 72-67	vs. #180 Georgia St
1/15/2000	Home	W 90-63	vs. #244 Campbell
1/22/2000	Away	L 86-88	vs. #259 Stetson
1/26/2000	Away	W 84-68	vs. #316 Fla Atlantic
1/29/2000	Home	W 65-57	vs. #282 Jacksonville
1/31/2000	Home	L 61-75	vs. #259 Stetson
2/5/2000	Home	W 86-59	vs. #316 Fla Atlantic
2/10/2000	Away	L 65-67	vs. #261 Mercer
2/12/2000	Away	L 73-85	vs. #204 Troy St
2/17/2000	Home	W 68-64	vs. #201 Jacksonville St
2/19/2000	Home	W 71-68	vs. #153 Samford
2/24/2000	Away	W 77-67	vs. #244 Campbell
2/26/2000	Away	L 63-78	vs. #180 Georgia St
3/2/2000	Neut	W 74-55	vs. #201 Jacksonville St
3/3/2000	Neut	W 84-79	vs. #261 Mercer
3/4/2000	Neut	L 69-78	vs. #153 Samford

FUTURE GAMES

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