NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CREIGHTON
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 22-10
Power Rating: 83.570
Ranking: 56

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
6-3 v #51-100
12-5 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (10-3): 82.308 (77) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-2 80.773 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 84.554 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 81.984

Away Ratings (8-6): 82.783 (65)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 4-5 82.394
Non-League Ratings: 4-1 82.258
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 81.758

Neutral Ratings (4-1): 87.515 (36) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-0 88.820 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 78.508 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 86.922

League Ratings (14-7): 83.519 (58)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-2 80.773
Away Ratings: 4-5 82.394
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 88.820
Last Ten Ratings: 7-2 84.308

Non-League Ratings (8-3): 83.672 (57) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 3-1 84.554 Away Ratings: 4-1 82.258 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.508 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 83.601

Wins Ratings: 85.334 (51)
0-1 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
12-5 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 10-3 82.717
Away Ratings: 8-6 84.711
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 91.052
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 86.537

Points Ratings: 81.666 (60) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 7-3 v #51-100 12-5 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 10-3 81.498 Away Ratings: 8-6 80.943 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 83.666 League Ratings: 14-7 81.886 Non-League Ratings: 8-3 81.072 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 82.924

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 84.843 (49)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-1 81.984
Away Ratings: 1-1 81.758
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 86.922
League Ratings: 7-2 84.308
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 83.601

Home Advantage: 2.3036 (209)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0580 (148)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1831 (134)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3237 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4596 (103)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6261 (99)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8612 (85)

Upward Stability: 3.4428 (27)

Downward Stability: 4.0726 (5)

RPI
RPI: 0.5585 (57)
0-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
11-5 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (10-3): 0.5695 (92) 1-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (8-6): 0.5279 (58)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (4-1): 0.6157 (37) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI League (14-7): 0.5677 (48)
0-0 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (8-3): 0.5410 (93) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5156 (115)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/1999	Away	W 70-62	vs. #304 Miss Valley St
11/27/1999	Home	W 85-76	vs. #45 Iowa
12/1/1999	Away	W 58-54	vs. #180 Georgia St
12/4/1999	Away	W 77-76	vs. #137 Baylor
12/6/1999	Home	W 91-52	vs. #318 Grambling
12/9/1999	Home	W 89-72	vs. #157 Nebraska
12/12/1999	Home	W 82-43	vs. #173 Illinois St
12/20/1999	Neut	W 76-72	vs. #273 Western Ill
12/22/1999	Away	L 53-73	vs. #105 Hawaii
12/29/1999	Home	L 58-59	vs. #57 SW Missouri St
1/2/2000	Away	L 75-77	vs. #140 Northern Iowa
1/6/2000	Away	L 46-56	vs. #64 Indiana St
1/8/2000	Away	W 72-66	vs. #67 Southern Ill
1/12/2000	Home	L 67-75	vs. #8 Tulsa
1/15/2000	Home	W 70-66	vs. #168 Drake
1/19/2000	Away	W 63-49	vs. #57 SW Missouri St
1/23/2000	Away	L 83-88	vs. #120 Evansville
1/26/2000	Home	W 77-73	vs. #140 Northern Iowa
1/29/2000	Home	W 88-72	vs. #159 Wichita St
2/1/2000	Away	L 70-74	vs. #168 Drake
2/5/2000	Away	W 86-83	vs. #173 Illinois St
2/7/2000	Away	W 78-67	vs. #94 Colorado St
2/13/2000	Home	W 73-56	vs. #112 Bradley
2/16/2000	Home	W 64-58	vs. #64 Indiana St
2/19/2000	Home	L 83-92	vs. #67 Southern Ill
2/23/2000	Away	L 65-73	vs. #112 Bradley
2/26/2000	Away	W 75-64	vs. #159 Wichita St
2/28/2000	Home	W 102-69	vs. #120 Evansville
3/4/2000	Neut	W 71-62	vs. #112 Bradley
3/5/2000	Neut	W 71-69	vs. #64 Indiana St
3/6/2000	Neut	W 57-45	vs. #57 SW Missouri St
3/16/2000	Neut	L 69-72	vs. #31 Auburn

FUTURE GAMES

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