NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CINCINNATI
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 29-4
Power Rating: 94.143
Ranking: 2

3-2 v #1-25
10-1 v #26-50
8-1 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (14-1): 93.549 (7) 1-1 v #1-25 5-0 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 8-0 97.299 Non-League Ratings: 6-1 88.573 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 90.237

Away Ratings (10-1): 98.721 (2)
1-0 v #1-25
4-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 8-0 96.018
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 95.674
Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 91.330

Neutral Ratings (5-2): 89.385 (18) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 74.174 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 93.830 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 82.596

League Ratings (16-1): 96.244 (3)
0-0 v #1-25
8-1 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-0 97.299
Away Ratings: 8-0 96.018
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.174
Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 89.537

Non-League Ratings (13-3): 92.174 (5) 3-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-1 88.573 Away Ratings: 2-1 95.674 Neutral Ratings: 5-1 93.830 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 84.690

Wins Ratings: 96.754 (3)
3-2 v #1-25
8-1 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 14-1 94.551
Away Ratings: 10-1 103.80
Neutral Ratings: 5-2 90.887
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 89.477

Points Ratings: 91.479 (2) 3-2 v #1-25 10-1 v #26-50 8-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 14-1 92.143 Away Ratings: 10-1 93.639 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 87.998 League Ratings: 16-1 92.143 Non-League Ratings: 13-3 90.756 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 86.787

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 88.182 (27)
1-2 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 90.237
Away Ratings: 2-0 91.330
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 82.596
League Ratings: 6-1 89.537
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 84.690

Home Advantage: 2.4824 (205)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1030 (61)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2787 (45)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4371 (35)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5739 (24)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7328 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9145 (9)

Upward Stability: 1.8997 (307)

Downward Stability: 2.9487 (160)

RPI
RPI: 0.6569 (1)
3-2 v #1-25
8-1 v #26-50
8-1 v #51-100
8-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (14-1): 0.6625 (3) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 6-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (10-1): 0.6540 (2)
1-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.6494 (16) 2-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (16-1): 0.6635 (2)
0-0 v #1-25
6-1 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (13-3): 0.6499 (1) 2-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5830 (7)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	W 94-67	vs. #223 Youngstown St
11/26/1999	Neut	W 91-56	vs. #139 Cleveland St
11/27/1999	Neut	W 88-67	vs. #76 Santa Clara
11/28/1999	Neut	W 75-60	vs. #4 Iowa St
12/4/1999	Home	W 75-68	vs. #25 Gonzaga
12/8/1999	Neut	W 77-68	vs. #27 North Carolina
12/11/1999	Home	W 74-48	vs. #304 Miss Valley St
12/16/1999	Away	W 79-64	vs. #47 St Louis
12/18/1999	Away	L 64-66	vs. #70 Xavier
12/22/1999	Away	W 72-57	vs. #12 Oklahoma
12/27/1999	Home	W 93-60	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
12/30/1999	Away	W 78-46	vs. #170 Boise St
1/2/2000	Home	W 106-66	vs. #39 Unlv
1/5/2000	Home	W 81-54	vs. #48 NC Charlotte
1/8/2000	Home	W 67-48	vs. #85 Marquette
1/12/2000	Away	W 72-59	vs. #77 Tulane
1/14/2000	Home	W 73-59	vs. #63 Ohio
1/19/2000	Home	W 75-55	vs. #98 Memphis
1/23/2000	Away	W 72-60	vs. #85 Marquette
1/27/2000	Away	W 75-65	vs. #37 Louisville
1/29/2000	Home	W 89-72	vs. #93 South Florida
2/3/2000	Away	W 70-62	vs. #48 NC Charlotte
2/5/2000	Away	W 93-80	vs. #114 Uab
2/13/2000	Home	W 87-64	vs. #36 DePaul
2/17/2000	Away	W 77-65	vs. #163 Houston
2/20/2000	Home	L 69-77	vs. #7 Temple
2/23/2000	Home	W 95-69	vs. #91 SO Mississippi
2/27/2000	Home	W 68-59	vs. #37 Louisville
3/2/2000	Away	W 64-62	vs. #36 DePaul
3/4/2000	Home	W 84-41	vs. #47 St Louis
3/9/2000	Neut	L 58-68	vs. #47 St Louis
3/17/2000	Neut	W 64-47	vs. #132 NC Wilmington
3/19/2000	Neut	L 61-69	vs. #8 Tulsa

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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