NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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COLL OF CHARLTN
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-6
Power Rating: 78.525
Ranking: 119

0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-318

Home Ratings (9-1): 78.681 (119) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-1 76.513 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 77.337 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 81.150

Away Ratings (7-3): 78.747 (114)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-318
League Ratings: 6-2 78.267
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 78.212
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 74.915

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 78.103 (115) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 77.321 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 77.696 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 77.321

League Ratings (15-4): 78.487 (117)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-1 76.513
Away Ratings: 6-2 78.267
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 77.321
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 77.364

Non-League Ratings (5-2): 78.720 (117) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-0 77.337 Away Ratings: 1-1 78.212 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 77.696 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.525

Wins Ratings: 79.202 (117)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-1 79.007
Away Ratings: 7-3 79.776
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 78.530
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 79.792

Points Ratings: 77.771 (121) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 18-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-1 77.896 Away Ratings: 7-3 77.876 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 77.575 League Ratings: 15-4 77.618 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 78.364 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 77.446

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 78.732 (115)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-0 81.150
Away Ratings: 2-1 74.915
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 77.321
League Ratings: 8-2 77.364
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.525

Home Advantage: 4.1989 (154)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0159 (299)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0672 (294)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1313 (292)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2098 (283)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3540 (258)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6971 (238)

Upward Stability: 2.1042 (298)

Downward Stability: 3.0970 (122)

RPI
RPI: 0.5301 (104)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
15-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-1): 0.5510 (129) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (7-3): 0.4865 (112)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.5681 (82) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (15-4): 0.5314 (106)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (5-2): 0.5265 (112) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4504 (264)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
12/3/1999	Away	L 54-72	vs. #27 North Carolina
12/4/1999	Neut	L 44-62	vs. #130 Princeton
12/18/1999	Away	W 69-55	vs. #290 Stony Brook
12/28/1999	Neut	W 76-58	vs. #222 Hampton
12/29/1999	Neut	W 69-56	vs. #162 Tennessee Tech
1/3/2000	Home	W 70-53	vs. #216 East Tenn St
1/5/2000	Home	W 68-49	vs. #293 Charleston Sou
1/8/2000	Away	W 77-69	vs. #306 VMI
1/10/2000	Away	W 75-64	vs. #193 Wofford
1/15/2000	Home	L 58-71	vs. #169 Davidson
1/17/2000	Away	W 82-68	vs. #194 Geo Southern
1/19/2000	Home	W 69-55	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
1/22/2000	Away	W 73-59	vs. #197 NC Greensboro
1/24/2000	Home	W 77-50	vs. #221 Furman
1/29/2000	Home	W 76-68	vs. #193 Wofford
1/31/2000	Away	L 68-70	vs. #237 Chattanooga
2/5/2000	Home	W 69-64	vs. #104 Appalachian St
2/7/2000	Home	W 65-52	vs. #283 The Citadel
2/12/2000	Away	W 56-51	vs. #221 Furman
2/14/2000	Home	W 83-67	vs. #194 Geo Southern
2/19/2000	Away	W 58-49	vs. #283 The Citadel
2/21/2000	Away	L 74-78	vs. #225 Westrn Carolina
2/26/2000	Home	W 84-57	vs. #237 Chattanooga
3/3/2000	Neut	W 65-51	vs. #216 East Tenn St
3/4/2000	Neut	W 74-64	vs. #193 Wofford
3/5/2000	Neut	L 56-68	vs. #104 Appalachian St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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