NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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COLORADO
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-13
Power Rating: 82.435
Ranking: 68

3-6 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318

Home Ratings (12-2): 88.029 (28) 2-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-2 86.166 Non-League Ratings: 6-0 89.185 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 94.154

Away Ratings (2-9): 74.513 (163)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 1-7 76.873
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 75.779
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 72.107

Neutral Ratings (3-2): 85.748 (48) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-1 81.029 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 88.521 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 81.029

League Ratings (8-10): 81.306 (82)
2-6 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-2 86.166
Away Ratings: 1-7 76.873
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.029
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 82.248

Non-League Ratings (9-3): 84.490 (55) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-0 89.185 Away Ratings: 1-2 75.779 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 88.521 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 80.435

Wins Ratings: 83.283 (76)
3-6 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 12-2 89.845
Away Ratings: 2-9 73.736
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 87.431
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.736

Points Ratings: 81.505 (65) 2-6 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 6-3 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 12-2 85.826 Away Ratings: 2-9 75.380 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 84.091 League Ratings: 8-10 80.457 Non-League Ratings: 9-3 83.486 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.353

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 81.634 (82)
1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-0 94.154
Away Ratings: 0-3 72.107
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.029
League Ratings: 5-4 82.248
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 80.435

Home Advantage: 14.028 (11)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1125 (46)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2681 (55)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3928 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5006 (77)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6419 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8631 (78)

Upward Stability: 2.8492 (183)

Downward Stability: 3.1087 (119)

RPI
RPI: 0.5444 (82)
2-6 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (12-2): 0.6085 (32) 2-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-9): 0.4466 (178)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (3-2): 0.5796 (68) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (8-10): 0.5324 (103)
2-4 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.5623 (61) 0-0 v #1-25 4-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5369 (80)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	W 67-56	vs. #239 St Marys CA
11/25/1999	Home	W 65-50	vs. #307 Yale
11/28/1999	Away	L 78-82	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
12/4/1999	Home	W 80-62	vs. #78 California
12/8/1999	Away	L 57-79	vs. #94 Colorado St
12/18/1999	Home	W 79-61	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
12/21/1999	Home	W 76-53	vs. #75 New Mexico St
12/27/1999	Neut	W 79-56	vs. #62 Villanova
12/29/1999	Neut	L 74-76	vs. #105 Hawaii
12/31/1999	Neut	W 81-77	vs. #25 Gonzaga
1/4/2000	Away	W 73-49	vs. #275 Denver
1/8/2000	Home	L 69-84	vs. #24 Kansas
1/12/2000	Away	L 86-100	vs. #40 Missouri
1/16/2000	Away	L 72-86	vs. #4 Iowa St
1/19/2000	Home	W 88-80	vs. #12 Oklahoma
1/22/2000	Home	W 78-70	vs. #158 Kansas St
1/24/2000	Away	L 74-89	vs. #24 Kansas
1/29/2000	Away	L 65-75	vs. #13 Texas
2/2/2000	Home	L 81-86	vs. #40 Missouri
2/5/2000	Away	W 67-63	vs. #158 Kansas St
2/8/2000	Home	W 70-58	vs. #157 Nebraska
2/12/2000	Away	L 69-74	vs. #203 Texas A&M
2/15/2000	Home	W 79-64	vs. #231 TX Pan American
2/19/2000	Home	W 102-90	vs. #4 Iowa St
2/23/2000	Home	W 95-75	vs. #137 Baylor
2/26/2000	Away	L 64-69	vs. #157 Nebraska
3/1/2000	Away	L 60-96	vs. #9 Oklahoma St
3/4/2000	Home	W 88-67	vs. #131 Texas Tech
3/9/2000	Neut	W 79-53	vs. #203 Texas A&M
3/10/2000	Neut	L 35-78	vs. #13 Texas

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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