NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CS NORTHRIDGE
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-10
Power Rating: 81.252
Ranking: 83

0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-318

Home Ratings (11-1): 81.928 (81) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-1 78.432 Non-League Ratings: 4-0 79.737 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 76.815

Away Ratings (7-9): 80.952 (85)
0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 4-6 81.977
Non-League Ratings: 3-3 78.823
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 83.674

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 81.252 (93) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-0 81.252 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 81.252 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 81.252

League Ratings (11-7): 80.973 (88)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-1 78.432
Away Ratings: 4-6 81.977
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 81.252
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.135

Non-League Ratings (7-3): 82.081 (75) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-0 79.737 Away Ratings: 3-3 78.823 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 81.252 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 81.252

Wins Ratings: 82.975 (80)
0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-6 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 11-1 84.139
Away Ratings: 7-9 82.555
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 82.975
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 82.928

Points Ratings: 79.454 (91) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 9-6 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 11-1 79.305 Away Ratings: 7-9 79.512 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 79.454 League Ratings: 11-7 79.563 Non-League Ratings: 7-3 79.079 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.770

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 81.350 (84)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 76.815
Away Ratings: 2-3 83.674
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 81.252
League Ratings: 6-4 81.135
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 81.252

Home Advantage: 5.0002 (131)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0542 (156)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1686 (145)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2953 (140)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4175 (139)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5745 (137)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8446 (107)

Upward Stability: 3.0553 (122)

Downward Stability: 3.2066 (96)

RPI
RPI: 0.5378 (93)
0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (11-1): 0.5840 (71) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (7-9): 0.5031 (84)
2-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.5378 (111) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (11-7): 0.5352 (97)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-3): 0.5424 (88) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5028 (144)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Away	L 59-73	vs. #60 USC
11/30/1999	Away	W 69-66	vs. #41 Fresno St
12/4/1999	Away	L 88-97	vs. #234 Cal Poly
12/6/1999	Home	W 72-59	vs. #214 Oral Roberts
12/11/1999	Away	W 79-77	vs. #28 Oregon
12/20/1999	Away	W 76-74	vs. #214 Oral Roberts
12/22/1999	Away	L 82-93	vs. #133 Texas El Paso
12/28/1999	Home	W 88-79	vs. #209 St Francis NY
12/31/1999	Home	W 71-53	vs. #138 San Jose St
1/2/2000	Home	W 94-86	vs. #234 Cal Poly
1/6/2000	Home	W 69-66	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona
1/8/2000	Away	W 101-86	vs. #199 Idaho St
1/13/2000	Away	L 62-76	vs. #150 Portland St
1/15/2000	Away	L 77-78	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
1/20/2000	Home	W 73-63	vs. #178 Montana St
1/22/2000	Home	W 79-67	vs. #116 Montana
1/27/2000	Away	W 76-57	vs. #218 Sacramento St
1/29/2000	Away	L 92-113	vs. #102 Weber St
2/3/2000	Home	W 79-77	vs. #199 Idaho St
2/12/2000	Away	L 73-83	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona
2/17/2000	Away	L 70-73	vs. #116 Montana
2/24/2000	Home	L 68-70	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
2/26/2000	Home	W 79-78	vs. #150 Portland St
3/1/2000	Home	W 76-62	vs. #102 Weber St
3/4/2000	Home	W 81-57	vs. #218 Sacramento St
3/8/2000	Away	W 73-68	vs. #102 Weber St
3/10/2000	Away	W 76-65	vs. #116 Montana
3/11/2000	Away	L 81-85	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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