NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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DETROIT
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-12
Power Rating: 78.651
Ranking: 117

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
12-6 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (13-0): 87.307 (33) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 8-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-0 82.573 Non-League Ratings: 6-0 80.041 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 83.369

Away Ratings (3-9): 74.924 (155)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 1-6 74.619
Non-League Ratings: 2-3 80.346
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 74.323

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 77.190 (123) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 75.932 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 77.244 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 75.932

League Ratings (10-7): 77.848 (125)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
9-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-0 82.573
Away Ratings: 1-6 74.619
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 75.932
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.537

Non-League Ratings (8-5): 80.283 (97) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-0 80.041 Away Ratings: 2-3 80.346 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 77.244 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.651

Wins Ratings: 78.989 (120)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
10-6 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 13-0 95.832
Away Ratings: 3-9 74.375
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 78.067
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.582

Points Ratings: 78.328 (112) 0-0 v #1-25 1-4 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 13-7 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 13-0 83.207 Away Ratings: 3-9 76.041 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 76.156 League Ratings: 10-7 77.920 Non-League Ratings: 8-5 79.059 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.176

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 77.869 (126)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-0 83.369
Away Ratings: 0-3 74.323
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 75.932
League Ratings: 6-4 77.537
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.651

Home Advantage: 15.740 (8)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0415 (187)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1389 (170)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2534 (160)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3695 (158)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5260 (157)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8066 (152)

Upward Stability: 3.2311 (71)

Downward Stability: 3.4257 (57)

RPI
RPI: 0.5150 (134)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
10-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (13-0): 0.5895 (61) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (3-9): 0.4365 (201)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.5095 (136) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI League (10-7): 0.5138 (127)
1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5165 (128) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4867 (168)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	W 80-66	vs. #161 Western Mich
11/23/1999	Away	L 62-66	vs. #73 Michigan
11/27/1999	Home	W 79-65	vs. #180 Georgia St
11/30/1999	Home	W 72-50	vs. #304 Miss Valley St
12/4/1999	Away	L 68-77	vs. #100 Murray St
12/8/1999	Away	W 83-80	vs. #210 Central Mich
12/11/1999	Home	W 63-59	vs. #90 Massachusetts
12/20/1999	Neut	L 51-73	vs. #30 Pepperdine
12/21/1999	Neut	L 64-68	vs. #32 Miami Fla
12/28/1999	Home	W 75-64	vs. #248 Chicago St
12/30/1999	Away	L 80-82	vs. #113 Eastern Mich
1/3/2000	Home	W 65-51	vs. #292 Eastern KY
1/6/2000	Away	L 58-70	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
1/8/2000	Away	W 82-55	vs. #182 Loyola Chi
1/13/2000	Home	W 75-65	vs. #187 Wright St
1/15/2000	Home	W 75-65	vs. #51 Butler
1/19/2000	Away	W 63-61	vs. #135 George Mason
1/22/2000	Home	W 71-68	vs. #139 Cleveland St
1/27/2000	Away	L 59-64	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
1/29/2000	Away	L 47-71	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
2/3/2000	Home	W 85-67	vs. #182 Loyola Chi
2/5/2000	Home	W 73-55	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
2/10/2000	Away	L 62-68	vs. #51 Butler
2/12/2000	Away	L 61-64	vs. #187 Wright St
2/19/2000	Away	L 69-81	vs. #139 Cleveland St
2/24/2000	Home	W 60-56	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
2/26/2000	Home	W 88-48	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
3/4/2000	Neut	W 64-59	vs. #187 Wright St
3/5/2000	Neut	W 80-72	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
3/7/2000	Neut	L 43-62	vs. #51 Butler

FUTURE GAMES

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