NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-20
Power Rating: 71.472
Ranking: 202

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-7 v #51-100
3-7 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-318

Home Ratings (7-6): 72.025 (197) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-5 75.070 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 66.019 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 70.769

Away Ratings (1-10): 70.918 (203)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 1-7 72.676
Non-League Ratings: 0-3 70.535
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 71.847

Neutral Ratings (1-4): 70.480 (195) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 55.972 Non-League Ratings: 1-3 74.738 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 55.972

League Ratings (4-13): 72.504 (188)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-5 75.070
Away Ratings: 1-7 72.676
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 55.972
Last Ten Ratings: 1-8 72.332

Non-League Ratings (5-7): 69.222 (226) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-1 66.019 Away Ratings: 0-3 70.535 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 74.738 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 59.129

Wins Ratings: 70.199 (209)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-7 v #51-100
3-7 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-6 70.170
Away Ratings: 1-10 71.183
Neutral Ratings: 1-4 69.121
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 63.597

Points Ratings: 72.818 (194) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-9 v #51-100 4-6 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 7-6 73.888 Away Ratings: 1-10 70.967 Neutral Ratings: 1-4 72.177 League Ratings: 4-13 73.717 Non-League Ratings: 5-7 70.963 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 70.396

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 67.043 (250)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-4 70.769
Away Ratings: 0-4 71.847
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 55.972
League Ratings: 1-8 72.332
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 59.129

Home Advantage: 5.2678 (123)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0725 (105)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1955 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3171 (127)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4320 (130)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5855 (134)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8202 (141)

Upward Stability: 3.0160 (134)

Downward Stability: 2.2979 (261)

RPI
RPI: 0.4582 (215)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
3-10 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (7-6): 0.4778 (239) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-3 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (1-10): 0.4372 (198)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-4): 0.4536 (205) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (4-13): 0.4551 (225)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (5-7): 0.4626 (198) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5075 (134)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Neut	L 81-86	vs. #136 Delaware
11/21/1999	Neut	L 63-64	vs. #209 St Francis NY
11/23/1999	Home	W 87-77	vs. #294 Northeastern
11/30/1999	Neut	W 94-80	vs. #97 West Virginia
12/4/1999	Away	L 55-87	vs. #11 Ohio St
12/7/1999	Home	W 77-67	vs. #252 Canisius
12/9/1999	Away	L 65-84	vs. #93 South Florida
12/20/1999	Neut	L 56-74	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
12/23/1999	Away	L 67-79	vs. #73 Michigan
12/28/1999	Home	W 72-57	vs. #268 Rice
12/30/1999	Home	W 67-63	vs. #309 Delaware St
1/5/2000	Home	W 83-63	vs. #156 LA Salle
1/8/2000	Away	W 94-89	vs. #103 Geo Washington
1/12/2000	Away	L 59-80	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
1/15/2000	Home	W 85-78	vs. #70 Xavier
1/18/2000	Away	L 56-68	vs. #233 Rhode Island
1/22/2000	Home	L 59-62	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
1/27/2000	Home	L 75-84	vs. #90 Massachusetts
1/29/2000	Away	L 37-81	vs. #7 Temple
2/2/2000	Home	L 76-84	vs. #103 Geo Washington
2/6/2000	Away	L 77-93	vs. #55 Dayton
2/10/2000	Home	L 64-71	vs. #222 Hampton
2/15/2000	Away	L 66-95	vs. #70 Xavier
2/19/2000	Away	L 62-71	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
2/23/2000	Home	L 88-89	vs. #127 Fordham
2/27/2000	Home	W 70-50	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
3/2/2000	Home	L 64-94	vs. #55 Dayton
3/4/2000	Away	L 58-67	vs. #156 LA Salle
3/8/2000	Neut	L 52-77	vs. #90 Massachusetts

FUTURE GAMES

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