NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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FAIR DICKINSON
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-11
Power Rating: 71.686
Ranking: 200

0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
14-7 v #201-318

Home Ratings (9-4): 68.645 (235) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 7-4 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-2 69.475 Non-League Ratings: 3-2 66.373 Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 70.432

Away Ratings (7-7): 74.322 (167)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-3 72.482
Non-League Ratings: 4-4 75.592
Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 78.373

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 71.686 (182) 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 71.686 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 71.686 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.686

League Ratings (9-5): 71.201 (207)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-2 69.475
Away Ratings: 3-3 72.482
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.686
Last Ten Ratings: 6-2 72.018

Non-League Ratings (7-6): 72.385 (188) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 7-3 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 3-2 66.373 Away Ratings: 4-4 75.592 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.686 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 79.436

Wins Ratings: 70.859 (199)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
14-6 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-4 66.762
Away Ratings: 7-7 74.412
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 70.859
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 74.785

Points Ratings: 72.385 (203) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 14-7 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-4 70.158 Away Ratings: 7-7 74.367 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.385 League Ratings: 9-5 72.172 Non-League Ratings: 7-6 72.752 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 74.861

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 74.939 (161)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-2 70.432
Away Ratings: 4-0 78.373
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.686
League Ratings: 6-2 72.018
Non-League Ratings: 2-0 79.436

Home Advantage: -1.654 (285)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0189 (286)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0652 (299)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1215 (302)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1883 (300)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3019 (297)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6181 (280)

Upward Stability: 2.7823 (207)

Downward Stability: 3.2872 (84)

RPI
RPI: 0.4933 (158)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
11-4 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-4): 0.5083 (197) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-318

RPI Away (7-7): 0.4793 (127)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4933 (152) 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 (9-5): 0.5044 (141)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-6): 0.4813 (178) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4602 (236)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/1999	Away	L 45-104	vs. #26 Maryland
11/27/1999	Home	W 68-56	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
11/29/1999	Away	L 52-62	vs. #62 Villanova
12/4/1999	Away	L 62-63	vs. #245 Drexel
12/11/1999	Away	L 59-76	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
12/19/1999	Away	W 74-70	vs. #229 Manhattan
12/30/1999	Home	L 73-78	vs. #205 Rider
1/2/2000	Home	W 72-57	vs. #265 Buffalo
1/8/2000	Home	L 49-85	vs. #269 Umbc
1/10/2000	Home	W 63-50	vs. #276 Mt St Marys
1/15/2000	Away	W 67-48	vs. #314 Sacred Heart
1/17/2000	Away	W 59-53	vs. #270 Wagner
1/19/2000	Away	L 49-52	vs. #257 Monmouth NJ
1/22/2000	Home	W 62-61	vs. #289 Liu Brooklyn
1/24/2000	Away	L 52-68	vs. #209 St Francis NY
1/29/2000	Away	L 84-88	vs. #144 Central Conn
1/31/2000	Home	W 60-49	vs. #217 Quinnipiac
2/3/2000	Home	W 70-60	vs. #185 Robert Morris
2/5/2000	Home	W 65-58	vs. #280 St Francis PA
2/10/2000	Away	W 72-55	vs. #217 Quinnipiac
2/12/2000	Home	W 69-58	vs. #144 Central Conn
2/17/2000	Home	W 81-64	vs. #209 St Francis NY
2/19/2000	Away	W 71-60	vs. #289 Liu Brooklyn
2/22/2000	Home	L 51-52	vs. #257 Monmouth NJ
2/24/2000	Away	W 54-52	vs. #269 Umbc
2/26/2000	Away	W 73-66	vs. #276 Mt St Marys
3/3/2000	Home	L 68-73	vs. #276 Mt St Marys

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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