NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-11
Power Rating: 77.024
Ranking: 135

0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
11-3 v #201-318

Home Ratings (12-2): 77.584 (135) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 6-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 8-1 74.809 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 75.914 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 75.227

Away Ratings (6-8): 77.309 (129)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-318
League Ratings: 4-4 77.617
Non-League Ratings: 2-4 78.110
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 75.258

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 72.360 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-0 86.649 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 62.274 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 86.649

League Ratings (13-5): 78.153 (121)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-1 74.809
Away Ratings: 4-4 77.617
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 86.649
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 75.336

Non-League Ratings (6-6): 74.571 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-1 75.914 Away Ratings: 2-4 78.110 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 62.274 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 85.524

Wins Ratings: 77.321 (137)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
8-6 v #101-200
11-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 12-2 78.192
Away Ratings: 6-8 77.754
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 70.836
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 77.403

Points Ratings: 76.617 (140) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 8-6 v #101-200 11-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 12-2 76.420 Away Ratings: 6-8 77.153 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.289 League Ratings: 13-5 77.092 Non-League Ratings: 6-6 75.594 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 76.613

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 77.110 (135)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 75.227
Away Ratings: 2-2 75.258
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 86.649
League Ratings: 6-3 75.336
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 85.524

Home Advantage: 4.9177 (135)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0300 (232)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1050 (218)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1925 (211)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2893 (205)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4390 (202)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7713 (175)

Upward Stability: 2.9742 (151)

Downward Stability: 3.7221 (25)

RPI
RPI: 0.5333 (99)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
8-6 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (12-2): 0.5897 (59) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (6-8): 0.4862 (116)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.4681 (189) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (13-5): 0.5450 (80)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
9-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (6-6): 0.5157 (129) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4999 (152)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Away	L 74-82	vs. #66 Toledo
11/23/1999	Away	L 78-80	vs. #136 Delaware
11/27/1999	Home	W 69-66	vs. #253 Coppin St
12/4/1999	Away	W 72-66	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
12/8/1999	Away	L 54-67	vs. #54 Penn St
12/11/1999	Neut	L 69-78	vs. #205 Rider
12/12/1999	Away	W 63-62	vs. #269 Umbc
12/18/1999	Home	W 76-71	vs. #228 American
12/21/1999	Home	W 79-54	vs. #245 Drexel
12/27/1999	Away	L 66-69	vs. #26 Maryland
1/3/2000	Home	W 69-58	vs. #198 Bucknell
1/5/2000	Away	L 82-85	vs. #215 William & Mary
1/8/2000	Away	L 85-88	vs. #143 James Madison
1/10/2000	Home	W 74-58	vs. #132 NC Wilmington
1/15/2000	Home	W 77-75	vs. #207 Old Dominion
1/17/2000	Home	W 75-66	vs. #232 East Carolina
1/19/2000	Home	L 61-63	vs. #117 Detroit
1/22/2000	Away	W 76-63	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
1/26/2000	Away	W 65-63	vs. #126 Richmond
1/29/2000	Home	W 73-61	vs. #215 William & Mary
2/2/2000	Away	L 64-75	vs. #207 Old Dominion
2/5/2000	Away	W 64-58	vs. #228 American
2/7/2000	Home	W 77-61	vs. #175 Fairfield
2/10/2000	Home	W 73-65	vs. #126 Richmond
2/16/2000	Home	W 87-86	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
2/19/2000	Away	L 53-59	vs. #132 NC Wilmington
2/21/2000	Away	W 72-65	vs. #232 East Carolina
2/26/2000	Home	W 76-64	vs. #143 James Madison
3/4/2000	Neut	W 75-58	vs. #228 American
3/5/2000	Home	L 56-67	vs. #132 NC Wilmington

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)