NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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GRAMBLING
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 0-27
Power Rating: 47.893
Ranking: 318

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-20 v #201-318

Home Ratings (0-9): 46.869 (318) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-8 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-7 51.830 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 61.049 Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 51.002

Away Ratings (0-15): 48.815 (318)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-11 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-8 50.143
Non-League Ratings: 0-7 60.424
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 55.080

Neutral Ratings (0-3): 55.018 (295) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 57.893 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 61.393 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 57.893

League Ratings (0-16): 46.026 (318)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-16 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 0-7 51.830
Away Ratings: 0-8 50.143
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 57.893
Last Ten Ratings: 0-9 51.354

Non-League Ratings (0-11): 55.237 (313) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 0-4 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 0-2 61.049 Away Ratings: 0-7 60.424 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 61.393 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 65.330

Wins Ratings: 31.631 (318)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
0-20 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 0-9 29.881
Away Ratings: 0-15 37.069
Neutral Ratings: 0-3 47.131
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 29.381

Points Ratings: 56.410 (318) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 0-20 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 0-9 56.750 Away Ratings: 0-15 55.309 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 59.910 League Ratings: 0-16 54.727 Non-League Ratings: 0-11 61.887 Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 55.590

Last Ten Ratings (0-10): 46.830 (316)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-8 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 0-5 51.002
Away Ratings: 0-4 55.080
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 57.893
League Ratings: 0-9 51.354
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 65.330

Home Advantage: 1.0444 (233)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0269 (244)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0813 (265)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1450 (262)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2136 (276)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3272 (279)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6243 (276)

Upward Stability: 1.0823 (317)

Downward Stability: 0.5794 (317)

RPI
RPI: 0.3203 (318)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
0-17 v #201-318

RPI Home (0-9): 0.3096 (318) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 0-6 v #201-318

RPI Away (0-15): 0.3221 (318)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-8 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-3): 0.3440 (299) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-3 v #201-318

RPI League (0-16): 0.2908 (317)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-14 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (0-11): 0.3632 (311) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 0-4 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4271 (302)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Away	L 37-112	vs. #14 LSU
11/22/1999	Away	L 55-83	vs. #219 Washington St
11/24/1999	Neut	L 88-100	vs. #123 Georgia Tech
11/27/1999	Neut	L 74-113	vs. #142 Georgia
12/6/1999	Away	L 52-91	vs. #56 Creighton
12/10/1999	Home	L 76-79	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
12/15/1999	Away	L 74-81	vs. #299 Arkansas Lr
12/18/1999	Home	L 81-92	vs. #249 Alabama A&M
12/23/1999	Away	L 59-98	vs. #98 Memphis
12/30/1999	Away	L 110-143	vs. #101 TCU
1/3/2000	Away	L 71-97	vs. #213 Alcorn St
1/5/2000	Away	L 68-84	vs. #250 Southern
1/8/2000	Home	L 83-86	vs. #308 Prairie View
1/10/2000	Home	L 73-80	vs. #266 Texas Southern
1/15/2000	Away	L 62-82	vs. #241 Jackson St
1/22/2000	Away	L 78-91	vs. #313 Ark Pine Bluff
1/24/2000	Away	L 86-101	vs. #304 Miss Valley St
1/31/2000	Home	L 61-82	vs. #213 Alcorn St
2/2/2000	Home	L 84-89	vs. #250 Southern
2/5/2000	Away	L 69-91	vs. #308 Prairie View
2/7/2000	Away	L 65-89	vs. #266 Texas Southern
2/12/2000	Home	L 58-60	vs. #241 Jackson St
2/19/2000	Home	L 71-77	vs. #313 Ark Pine Bluff
2/21/2000	Home	L 79-106	vs. #304 Miss Valley St
2/26/2000	Away	L 73-85	vs. #281 Alabama St
2/28/2000	Away	L 69-76	vs. #249 Alabama A&M
3/9/2000	Neut	L 81-94	vs. #213 Alcorn St

FUTURE GAMES

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