NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ILLINOIS CHI
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-20
Power Rating: 71.918
Ranking: 195

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
7-13 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318

Home Ratings (9-5): 75.067 (168) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 5-2 77.231 Non-League Ratings: 4-3 69.340 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 81.418

Away Ratings (0-13): 63.473 (288)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-10 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-7 64.762
Non-League Ratings: 0-6 72.340
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 63.543

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 75.676 (139) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-1 79.129 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 71.043 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.129

League Ratings (6-10): 73.846 (175)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
6-8 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-2 77.231
Away Ratings: 0-7 64.762
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.129
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.797

Non-League Ratings (4-10): 68.375 (241) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-5 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-3 69.340 Away Ratings: 0-6 72.340 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 71.043 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.918

Wins Ratings: 70.487 (203)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
7-13 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-5 74.163
Away Ratings: 0-13 54.862
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 74.174
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 76.065

Points Ratings: 73.514 (179) 0-0 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 7-14 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-5 75.627 Away Ratings: 0-13 68.397 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 77.506 League Ratings: 6-10 74.581 Non-League Ratings: 4-10 71.686 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 76.135

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 76.114 (147)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-0 81.418
Away Ratings: 0-4 63.543
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.129
League Ratings: 5-5 75.797
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 71.918

Home Advantage: 13.329 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0372 (202)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1331 (175)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2430 (166)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3655 (161)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5389 (151)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8163 (144)

Upward Stability: 3.5299 (20)

Downward Stability: 2.9294 (166)

RPI
RPI: 0.4434 (240)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
4-11 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-5): 0.5132 (191) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (0-13): 0.3659 (305)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
0-6 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4534 (206) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (6-10): 0.4796 (183)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (4-10): 0.4020 (285) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4801 (187)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	W 89-69	vs. #287 Norfolk St
11/23/1999	Home	L 58-65	vs. #28 Oregon
11/27/1999	Home	L 75-78	vs. #210 Central Mich
11/30/1999	Home	W 70-65	vs. #260 Iupui
12/2/1999	Away	L 57-63	vs. #134 Northern Ill
12/4/1999	Home	W 69-65	vs. #280 St Francis PA
12/7/1999	Away	L 61-69	vs. #248 Chicago St
12/11/1999	Home	L 58-65	vs. #67 Southern Ill
12/16/1999	Away	L 52-59	vs. #172 Florida Intl
12/21/1999	Away	L 61-87	vs. #48 NC Charlotte
12/22/1999	Neut	L 62-67	vs. #151 Boston College
12/30/1999	Home	W 61-59	vs. #173 Illinois St
1/3/2000	Away	L 60-64	vs. #168 Drake
1/6/2000	Home	W 70-58	vs. #117 Detroit
1/8/2000	Home	L 89-91	vs. #139 Cleveland St
1/13/2000	Away	L 64-82	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
1/15/2000	Away	L 52-78	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
1/17/2000	Away	L 52-54	vs. #132 NC Wilmington
1/22/2000	Away	L 80-86	vs. #182 Loyola Chi
1/27/2000	Home	L 46-75	vs. #51 Butler
1/29/2000	Home	W 69-51	vs. #187 Wright St
2/3/2000	Away	L 73-85	vs. #139 Cleveland St
2/5/2000	Away	L 55-73	vs. #117 Detroit
2/10/2000	Home	W 59-44	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
2/12/2000	Home	W 81-75	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
2/19/2000	Home	W 81-72	vs. #182 Loyola Chi
2/24/2000	Away	L 52-72	vs. #187 Wright St
2/26/2000	Away	L 60-84	vs. #51 Butler
3/4/2000	Neut	W 70-54	vs. #139 Cleveland St
3/5/2000	Neut	L 72-80	vs. #117 Detroit

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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