NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ILLINOIS ST
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-20
Power Rating: 73.572
Ranking: 173

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
5-9 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318

Home Ratings (7-6): 75.416 (162) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 5-4 76.467 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 69.932 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 74.506

Away Ratings (1-12): 69.998 (221)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-9 71.986
Non-League Ratings: 1-3 76.018
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 70.885

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 74.291 (151) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 60.072 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 82.682 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 60.072

League Ratings (5-14): 73.190 (183)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-4 76.467
Away Ratings: 0-9 71.986
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 60.072
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 72.479

Non-League Ratings (4-6): 74.682 (168) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-2 69.932 Away Ratings: 1-3 76.018 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.682 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.572

Wins Ratings: 72.797 (178)
0-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
0-7 v #51-100
5-8 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-6 74.736
Away Ratings: 1-12 67.899
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 74.133
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 72.008

Points Ratings: 74.430 (169) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-9 v #51-100 6-9 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 7-6 75.881 Away Ratings: 1-12 72.168 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 74.516 League Ratings: 5-14 73.820 Non-League Ratings: 4-6 76.039 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 72.551

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 72.381 (192)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-2 74.506
Away Ratings: 0-4 70.885
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 60.072
League Ratings: 3-7 72.479
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 73.572

Home Advantage: 8.6366 (43)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0601 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1867 (128)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3253 (111)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4522 (111)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6193 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8586 (89)

Upward Stability: 3.4000 (32)

Downward Stability: 2.6872 (216)

RPI
RPI: 0.4586 (213)
0-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-7 v #51-100
4-9 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (7-6): 0.5012 (205) 1-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (1-12): 0.4121 (239)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-5 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4755 (178) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (5-14): 0.4606 (221)
0-0 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (4-6): 0.4548 (210) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5080 (132)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/1999	Away	W 72-67	vs. #189 Oakland
11/24/1999	Home	L 70-72	vs. #273 Western Ill
11/27/1999	Away	L 79-89	vs. #92 Akron
12/1/1999	Away	L 60-80	vs. #43 Bowling Green
12/4/1999	Home	W 72-63	vs. #210 Central Mich
12/7/1999	Home	L 75-86	vs. #16 Purdue
12/12/1999	Away	L 43-82	vs. #56 Creighton
12/20/1999	Neut	L 71-79	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
12/22/1999	Neut	W 87-78	vs. #32 Miami Fla
12/28/1999	Home	W 83-58	vs. #294 Northeastern
12/30/1999	Away	L 59-61	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
1/5/2000	Home	L 72-77	vs. #67 Southern Ill
1/8/2000	Away	L 75-90	vs. #120 Evansville
1/12/2000	Home	L 54-56	vs. #64 Indiana St
1/15/2000	Away	L 56-58	vs. #140 Northern Iowa
1/17/2000	Away	L 46-69	vs. #168 Drake
1/22/2000	Home	W 72-61	vs. #57 SW Missouri St
1/26/2000	Away	L 68-71	vs. #112 Bradley
1/29/2000	Home	W 60-56	vs. #140 Northern Iowa
2/2/2000	Away	L 57-77	vs. #64 Indiana St
2/5/2000	Home	L 83-86	vs. #56 Creighton
2/8/2000	Home	W 75-74	vs. #112 Bradley
2/12/2000	Away	L 54-65	vs. #67 Southern Ill
2/16/2000	Away	L 56-73	vs. #159 Wichita St
2/20/2000	Home	L 69-76	vs. #120 Evansville
2/23/2000	Home	W 76-63	vs. #159 Wichita St
2/26/2000	Away	L 60-70	vs. #57 SW Missouri St
2/28/2000	Home	W 90-88	vs. #168 Drake
3/3/2000	Neut	L 55-70	vs. #159 Wichita St

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

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