NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-7
Power Rating: 85.627
Ranking: 35

0-0 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
5-6 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (10-1): 87.587 (32) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 8-1 85.119 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 89.252 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 81.470

Away Ratings (7-5): 85.459 (40)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 5-4 84.111
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 90.689
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 80.361

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 82.431 (80) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 82.189 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 86.533 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 82.189

League Ratings (13-6): 84.476 (47)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
4-5 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-1 85.119
Away Ratings: 5-4 84.111
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 82.189
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.209

Non-League Ratings (6-1): 90.548 (13) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-0 89.252 Away Ratings: 2-1 90.689 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 86.533 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 85.627

Wins Ratings: 87.328 (38)
0-0 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
4-6 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 10-1 89.695
Away Ratings: 7-5 87.554
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.312
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.472

Points Ratings: 83.947 (33) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 6-7 v #51-100 8-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 10-1 85.009 Away Ratings: 7-5 83.591 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.978 League Ratings: 13-6 82.970 Non-League Ratings: 6-1 88.025 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 80.494

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 81.021 (88)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 81.470
Away Ratings: 2-2 80.361
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 82.189
League Ratings: 6-4 81.209
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 85.627

Home Advantage: 6.7580 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0640 (128)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1962 (113)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3416 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4777 (96)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6403 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8756 (61)

Upward Stability: 2.4806 (261)

Downward Stability: 3.1562 (108)

RPI
RPI: 0.5785 (35)
0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
5-6 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (10-1): 0.6246 (19) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (7-5): 0.5350 (45)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.5833 (66) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (13-6): 0.5664 (51)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (6-1): 0.6112 (21) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5277 (96)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/1999	Home	W 78-56	vs. #223 Youngstown St
12/4/1999	Neut	W 72-53	vs. #223 Youngstown St
12/8/1999	Away	L 73-75	vs. #73 Michigan
12/11/1999	Home	W 73-55	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
12/21/1999	Away	W 73-60	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
12/28/1999	Neut	W 91-85	vs. #100 Murray St
12/29/1999	Away	W 90-80	vs. #133 Texas El Paso
1/2/2000	Away	W 61-57	vs. #87 Miami Ohio
1/5/2000	Home	W 73-69	vs. #63 Ohio
1/8/2000	Away	L 80-90	vs. #74 Marshall
1/12/2000	Away	W 80-67	vs. #113 Eastern Mich
1/15/2000	Home	W 89-53	vs. #265 Buffalo
1/17/2000	Away	W 73-54	vs. #134 Northern Ill
1/19/2000	Home	W 77-55	vs. #38 Ball St
1/22/2000	Away	L 64-69	vs. #92 Akron
1/26/2000	Home	W 82-64	vs. #43 Bowling Green
1/29/2000	Home	L 52-65	vs. #66 Toledo
1/31/2000	Home	W 68-62	vs. #161 Western Mich
2/5/2000	Away	W 60-54	vs. #210 Central Mich
2/7/2000	Home	W 84-73	vs. #74 Marshall
2/9/2000	Home	W 76-64	vs. #113 Eastern Mich
2/12/2000	Away	W 81-65	vs. #265 Buffalo
2/16/2000	Away	L 61-71	vs. #43 Bowling Green
2/19/2000	Home	W 83-54	vs. #92 Akron
2/26/2000	Away	L 71-81	vs. #63 Ohio
3/5/2000	Neut	L 68-69	vs. #63 Ohio

FUTURE GAMES

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