NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-15
Power Rating: 72.478
Ranking: 186

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-318

Home Ratings (10-3): 73.747 (179) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-2 71.201 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 76.251 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 68.001

Away Ratings (2-11): 67.290 (258)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-318
League Ratings: 1-7 66.447
Non-League Ratings: 1-4 80.244
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 58.447

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 82.376 (81) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-0 77.892 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 66.978 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 77.345

League Ratings (11-9): 71.511 (201)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-2 71.201
Away Ratings: 1-7 66.447
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 77.892
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 69.951

Non-League Ratings (4-6): 76.302 (151) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 3-1 76.251 Away Ratings: 1-4 80.244 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.978 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 66.978

Wins Ratings: 72.138 (186)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 10-3 73.333
Away Ratings: 2-11 64.872
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 87.935
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 70.615

Points Ratings: 72.751 (195) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 5-7 v #101-200 10-3 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 10-3 73.705 Away Ratings: 2-11 69.958 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 77.095 League Ratings: 11-9 71.535 Non-League Ratings: 4-6 77.060 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 70.814

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 70.787 (213)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-2 68.001
Away Ratings: 0-2 58.447
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 77.345
League Ratings: 5-4 69.951
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 66.978

Home Advantage: 6.9310 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0453 (171)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1270 (184)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2104 (190)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2980 (198)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4340 (209)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7375 (213)

Upward Stability: 3.2993 (51)

Downward Stability: 3.5233 (44)

RPI
RPI: 0.4879 (167)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
9-3 v #201-318

RPI Home (10-3): 0.5260 (175) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 7-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-11): 0.4089 (247)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
2-4 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.6212 (34) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (11-9): 0.4783 (186)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (4-6): 0.5072 (146) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4839 (174)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	W 78-62	vs. #266 Texas Southern
11/23/1999	Away	L 56-67	vs. #59 SMU
11/27/1999	Home	W 62-44	vs. #168 Drake
11/30/1999	Away	L 43-69	vs. #95 San Francisco
12/11/1999	Home	L 45-51	vs. #77 Tulane
12/14/1999	Away	L 79-81	vs. #96 Ul Lafayette
12/18/1999	Home	W 76-69	vs. #203 Texas A&M
12/22/1999	Away	W 51-40	vs. #268 Rice
12/28/1999	Home	W 94-92	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
12/30/1999	Home	W 70-58	vs. #176 Northwestern St
1/3/2000	Away	L 63-67	vs. #12 Oklahoma
1/6/2000	Away	W 58-56	vs. #286 Stephen Austin
1/8/2000	Home	W 74-49	vs. #274 McNeese St
1/13/2000	Away	L 73-74	vs. #230 SW Texas St
1/20/2000	Home	W 61-55	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
1/22/2000	Home	W 70-63	vs. #238 Nicholls St
1/27/2000	Away	L 51-69	vs. #118 Sam Houston
1/29/2000	Away	L 69-81	vs. #188 Texas Arlington
2/3/2000	Away	L 58-95	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
2/5/2000	Away	L 63-65	vs. #176 Northwestern St
2/10/2000	Home	W 82-75	vs. #286 Stephen Austin
2/17/2000	Home	L 53-68	vs. #118 Sam Houston
2/19/2000	Home	L 54-55	vs. #188 Texas Arlington
2/26/2000	Home	W 71-61	vs. #230 SW Texas St
3/2/2000	Away	L 52-64	vs. #274 McNeese St
3/4/2000	Away	L 49-60	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
3/7/2000	Neut	W 66-62	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
3/9/2000	Neut	W 53-50	vs. #230 SW Texas St
3/11/2000	Neut	W 62-55	vs. #176 Northwestern St
3/17/2000	Neut	L 55-82	vs. #3 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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