NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MERCER
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-21
Power Rating: 66.677
Ranking: 261

0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
10-10 v #201-318

Home Ratings (4-6): 62.466 (280) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 4-4 v #201-318 League Ratings: 4-5 61.935 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 58.927 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 64.162

Away Ratings (4-11): 70.175 (217)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-6 71.681
Non-League Ratings: 1-5 72.474
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 73.670

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 68.138 (224) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 70.295 Non-League Ratings: 0-3 64.443 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 70.295

League Ratings (9-12): 67.084 (257)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
9-8 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-5 61.935
Away Ratings: 3-6 71.681
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 70.295
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 69.978

Non-League Ratings (1-9): 65.029 (276) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 0-1 58.927 Away Ratings: 1-5 72.474 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 64.443 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.677

Wins Ratings: 64.711 (263)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-9 v #101-200
10-9 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-6 60.367
Away Ratings: 4-11 68.795
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 66.211
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 70.008

Points Ratings: 68.699 (261) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-8 v #101-200 8-10 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-6 64.185 Away Ratings: 4-11 71.947 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 70.207 League Ratings: 9-12 68.974 Non-League Ratings: 1-9 67.715 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 71.613

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 70.820 (211)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 64.162
Away Ratings: 1-3 73.670
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 70.295
League Ratings: 6-4 69.978
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 66.677

Home Advantage: -3.103 (301)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0232 (266)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0846 (257)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1586 (252)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2414 (248)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3744 (246)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6908 (242)

Upward Stability: 3.6497 (11)

Downward Stability: 3.0473 (135)

RPI
RPI: 0.4162 (276)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-10 v #101-200
8-8 v #201-318

RPI Home (4-6): 0.4322 (279) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-5 v #201-318

RPI Away (4-11): 0.4164 (233)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.3894 (277) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI League (9-12): 0.4398 (248)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-9 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (1-9): 0.3668 (310) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-8 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4475 (271)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Away	L 79-91	vs. #123 Georgia Tech
11/26/1999	Neut	L 54-71	vs. #50 Arkansas
11/28/1999	Neut	L 59-65	vs. #233 Rhode Island
12/4/1999	Away	W 92-73	vs. #316 Fla Atlantic
12/6/1999	Home	L 74-77	vs. #259 Stetson
12/8/1999	Away	L 68-73	vs. #194 Geo Southern
12/18/1999	Away	L 60-85	vs. #50 Arkansas
12/21/1999	Home	L 78-85	vs. #225 Westrn Carolina
12/23/1999	Away	L 54-88	vs. #142 Georgia
12/28/1999	Away	L 55-74	vs. #34 Utah St
12/29/1999	Neut	L 73-80	vs. #199 Idaho St
1/2/2000	Away	W 82-73	vs. #242 NC Asheville
1/5/2000	Away	L 77-93	vs. #236 Central Florida
1/8/2000	Away	L 66-69	vs. #204 Troy St
1/13/2000	Home	L 65-69	vs. #201 Jacksonville St
1/15/2000	Home	L 51-63	vs. #153 Samford
1/20/2000	Away	W 76-74	vs. #244 Campbell
1/22/2000	Away	L 51-66	vs. #180 Georgia St
1/25/2000	Home	W 72-70	vs. #282 Jacksonville
1/29/2000	Home	L 50-53	vs. #244 Campbell
1/31/2000	Home	L 53-68	vs. #180 Georgia St
2/3/2000	Away	L 65-68	vs. #282 Jacksonville
2/5/2000	Away	W 86-74	vs. #259 Stetson
2/10/2000	Home	W 67-65	vs. #236 Central Florida
2/12/2000	Home	W 58-57	vs. #316 Fla Atlantic
2/19/2000	Home	W 69-68	vs. #204 Troy St
2/24/2000	Away	L 57-61	vs. #153 Samford
2/26/2000	Away	L 79-80	vs. #201 Jacksonville St
3/1/2000	Neut	W 55-48	vs. #282 Jacksonville
3/2/2000	Neut	W 79-75	vs. #204 Troy St
3/3/2000	Neut	L 79-84	vs. #236 Central Florida

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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