NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NC CHARLOTTE
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-15
Power Rating: 84.087
Ranking: 48

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

Home Ratings (11-3): 83.751 (60) 0-1 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-3 81.755 Non-League Ratings: 5-0 90.149 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 81.306

Away Ratings (6-10): 85.044 (45)
0-1 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-7 85.394
Non-League Ratings: 3-3 87.259
Last Ten Ratings: 2-4 84.860

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 70.337 (196) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-0 84.087 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 75.556 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 84.087

League Ratings (9-10): 83.437 (60)
0-2 v #1-25
3-5 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-3 81.755
Away Ratings: 3-7 85.394
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 84.087
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 83.638

Non-League Ratings (8-5): 85.399 (45) 0-1 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-0 90.149 Away Ratings: 3-3 87.259 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 75.556 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 84.087

Wins Ratings: 85.310 (53)
0-3 v #1-25
6-6 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 11-3 84.399
Away Ratings: 6-10 86.692
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 63.810
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 84.845

Points Ratings: 83.052 (39) 0-3 v #1-25 5-5 v #26-50 4-6 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 11-3 82.767 Away Ratings: 6-10 83.858 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 73.677 League Ratings: 9-10 82.462 Non-League Ratings: 8-5 84.220 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 82.169

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 83.446 (62)
1-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-1 81.306
Away Ratings: 2-4 84.860
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 84.087
League Ratings: 5-5 83.638
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 84.087

Home Advantage: 4.3648 (151)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1207 (31)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3063 (21)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4660 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5919 (14)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7275 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9130 (11)

Upward Stability: 3.7578 (4)

Downward Stability: 3.6553 (32)

RPI
RPI: 0.5578 (58)
0-3 v #1-25
6-6 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (11-3): 0.5934 (53) 2-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (6-10): 0.5313 (52)
1-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.5205 (127) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (9-10): 0.5560 (63)
0-2 v #1-25
3-5 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5603 (64) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-3 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5667 (24)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/1999	Home	W 66-56	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
11/27/1999	Away	W 80-74	vs. #30 Pepperdine
11/28/1999	Neut	L 66-75	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
12/1/1999	Home	W 74-55	vs. #169 Davidson
12/4/1999	Away	L 52-60	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
12/7/1999	Away	W 75-65	vs. #32 Miami Fla
12/11/1999	Home	W 84-61	vs. #233 Rhode Island
12/21/1999	Home	W 87-61	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
12/22/1999	Neut	L 61-76	vs. #8 Tulsa
12/23/1999	Away	L 65-66	vs. #67 Southern Ill
12/28/1999	Away	L 65-71	vs. #72 South Carolina
12/31/1999	Away	W 98-93	vs. #103 Geo Washington
1/5/2000	Away	L 54-81	vs. #2 Cincinnati
1/8/2000	Away	L 75-77	vs. #36 DePaul
1/12/2000	Home	W 92-74	vs. #163 Houston
1/15/2000	Home	W 72-51	vs. #47 St Louis
1/19/2000	Away	L 55-65	vs. #85 Marquette
1/22/2000	Away	W 69-59	vs. #37 Louisville
1/26/2000	Home	W 72-48	vs. #207 Old Dominion
1/29/2000	Home	W 60-54	vs. #85 Marquette
2/3/2000	Home	L 62-70	vs. #2 Cincinnati
2/6/2000	Home	L 66-80	vs. #36 DePaul
2/9/2000	Away	W 66-52	vs. #91 SO Mississippi
2/13/2000	Away	L 83-87	vs. #93 South Florida
2/16/2000	Home	L 51-67	vs. #37 Louisville
2/20/2000	Away	L 67-78	vs. #98 Memphis
2/26/2000	Home	W 78-59	vs. #77 Tulane
3/1/2000	Away	L 63-72	vs. #47 St Louis
3/4/2000	Home	W 61-37	vs. #114 Uab
3/8/2000	Home	W 76-73	vs. #114 Uab
3/9/2000	Away	W 57-52	vs. #37 Louisville
3/10/2000	Away	L 49-56	vs. #36 DePaul

FUTURE GAMES

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