NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NC WILMINGTON
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-13
Power Rating: 77.410
Ranking: 132

0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
9-3 v #201-318

Home Ratings (12-2): 79.242 (109) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 8-1 77.808 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 74.285 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 79.129

Away Ratings (6-10): 76.316 (137)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-7 78.019
Non-League Ratings: 3-3 78.660
Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 80.519

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 73.660 (162) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-0 77.410 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 77.160 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 77.160

League Ratings (11-8): 77.058 (137)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-1 77.808
Away Ratings: 3-7 78.019
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 77.410
Last Ten Ratings: 5-3 80.566

Non-League Ratings (7-5): 78.265 (124) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-1 74.285 Away Ratings: 3-3 78.660 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.160 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 75.754

Wins Ratings: 77.291 (139)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
7-7 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 12-2 80.173
Away Ratings: 6-10 75.607
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.791
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 80.427

Points Ratings: 77.552 (126) 0-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 10-6 v #101-200 7-3 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 12-2 77.722 Away Ratings: 6-10 77.533 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.427 League Ratings: 11-8 77.890 Non-League Ratings: 7-5 76.795 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.334

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 79.798 (99)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 79.129
Away Ratings: 3-3 80.519
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.160
League Ratings: 5-3 80.566
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 75.754

Home Advantage: 7.1056 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0566 (151)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1500 (161)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2391 (168)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3425 (168)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4927 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7923 (161)

Upward Stability: 3.2652 (58)

Downward Stability: 3.7033 (28)

RPI
RPI: 0.5200 (124)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
9-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (12-2): 0.5657 (102) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (6-10): 0.4756 (131)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
3-5 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.5893 (59) 0-1 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 (11-8): 0.5159 (123)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-5): 0.5264 (113) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4998 (153)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Away	L 38-46	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
11/23/1999	Home	W 56-54	vs. #51 Butler
11/27/1999	Away	W 73-60	vs. #244 Campbell
12/1/1999	Home	W 76-66	vs. #215 William & Mary
12/2/1999	Home	W 68-59	vs. #146 Washington
12/18/1999	Away	W 60-49	vs. #207 Old Dominion
12/21/1999	Away	W 74-60	vs. #236 Central Florida
12/23/1999	Away	L 53-80	vs. #6 Florida
12/28/1999	Away	L 51-66	vs. #10 Arizona
12/30/1999	Home	L 45-62	vs. #107 Alabama
1/5/2000	Home	L 57-63	vs. #126 Richmond
1/8/2000	Away	L 58-60	vs. #228 American
1/10/2000	Away	L 58-74	vs. #135 George Mason
1/15/2000	Home	W 70-47	vs. #291 Belmont
1/17/2000	Home	W 54-52	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
1/19/2000	Home	W 71-61	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
1/22/2000	Away	L 57-65	vs. #232 East Carolina
1/29/2000	Home	W 69-46	vs. #228 American
2/2/2000	Away	L 48-49	vs. #126 Richmond
2/5/2000	Home	W 66-60	vs. #207 Old Dominion
2/7/2000	Home	W 57-32	vs. #143 James Madison
2/12/2000	Away	L 54-55	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
2/14/2000	Away	W 66-58	vs. #291 Belmont
2/19/2000	Home	W 59-53	vs. #135 George Mason
2/23/2000	Away	L 53-58	vs. #215 William & Mary
2/26/2000	Home	W 70-55	vs. #232 East Carolina
2/28/2000	Away	L 65-67	vs. #143 James Madison
3/4/2000	Home	W 66-57	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
3/5/2000	Away	W 67-56	vs. #135 George Mason
3/6/2000	Away	W 57-47	vs. #126 Richmond
3/17/2000	Neut	L 47-64	vs. #2 Cincinnati

FUTURE GAMES

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