NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NEBRASKA
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-19
Power Rating: 75.181
Ranking: 157

0-8 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-318

Home Ratings (10-6): 78.853 (113) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 4-4 79.545 Non-League Ratings: 6-2 77.814 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 77.510

Away Ratings (0-10): 65.025 (280)
0-5 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-8 70.181
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 71.556
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 71.338

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 68.556 (219) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 68.963 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 69.416 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 68.963

League Ratings (4-13): 74.818 (162)
0-7 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-4 79.545
Away Ratings: 0-8 70.181
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.963
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 74.142

Non-League Ratings (7-6): 75.693 (158) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-2 77.814 Away Ratings: 0-2 71.556 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 69.416 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.181

Wins Ratings: 74.793 (160)
0-8 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 10-6 78.578
Away Ratings: 0-10 55.793
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 67.340
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 70.644

Points Ratings: 75.394 (156) 0-8 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-5 v #51-100 6-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 10-6 78.832 Away Ratings: 0-10 68.691 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 69.637 League Ratings: 4-13 75.012 Non-League Ratings: 7-6 75.914 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 73.090

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 71.885 (198)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-3 77.510
Away Ratings: 0-5 71.338
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.963
League Ratings: 1-9 74.142
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 75.181

Home Advantage: 16.842 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1183 (37)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2736 (53)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3974 (65)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5038 (74)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6453 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8690 (72)

Upward Stability: 3.0754 (114)

Downward Stability: 2.7508 (199)

RPI
RPI: 0.4998 (149)
0-8 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (10-6): 0.5527 (124) 0-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (0-10): 0.4507 (169)
0-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.4111 (255) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (4-13): 0.4897 (164)
0-5 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-6): 0.5130 (132) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5442 (61)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/1999	Home	W 81-78	vs. #145 Eastern Ill
11/26/1999	Neut	L 48-75	vs. #91 SO Mississippi
11/27/1999	Neut	W 61-52	vs. #251 Northwestern
11/28/1999	Neut	L 62-81	vs. #108 Rutgers
12/3/1999	Home	L 72-74	vs. #225 Westrn Carolina
12/4/1999	Home	W 63-47	vs. #257 Monmouth NJ
12/9/1999	Away	L 72-89	vs. #56 Creighton
12/11/1999	Home	W 69-57	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
12/18/1999	Away	L 59-80	vs. #10 Arizona
12/20/1999	Home	L 60-64	vs. #95 San Francisco
12/22/1999	Home	W 80-65	vs. #214 Oral Roberts
12/31/1999	Home	W 90-78	vs. #89 Minnesota
1/4/2000	Home	W 92-68	vs. #211 Pacific
1/8/2000	Away	L 79-97	vs. #158 Kansas St
1/12/2000	Home	L 65-66	vs. #4 Iowa St
1/15/2000	Away	L 82-97	vs. #24 Kansas
1/19/2000	Home	W 70-67	vs. #131 Texas Tech
1/22/2000	Home	W 69-55	vs. #137 Baylor
1/25/2000	Away	L 55-82	vs. #13 Texas
1/29/2000	Home	W 81-72	vs. #158 Kansas St
2/5/2000	Home	L 78-84	vs. #40 Missouri
2/8/2000	Away	L 58-70	vs. #68 Colorado
2/12/2000	Away	L 65-87	vs. #4 Iowa St
2/14/2000	Home	L 54-62	vs. #12 Oklahoma
2/19/2000	Away	L 55-94	vs. #9 Oklahoma St
2/23/2000	Home	L 58-83	vs. #24 Kansas
2/26/2000	Home	W 69-64	vs. #68 Colorado
3/1/2000	Away	L 72-86	vs. #40 Missouri
3/4/2000	Away	L 76-83	vs. #203 Texas A&M
3/9/2000	Neut	L 55-63	vs. #137 Baylor

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)