NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTHWESTERN
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 5-25
Power Rating: 67.978
Ranking: 251

0-11 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (5-12): 68.138 (241) 0-6 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-8 67.712 Non-League Ratings: 5-4 69.165 Last Ten Ratings: 1-5 70.259

Away Ratings (0-9): 70.384 (215)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-8 75.837
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 58.978
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 76.040

Neutral Ratings (0-4): 64.196 (258) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 79.853 Non-League Ratings: 0-3 67.353 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 79.853

League Ratings (0-17): 67.267 (256)
0-11 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 0-8 67.712
Away Ratings: 0-8 75.837
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 79.853
Last Ten Ratings: 0-9 71.853

Non-League Ratings (5-8): 68.243 (244) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-6 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-4 69.165 Away Ratings: 0-1 58.978 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 67.353 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 76.103

Wins Ratings: 65.489 (257)
0-11 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-12 66.360
Away Ratings: 0-9 65.427
Neutral Ratings: 0-4 54.489
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 66.849

Points Ratings: 70.030 (239) 0-11 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-6 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-12 69.616 Away Ratings: 0-9 71.937 Neutral Ratings: 0-4 69.749 League Ratings: 0-17 69.827 Non-League Ratings: 5-8 70.136 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 71.179

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 69.462 (229)
0-6 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-5 70.259
Away Ratings: 0-3 76.040
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 79.853
League Ratings: 0-9 71.853
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 76.103

Home Advantage: 3.6814 (164)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1426 (13)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3235 (14)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4713 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5778 (22)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6965 (39)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8692 (71)

Upward Stability: 1.9063 (306)

Downward Stability: 1.5572 (303)

RPI
RPI: 0.4424 (245)
0-9 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (5-12): 0.4608 (251) 0-4 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (0-9): 0.4355 (202)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-4): 0.3796 (283) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-318

RPI League (0-17): 0.4542 (228)
0-6 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (5-8): 0.4269 (257) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-5 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5343 (83)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/1999	Home	W 55-47	vs. #248 Chicago St
11/26/1999	Neut	L 26-48	vs. #120 Evansville
11/27/1999	Neut	L 52-61	vs. #157 Nebraska
11/28/1999	Neut	L 65-70	vs. #122 Mississippi St
12/1/1999	Home	L 46-60	vs. #110 Florida St
12/4/1999	Home	L 44-62	vs. #156 LA Salle
12/11/1999	Home	W 56-49	vs. #238 Nicholls St
12/14/1999	Home	W 67-59	vs. #282 Jacksonville
12/18/1999	Home	W 78-54	vs. #225 Westrn Carolina
12/29/1999	Away	L 44-85	vs. #60 USC
1/2/2000	Home	L 41-60	vs. #189 Oakland
1/5/2000	Away	L 52-58	vs. #45 Iowa
1/8/2000	Home	L 56-57	vs. #30 Pepperdine
1/13/2000	Home	L 49-82	vs. #54 Penn St
1/15/2000	Home	L 44-58	vs. #11 Ohio St
1/19/2000	Away	L 70-93	vs. #73 Michigan
1/22/2000	Away	L 45-69	vs. #1 Michigan St
1/27/2000	Home	L 29-59	vs. #1 Michigan St
1/29/2000	Away	L 60-69	vs. #89 Minnesota
2/2/2000	Away	L 51-70	vs. #16 Purdue
2/5/2000	Home	L 67-89	vs. #20 Indiana
2/9/2000	Home	W 61-47	vs. #268 Rice
2/12/2000	Home	L 58-77	vs. #16 Purdue
2/16/2000	Away	L 64-73	vs. #54 Penn St
2/19/2000	Home	L 30-63	vs. #19 Illinois
2/23/2000	Away	L 49-69	vs. #11 Ohio St
2/26/2000	Home	L 55-61	vs. #73 Michigan
3/1/2000	Home	L 46-62	vs. #17 Wisconsin
3/4/2000	Away	L 44-73	vs. #19 Illinois
3/9/2000	Neut	L 41-51	vs. #17 Wisconsin

FUTURE GAMES

Date

Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

Opp. Rating

(Opp. Specific Rating)