NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PITTSBURGH
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-15
Power Rating: 78.058
Ranking: 125

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

Home Ratings (9-7): 77.411 (139) 0-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-5 77.827 Non-League Ratings: 6-2 76.120 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 77.886

Away Ratings (3-7): 79.171 (109)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-6 80.862
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 74.167
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 81.370

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 77.026 (125) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 73.183 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 89.558 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 73.183

League Ratings (5-12): 78.386 (119)
0-4 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-5 77.827
Away Ratings: 2-6 80.862
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.183
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.179

Non-League Ratings (8-3): 77.183 (139) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-2 76.120 Away Ratings: 1-1 74.167 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 89.558 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.058

Wins Ratings: 78.728 (122)
0-5 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-7 77.692
Away Ratings: 3-7 80.610
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.478
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 80.226

Points Ratings: 77.298 (131) 0-4 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 3-4 v #51-100 6-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-7 76.907 Away Ratings: 3-7 77.774 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.673 League Ratings: 5-12 77.358 Non-League Ratings: 8-3 77.118 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 77.993

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 79.167 (113)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-2 77.886
Away Ratings: 2-3 81.370
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.183
League Ratings: 4-6 79.179
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.058

Home Advantage: 2.6213 (203)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0836 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2274 (82)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3650 (83)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4900 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6410 (89)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8567 (91)

Upward Stability: 3.2142 (75)

Downward Stability: 2.8621 (181)

RPI
RPI: 0.5202 (123)
0-5 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-7): 0.5516 (128) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (3-7): 0.4751 (132)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.4949 (151) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (5-12): 0.5140 (126)
0-6 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (8-3): 0.5298 (102) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5389 (75)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	W 69-52	vs. #187 Wright St
11/24/1999	Home	W 84-56	vs. #280 St Francis PA
11/27/1999	Home	W 68-49	vs. #260 Iupui
12/1/1999	Home	W 102-78	vs. #287 Norfolk St
12/4/1999	Home	L 50-76	vs. #21 Tennessee
12/8/1999	Home	W 92-59	vs. #185 Robert Morris
12/11/1999	Away	L 57-69	vs. #157 Nebraska
12/18/1999	Home	W 67-64	vs. #104 Appalachian St
12/20/1999	Neut	W 74-56	vs. #202 Duquesne
12/23/1999	Home	L 60-64	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
12/29/1999	Away	W 65-62	vs. #220 New Orleans
1/3/2000	Away	L 58-82	vs. #22 St Johns
1/8/2000	Home	L 51-73	vs. #23 Connecticut
1/16/2000	Home	L 68-80	vs. #33 Seton Hall
1/19/2000	Home	L 72-82	vs. #15 Syracuse
1/22/2000	Away	L 66-81	vs. #61 Notre Dame
1/27/2000	Home	W 79-70	vs. #62 Villanova
2/1/2000	Away	L 60-64	vs. #32 Miami Fla
2/6/2000	Home	W 72-66	vs. #61 Notre Dame
2/10/2000	Away	L 58-62	vs. #97 West Virginia
2/13/2000	Home	L 65-72	vs. #79 Georgetown
2/16/2000	Away	L 62-83	vs. #15 Syracuse
2/20/2000	Away	L 50-62	vs. #79 Georgetown
2/23/2000	Away	W 70-60	vs. #151 Boston College
2/26/2000	Home	W 67-62	vs. #108 Rutgers
2/29/2000	Home	L 66-74	vs. #32 Miami Fla
3/5/2000	Away	W 57-53	vs. #165 Providence
3/8/2000	Neut	L 55-65	vs. #62 Villanova

FUTURE GAMES

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