NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PORTLAND ST
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-13
Power Rating: 76.162
Ranking: 150

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-6 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (6-4): 76.521 (148) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 5-3 77.244 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 78.474 Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 73.826

Away Ratings (5-7): 76.740 (133)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-6 76.240
Non-League Ratings: 3-1 77.662
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 76.037

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 70.756 (190) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 79.099 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 67.912 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 79.099

League Ratings (7-10): 75.625 (149)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-3 77.244
Away Ratings: 2-6 76.240
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 79.099
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 74.853

Non-League Ratings (5-3): 77.935 (128) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 1-1 78.474 Away Ratings: 3-1 77.662 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 67.912 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.162

Wins Ratings: 76.084 (150)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-8 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-4 75.648
Away Ratings: 5-7 77.767
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 68.099
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 69.935

Points Ratings: 76.263 (146) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 5-7 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-4 77.357 Away Ratings: 5-7 75.843 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 73.326 League Ratings: 7-10 76.291 Non-League Ratings: 5-3 76.119 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 74.463

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 72.240 (195)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-3 73.826
Away Ratings: 0-3 76.037
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 79.099
League Ratings: 3-7 74.853
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 76.162

Home Advantage: 5.0017 (130)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0434 (177)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1472 (162)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2692 (153)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3941 (148)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5640 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8384 (115)

Upward Stability: 3.0684 (116)

Downward Stability: 2.9956 (146)

RPI
RPI: 0.4813 (175)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-7 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
10-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (6-4): 0.5193 (180) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (5-7): 0.4539 (164)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4646 (192) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (7-10): 0.4739 (193)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (5-3): 0.4972 (156) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4818 (177)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Away	L 57-79	vs. #44 Arizona St
11/23/1999	Home	W 61-51	vs. #212 Portland
11/27/1999	Away	W 81-69	vs. #234 Cal Poly
11/29/1999	Away	W 69-65	vs. #211 Pacific
12/3/1999	Home	L 87-91	vs. #28 Oregon
12/11/1999	Away	W 72-71	vs. #227 Air Force
12/28/1999	Neut	L 74-84	vs. #82 Pennsylvania
12/29/1999	Neut	W 62-58	vs. #296 Boston U
1/7/2000	Away	L 65-80	vs. #102 Weber St
1/13/2000	Home	W 76-62	vs. #83 CS Northridge
1/15/2000	Home	W 101-75	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona
1/20/2000	Away	W 84-70	vs. #199 Idaho St
1/22/2000	Away	W 72-70	vs. #218 Sacramento St
1/27/2000	Away	L 76-78	vs. #116 Montana
1/29/2000	Away	L 73-91	vs. #178 Montana St
2/3/2000	Home	L 79-92	vs. #102 Weber St
2/5/2000	Away	L 61-91	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
2/11/2000	Home	L 66-70	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
2/17/2000	Home	W 80-65	vs. #218 Sacramento St
2/19/2000	Home	W 87-64	vs. #199 Idaho St
2/24/2000	Away	L 57-71	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona
2/26/2000	Away	L 78-79	vs. #83 CS Northridge
3/2/2000	Home	L 79-88	vs. #116 Montana
3/4/2000	Home	W 84-67	vs. #178 Montana St
3/8/2000	Neut	L 75-77	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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