NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PURDUE
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-10
Power Rating: 89.912
Ranking: 16

7-5 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
8-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (12-3): 87.966 (29) 3-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 4-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-1 91.107 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 80.459 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 93.318

Away Ratings (7-4): 91.396 (7)
1-3 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 5-3 90.482
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 91.615
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 86.224

Neutral Ratings (4-3): 89.830 (17) 3-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-2 82.724 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 91.170 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 88.670

League Ratings (12-6): 90.109 (17)
4-5 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-1 91.107
Away Ratings: 5-3 90.482
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 82.724
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 86.939

Non-League Ratings (11-4): 89.568 (22) 3-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-2 80.459 Away Ratings: 2-1 91.615 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 91.170 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 92.170

Wins Ratings: 92.951 (17)
7-5 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
7-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 12-3 89.506
Away Ratings: 7-4 95.287
Neutral Ratings: 4-3 92.982
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 93.873

Points Ratings: 86.726 (20) 6-6 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 8-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 12-3 86.113 Away Ratings: 7-4 87.570 Neutral Ratings: 4-3 86.316 League Ratings: 12-6 86.916 Non-League Ratings: 11-4 86.396 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 86.427

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 90.343 (17)
1-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 93.318
Away Ratings: 1-1 86.224
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 88.670
League Ratings: 4-3 86.939
Non-League Ratings: 3-0 92.170

Home Advantage: 1.2031 (228)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1429 (12)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3487 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5017 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6152 (8)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7427 (7)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9025 (17)

Upward Stability: 3.3758 (38)

Downward Stability: 3.7867 (18)

RPI
RPI: 0.5971 (25)
6-5 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (12-3): 0.5958 (47) 3-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (7-4): 0.5731 (20)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (4-3): 0.6376 (26) 1-3 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (12-6): 0.5880 (31)
2-1 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (11-4): 0.6080 (26) 1-3 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5639 (26)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/1999	Neut	W 79-68	vs. #6 Florida
11/24/1999	Neut	L 75-90	vs. #27 North Carolina
12/1/1999	Home	L 59-61	vs. #65 NO Carolina St
12/4/1999	Home	W 75-66	vs. #92 Akron
12/7/1999	Away	W 86-75	vs. #173 Illinois St
12/9/1999	Home	W 83-48	vs. #273 Western Ill
12/11/1999	Home	W 86-65	vs. #253 Coppin St
12/18/1999	Home	L 52-72	vs. #38 Ball St
12/22/1999	Home	W 92-61	vs. #210 Central Mich
12/27/1999	Away	W 70-55	vs. #76 Santa Clara
12/30/1999	Away	L 53-55	vs. #29 UCLA
1/3/2000	Home	W 95-67	vs. #100 Murray St
1/8/2000	Home	L 86-88	vs. #73 Michigan
1/12/2000	Away	W 69-66	vs. #19 Illinois
1/15/2000	Home	W 63-52	vs. #17 Wisconsin
1/19/2000	Away	W 74-69	vs. #89 Minnesota
1/22/2000	Home	W 83-77	vs. #20 Indiana
1/26/2000	Away	L 45-55	vs. #17 Wisconsin
1/29/2000	Away	L 59-68	vs. #11 Ohio St
2/2/2000	Home	W 70-51	vs. #251 Northwestern
2/5/2000	Away	W 84-58	vs. #45 Iowa
2/8/2000	Home	W 70-67	vs. #1 Michigan St
2/12/2000	Away	W 77-58	vs. #251 Northwestern
2/16/2000	Home	W 67-59	vs. #45 Iowa
2/19/2000	Home	W 97-61	vs. #89 Minnesota
2/24/2000	Away	W 78-75	vs. #73 Michigan
2/27/2000	Home	W 88-71	vs. #54 Penn St
2/29/2000	Away	L 65-79	vs. #20 Indiana
3/10/2000	Neut	L 66-78	vs. #17 Wisconsin
3/16/2000	Neut	W 62-61	vs. #55 Dayton
3/18/2000	Neut	W 66-62	vs. #12 Oklahoma
3/23/2000	Neut	W 75-66	vs. #25 Gonzaga
3/25/2000	Neut	L 60-64	vs. #17 Wisconsin

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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