NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PROVIDENCE
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-19
Power Rating: 74.312
Ranking: 165

0-4 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
3-6 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318

Home Ratings (8-9): 72.125 (194) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-6 72.500 Non-League Ratings: 6-3 72.109 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 71.625

Away Ratings (2-6): 82.304 (70)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-5 83.539
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 82.687
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 87.781

Neutral Ratings (0-4): 64.437 (256) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-2 68.875 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 68.437 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 66.062

League Ratings (4-13): 75.144 (156)
0-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-6 72.500
Away Ratings: 2-5 83.539
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 68.875
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 77.804

Non-League Ratings (6-6): 72.605 (185) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-3 72.109 Away Ratings: 0-1 82.687 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 68.437 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.312

Wins Ratings: 73.906 (165)
0-4 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
4-5 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-9 71.168
Away Ratings: 2-6 83.922
Neutral Ratings: 0-4 58.906
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 78.281

Points Ratings: 74.631 (166) 0-3 v #1-25 2-3 v #26-50 3-6 v #51-100 1-6 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 8-9 72.912 Away Ratings: 2-6 81.056 Neutral Ratings: 0-4 66.599 League Ratings: 4-13 75.076 Non-League Ratings: 6-6 73.689 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 76.439

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 77.418 (132)
1-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-4 71.625
Away Ratings: 2-2 87.781
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.062
League Ratings: 3-7 77.804
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 74.312

Home Advantage: -0.200 (260)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0923 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2416 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3788 (77)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4915 (83)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6316 (94)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8354 (119)

Upward Stability: 2.9087 (173)

Downward Stability: 2.3888 (250)

RPI
RPI: 0.4859 (172)
0-4 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (8-9): 0.4887 (222) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-6): 0.4929 (98)
1-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-4): 0.4599 (198) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318

RPI League (4-13): 0.4835 (177)
1-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (6-6): 0.4893 (166) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5330 (85)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	L 43-54	vs. #284 Holy Cross
11/22/1999	Home	W 73-63	vs. #305 Brown
11/25/1999	Neut	L 58-82	vs. #1 Michigan St
11/26/1999	Neut	L 64-80	vs. #53 Virginia
11/30/1999	Home	W 85-70	vs. #296 Boston U
12/4/1999	Away	L 60-64	vs. #65 NO Carolina St
12/7/1999	Home	W 62-49	vs. #233 Rhode Island
12/21/1999	Home	L 50-54	vs. #144 Central Conn
12/23/1999	Home	W 87-81	vs. #50 Arkansas
12/27/1999	Home	W 79-63	vs. #289 Liu Brooklyn
12/30/1999	Home	W 61-60	vs. #90 Massachusetts
1/2/2000	Home	L 67-71	vs. #127 Fordham
1/5/2000	Home	W 55-48	vs. #79 Georgetown
1/8/2000	Away	L 62-67	vs. #151 Boston College
1/12/2000	Away	L 61-71	vs. #108 Rutgers
1/20/2000	Home	L 57-66	vs. #62 Villanova
1/23/2000	Home	L 69-82	vs. #97 West Virginia
1/27/2000	Away	L 50-64	vs. #23 Connecticut
1/30/2000	Neut	L 60-70	vs. #97 West Virginia
2/1/2000	Away	L 67-82	vs. #33 Seton Hall
2/5/2000	Home	L 58-74	vs. #15 Syracuse
2/8/2000	Home	L 46-61	vs. #22 St Johns
2/12/2000	Home	L 60-69	vs. #108 Rutgers
2/16/2000	Away	W 47-45	vs. #32 Miami Fla
2/23/2000	Away	W 89-79	vs. #61 Notre Dame
2/26/2000	Home	W 45-40	vs. #151 Boston College
3/1/2000	Away	L 72-77	vs. #62 Villanova
3/5/2000	Home	L 53-57	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
3/8/2000	Neut	L 65-85	vs. #33 Seton Hall

FUTURE GAMES

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