NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SOUTH CAROLINA
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-17
Power Rating: 82.154
Ranking: 72

1-9 v #1-25
3-4 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (10-6): 80.510 (100) 0-5 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-5 80.725 Non-League Ratings: 7-1 82.662 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 82.826

Away Ratings (2-8): 80.533 (92)
0-3 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-6 84.326
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 75.498
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 85.147

Neutral Ratings (3-3): 87.147 (38) 1-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 88.764 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 84.295 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 88.764

League Ratings (7-12): 82.826 (66)
1-7 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-5 80.725
Away Ratings: 2-6 84.326
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 88.764
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 85.813

Non-League Ratings (8-5): 80.545 (92) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 7-1 82.662 Away Ratings: 0-2 75.498 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 84.295 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 82.154

Wins Ratings: 82.795 (82)
1-9 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 10-6 80.111
Away Ratings: 2-8 81.283
Neutral Ratings: 3-3 89.361
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 88.822

Points Ratings: 81.596 (62) 1-9 v #1-25 3-4 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 10-6 80.815 Away Ratings: 2-8 80.205 Neutral Ratings: 3-3 84.838 League Ratings: 7-12 81.983 Non-League Ratings: 8-5 80.600 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 84.008

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 86.471 (39)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-1 82.826
Away Ratings: 1-2 85.147
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 88.764
League Ratings: 6-4 85.813
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 82.154

Home Advantage: 1.5202 (226)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1294 (19)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3111 (18)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4633 (19)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5781 (21)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7018 (30)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8770 (56)

Upward Stability: 3.5460 (19)

Downward Stability: 3.1459 (111)

RPI
RPI: 0.5425 (84)
1-9 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (10-6): 0.5590 (116) 1-4 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-8): 0.4808 (124)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (3-3): 0.6011 (52) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (7-12): 0.5488 (72)
1-7 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5332 (98) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5671 (21)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	W 76-62	vs. #193 Wofford
11/21/1999	Home	W 68-51	vs. #283 The Citadel
11/25/1999	Neut	W 73-71	vs. #53 Virginia
11/26/1999	Neut	L 56-59	vs. #1 Michigan St
11/27/1999	Neut	L 46-58	vs. #36 DePaul
11/30/1999	Home	W 72-52	vs. #293 Charleston Sou
12/4/1999	Home	W 75-68	vs. #221 Furman
12/16/1999	Away	L 58-61	vs. #167 Clemson
12/18/1999	Home	W 86-64	vs. #244 Campbell
12/21/1999	Away	L 64-71	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
12/28/1999	Home	W 71-65	vs. #48 NC Charlotte
12/30/1999	Home	W 75-49	vs. #235 SO Carolina St
1/5/2000	Home	L 52-60	vs. #21 Tennessee
1/8/2000	Away	W 76-65	vs. #50 Arkansas
1/13/2000	Home	L 74-77	vs. #15 Syracuse
1/15/2000	Home	L 48-64	vs. #18 Kentucky
1/19/2000	Away	L 61-65	vs. #31 Auburn
1/22/2000	Away	L 62-90	vs. #142 Georgia
1/26/2000	Home	L 60-61	vs. #42 Vanderbilt
1/29/2000	Away	L 66-73	vs. #21 Tennessee
2/2/2000	Home	L 82-86	vs. #6 Florida
2/5/2000	Away	L 63-76	vs. #18 Kentucky
2/9/2000	Away	L 75-83	vs. #84 Mississippi
2/16/2000	Home	W 68-67	vs. #122 Mississippi St
2/19/2000	Home	W 82-61	vs. #107 Alabama
2/23/2000	Home	L 59-64	vs. #14 LSU
2/26/2000	Home	W 82-66	vs. #142 Georgia
3/1/2000	Away	L 67-87	vs. #6 Florida
3/4/2000	Away	W 77-72	vs. #42 Vanderbilt
3/9/2000	Neut	W 69-59	vs. #107 Alabama
3/10/2000	Neut	W 75-68	vs. #21 Tennessee
3/11/2000	Neut	L 72-77	vs. #31 Auburn

FUTURE GAMES

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