NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 4-22
Power Rating: 64.743
Ranking: 278

0-1 v #1-25
0-7 v #26-50
0-8 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-318

Home Ratings (4-9): 64.493 (267) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-7 60.196 Non-League Ratings: 4-2 67.828 Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 57.993

Away Ratings (0-12): 64.243 (285)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-7 70.313
Non-League Ratings: 0-5 66.743
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 66.149

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 73.243 (166) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 79.961 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 64.743 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 79.961

League Ratings (0-15): 60.649 (300)
0-0 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 0-7 60.196
Away Ratings: 0-7 70.313
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 79.961
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 64.500

Non-League Ratings (4-7): 68.110 (245) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-2 67.828 Away Ratings: 0-5 66.743 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 64.743 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 64.743

Wins Ratings: 61.520 (283)
0-1 v #1-25
0-7 v #26-50
0-8 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-9 62.200
Away Ratings: 0-12 54.020
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.770
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 51.770

Points Ratings: 67.428 (276) 0-1 v #1-25 0-7 v #26-50 0-8 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-9 66.358 Away Ratings: 0-12 68.162 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 78.241 League Ratings: 0-15 65.975 Non-League Ratings: 4-7 69.061 Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 64.202

Last Ten Ratings (0-10): 59.993 (301)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-9 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 0-5 57.993
Away Ratings: 0-4 66.149
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 79.961
League Ratings: 0-10 64.500
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 64.743

Home Advantage: 3.5813 (168)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0805 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2202 (88)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3616 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4810 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6233 (100)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8330 (123)

Upward Stability: 1.7443 (313)

Downward Stability: 1.3089 (312)

RPI
RPI: 0.4325 (260)
0-1 v #1-25
0-8 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-318

RPI Home (4-9): 0.4412 (275) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-318

RPI Away (0-12): 0.4184 (230)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.4874 (160) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (0-15): 0.4149 (279)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-8 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (4-7): 0.4564 (209) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5254 (99)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/30/1999	Away	L 49-66	vs. #75 New Mexico St
12/4/1999	Away	L 45-73	vs. #71 San Diego
12/12/1999	Away	L 63-97	vs. #9 Oklahoma St
12/16/1999	Home	W 72-57	vs. #235 SO Carolina St
12/18/1999	Away	L 85-99	vs. #44 Arizona St
12/22/1999	Home	W 60-57	vs. #164 Santa Barbara
12/27/1999	Home	L 65-82	vs. #38 Ball St
12/31/1999	Home	W 70-63	vs. #310 Loyola Marymnt
1/2/2000	Home	W 74-63	vs. #279 High Point
1/5/2000	Home	L 66-72	vs. #255 CS Fullerton
1/8/2000	Away	L 63-74	vs. #211 Pacific
1/10/2000	Home	L 55-70	vs. #46 Utah
1/20/2000	Home	L 77-81	vs. #227 Air Force
1/22/2000	Away	L 55-83	vs. #39 Unlv
1/27/2000	Away	L 67-75	vs. #94 Colorado St
1/29/2000	Away	L 87-93	vs. #88 Wyoming
2/3/2000	Home	L 50-72	vs. #69 BYU
2/5/2000	Home	L 57-78	vs. #109 New Mexico
2/10/2000	Away	L 65-83	vs. #46 Utah
2/12/2000	Home	L 46-74	vs. #94 Colorado St
2/19/2000	Home	L 57-71	vs. #88 Wyoming
2/24/2000	Away	L 55-63	vs. #227 Air Force
2/26/2000	Away	L 49-78	vs. #109 New Mexico
3/2/2000	Home	L 64-85	vs. #39 Unlv
3/4/2000	Away	L 50-67	vs. #69 BYU
3/9/2000	Neut	L 72-77	vs. #39 Unlv

FUTURE GAMES

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