NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-17
Power Rating: 66.620
Ranking: 262

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
5-6 v #201-318

Home Ratings (5-6): 64.804 (264) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-6 64.944 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 66.151 Last Ten Ratings: 2-4 64.253

Away Ratings (3-11): 69.046 (238)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-7 69.128
Non-League Ratings: 1-4 71.745
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 68.432

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 66.620 (235) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-0 66.620 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 66.620 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.620

League Ratings (5-13): 65.479 (271)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-7 v #101-200
2-6 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-6 64.944
Away Ratings: 2-7 69.128
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.620
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 65.554

Non-League Ratings (3-4): 73.612 (179) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-0 66.151 Away Ratings: 1-4 71.745 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.620 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.620

Wins Ratings: 65.126 (262)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
5-6 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-6 62.509
Away Ratings: 3-11 68.868
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 65.126
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 62.782

Points Ratings: 68.057 (271) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-8 v #101-200 4-6 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-6 66.936 Away Ratings: 3-11 69.522 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 68.057 League Ratings: 5-13 67.807 Non-League Ratings: 3-4 69.667 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 66.936

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 64.917 (270)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-4 64.253
Away Ratings: 1-3 68.432
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.620
League Ratings: 3-7 65.554
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 66.620

Home Advantage: -0.218 (261)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0352 (209)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1092 (206)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1932 (209)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2843 (211)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4233 (215)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7231 (224)

Upward Stability: 2.7643 (211)

Downward Stability: 2.3289 (254)

RPI
RPI: 0.4310 (262)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-318

RPI Home (5-6): 0.4425 (274) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-4 v #201-318

RPI Away (3-11): 0.4219 (221)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
1-5 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4310 (228) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (5-13): 0.3968 (289)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-7 v #101-200
2-6 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (3-4): 0.5189 (124) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4680 (221)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	W 71-70	vs. #250 Southern
11/22/1999	Away	L 36-75	vs. #14 LSU
11/29/1999	Home	W 61-50	vs. #303 Florida A&M
12/1/1999	Away	L 56-70	vs. #122 Mississippi St
12/11/1999	Away	W 62-61	vs. #204 Troy St
12/15/1999	Away	L 46-77	vs. #84 Mississippi
12/18/1999	Away	L 43-74	vs. #59 SMU
12/30/1999	Home	L 52-55	vs. #286 Stephen Austin
1/6/2000	Away	W 90-86	vs. #190 Tex San Antonio
1/8/2000	Away	L 56-67	vs. #230 SW Texas St
1/13/2000	Home	L 64-70	vs. #188 Texas Arlington
1/15/2000	Home	W 73-66	vs. #118 Sam Houston
1/20/2000	Away	L 55-61	vs. #186 Lamar
1/22/2000	Away	L 66-67	vs. #274 McNeese St
1/27/2000	Away	L 44-64	vs. #176 Northwestern St
1/29/2000	Home	L 55-69	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
2/5/2000	Away	W 70-64	vs. #286 Stephen Austin
2/10/2000	Home	L 53-72	vs. #230 SW Texas St
2/12/2000	Home	L 49-55	vs. #190 Tex San Antonio
2/17/2000	Home	L 54-60	vs. #238 Nicholls St
2/19/2000	Home	W 71-62	vs. #274 McNeese St
2/24/2000	Away	L 64-81	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
2/26/2000	Away	L 59-70	vs. #118 Sam Houston
3/2/2000	Away	L 58-69	vs. #238 Nicholls St
3/4/2000	Home	W 60-49	vs. #186 Lamar

FUTURE GAMES

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