NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-7
Power Rating: 78.620
Ranking: 118

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
11-1 v #201-318

Home Ratings (7-0): 81.214 (89) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-0 75.300 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.620 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 74.026

Away Ratings (9-5): 80.659 (90)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 7-2 78.366
Non-League Ratings: 2-3 81.730
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 81.831

Neutral Ratings (3-2): 72.503 (168) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-2 69.417 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 77.370 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 69.097

League Ratings (15-4): 77.552 (129)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-0 75.300
Away Ratings: 7-2 78.366
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 69.417
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 76.038

Non-League Ratings (4-3): 82.526 (67) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 0-0 78.620 Away Ratings: 2-3 81.730 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 77.370 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.620

Wins Ratings: 80.222 (107)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
11-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-0 89.722
Away Ratings: 9-5 82.429
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 72.452
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 79.421

Points Ratings: 76.792 (136) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 8-4 v #101-200 11-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 7-0 76.761 Away Ratings: 9-5 78.759 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 72.386 League Ratings: 15-4 76.077 Non-League Ratings: 4-3 79.589 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 76.317

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 77.987 (125)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-0 74.026
Away Ratings: 3-1 81.831
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 69.097
League Ratings: 8-2 76.038
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.620

Home Advantage: 6.7247 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0402 (192)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1074 (212)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1799 (226)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2649 (225)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4104 (222)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7433 (206)

Upward Stability: 2.1711 (290)

Downward Stability: 3.0328 (139)

RPI
RPI: 0.5300 (105)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
12-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (7-0): 0.5884 (63) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (9-5): 0.5201 (67)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (3-2): 0.4758 (177) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (15-4): 0.5258 (112)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (4-3): 0.5414 (91) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4631 (230)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/26/1999	Away	L 61-71	vs. #109 New Mexico
11/27/1999	Neut	W 78-68	vs. #237 Chattanooga
12/3/1999	Neut	W 80-77	vs. #178 Montana St
12/4/1999	Away	L 69-84	vs. #4 Iowa St
12/7/1999	Away	W 81-64	vs. #137 Baylor
12/18/1999	Away	L 67-85	vs. #14 LSU
12/20/1999	Away	W 56-52	vs. #220 New Orleans
12/28/1999	Neut	L 59-61	vs. #190 Tex San Antonio
12/30/1999	Home	W 84-79	vs. #230 SW Texas St
1/6/2000	Away	W 70-65	vs. #274 McNeese St
1/8/2000	Away	W 60-50	vs. #176 Northwestern St
1/13/2000	Away	W 83-78	vs. #238 Nicholls St
1/15/2000	Away	L 66-73	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
1/27/2000	Home	W 69-51	vs. #186 Lamar
1/29/2000	Home	W 77-54	vs. #274 McNeese St
2/3/2000	Away	W 59-57	vs. #230 SW Texas St
2/5/2000	Away	L 72-75	vs. #190 Tex San Antonio
2/10/2000	Home	W 82-77	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
2/12/2000	Home	W 63-62	vs. #176 Northwestern St
2/17/2000	Away	W 68-53	vs. #186 Lamar
2/19/2000	Away	W 85-77	vs. #286 Stephen Austin
2/24/2000	Home	W 84-73	vs. #238 Nicholls St
2/26/2000	Home	W 70-59	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
3/2/2000	Away	W 90-69	vs. #188 Texas Arlington
3/7/2000	Neut	W 49-48	vs. #238 Nicholls St
3/9/2000	Neut	L 64-70	vs. #176 Northwestern St

FUTURE GAMES

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