NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ST JOHNS
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 25-8
Power Rating: 89.302
Ranking: 22

5-3 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (13-1): 90.482 (19) 2-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 8-0 86.029 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 88.708 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 90.552

Away Ratings (7-5): 88.808 (23)
2-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-4 86.786
Non-League Ratings: 4-1 92.099
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 92.255

Neutral Ratings (5-2): 88.876 (25) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 4-0 91.341 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 80.326 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 88.380

League Ratings (15-4): 90.492 (14)
4-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-0 86.029
Away Ratings: 3-4 86.786
Neutral Ratings: 4-0 91.341
Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 90.107

Non-League Ratings (10-4): 86.974 (37) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-1 88.708 Away Ratings: 4-1 92.099 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 80.326 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 88.661

Wins Ratings: 93.034 (16)
5-3 v #1-25
3-3 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 13-1 95.331
Away Ratings: 7-5 92.152
Neutral Ratings: 5-2 92.605
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 98.120

Points Ratings: 85.310 (27) 5-2 v #1-25 2-4 v #26-50 7-1 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 13-1 85.505 Away Ratings: 7-5 85.572 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 84.681 League Ratings: 15-4 85.427 Non-League Ratings: 10-4 85.029 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 87.048

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 92.818 (7)
4-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 90.552
Away Ratings: 1-1 92.255
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 88.380
League Ratings: 6-1 90.107
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 88.661

Home Advantage: 5.6723 (116)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1176 (38)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2935 (33)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4437 (28)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5674 (28)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7101 (22)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8921 (31)

Upward Stability: 2.9638 (155)

Downward Stability: 3.6974 (29)

RPI
RPI: 0.6286 (6)
5-1 v #1-25
4-5 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (13-1): 0.6612 (4) 2-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (7-5): 0.5813 (15)
2-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.6446 (20) 1-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (15-4): 0.6503 (5)
5-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.5992 (31) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5857 (6)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Neut	L 60-68	vs. #153 Samford
11/20/1999	Away	W 70-62	vs. #109 New Mexico
11/23/1999	Away	W 84-43	vs. #290 Stony Brook
12/1/1999	Home	W 75-52	vs. #253 Coppin St
12/4/1999	Home	W 85-63	vs. #53 Virginia
12/8/1999	Home	W 88-66	vs. #209 St Francis NY
12/11/1999	Away	W 81-66	vs. #183 Niagara
12/14/1999	Away	L 65-71	vs. #36 DePaul
12/22/1999	Home	W 98-86	vs. #81 Hofstra
12/29/1999	Home	W 95-66	vs. #314 Sacred Heart
1/3/2000	Home	W 82-58	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
1/8/2000	Neut	W 86-74	vs. #97 West Virginia
1/10/2000	Home	W 75-66	vs. #79 Georgetown
1/16/2000	Away	W 82-77	vs. #23 Connecticut
1/18/2000	Away	L 70-78	vs. #33 Seton Hall
1/22/2000	Home	L 64-65	vs. #11 Ohio St
1/25/2000	Home	W 61-57	vs. #108 Rutgers
1/29/2000	Away	L 60-73	vs. #61 Notre Dame
1/31/2000	Away	L 57-63	vs. #15 Syracuse
2/5/2000	Home	W 59-58	vs. #151 Boston College
2/8/2000	Away	W 61-46	vs. #165 Providence
2/12/2000	Home	W 78-75	vs. #62 Villanova
2/15/2000	Away	W 73-69	vs. #151 Boston College
2/19/2000	Home	W 76-75	vs. #15 Syracuse
2/21/2000	Home	W 79-64	vs. #23 Connecticut
2/26/2000	Away	W 83-82	vs. #3 Duke
2/29/2000	Home	W 66-60	vs. #33 Seton Hall
3/5/2000	Away	L 70-74	vs. #32 Miami Fla
3/9/2000	Neut	W 75-70	vs. #62 Villanova
3/10/2000	Neut	W 58-57	vs. #32 Miami Fla
3/11/2000	Neut	W 80-70	vs. #23 Connecticut
3/16/2000	Neut	W 61-56	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona
3/18/2000	Neut	L 76-82	vs. #25 Gonzaga

FUTURE GAMES

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