NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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STANFORD
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 26-4
Power Rating: 93.473
Ranking: 5

1-2 v #1-25
7-2 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
8-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (11-2): 88.371 (25) 0-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-2 90.223 Non-League Ratings: 4-0 92.723 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 89.566

Away Ratings (10-1): 98.145 (3)
0-1 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 8-1 97.582
Non-League Ratings: 2-0 87.316
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 94.270

Neutral Ratings (5-1): 91.293 (13) 1-0 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-0 93.473 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 90.129 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 82.801

League Ratings (15-3): 94.184 (5)
0-2 v #1-25
5-1 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-2 90.223
Away Ratings: 8-1 97.582
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 93.473
Last Ten Ratings: 6-2 92.426

Non-League Ratings (11-1): 91.754 (8) 1-0 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-0 92.723 Away Ratings: 2-0 87.316 Neutral Ratings: 5-1 90.129 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 82.801

Wins Ratings: 95.883 (5)
1-2 v #1-25
7-2 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
8-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 11-2 87.711
Away Ratings: 10-1 102.60
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 94.328
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 88.742

Points Ratings: 91.205 (3) 1-3 v #1-25 8-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 8-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 11-2 89.752 Away Ratings: 10-1 93.756 Neutral Ratings: 5-1 88.041 League Ratings: 15-3 92.631 Non-League Ratings: 11-1 88.166 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 88.436

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 88.363 (26)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-1 89.566
Away Ratings: 3-1 94.270
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.801
League Ratings: 6-2 92.426
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 82.801

Home Advantage: -3.331 (303)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0982 (66)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2568 (68)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3991 (60)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5204 (60)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6598 (62)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8679 (74)

Upward Stability: 1.7290 (314)

Downward Stability: 2.5616 (239)

RPI
RPI: 0.6129 (17)
1-3 v #1-25
4-1 v #26-50
7-0 v #51-100
8-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (11-2): 0.5810 (77) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (10-1): 0.6281 (3)
1-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (5-1): 0.6541 (11) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI League (15-3): 0.6202 (14)
0-2 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
5-1 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (11-1): 0.6019 (30) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5283 (93)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/11/1999	Neut	W 80-79	vs. #3 Duke
11/12/1999	Neut	W 72-58	vs. #45 Iowa
11/20/1999	Away	W 62-49	vs. #164 Santa Barbara
11/27/1999	Neut	W 67-58	vs. #31 Auburn
12/11/1999	Away	W 64-61	vs. #123 Georgia Tech
12/16/1999	Home	W 68-39	vs. #206 Nevada
12/18/1999	Home	W 78-56	vs. #218 Sacramento St
12/21/1999	Neut	W 76-56	vs. #122 Mississippi St
12/29/1999	Home	W 119-60	vs. #315 New Hampshire
12/30/1999	Home	W 87-61	vs. #169 Davidson
1/6/2000	Home	W 86-67	vs. #44 Arizona St
1/8/2000	Home	L 65-68	vs. #10 Arizona
1/13/2000	Away	W 73-45	vs. #115 Oregon St
1/15/2000	Away	W 85-71	vs. #28 Oregon
1/22/2000	Away	W 81-70	vs. #78 California
1/27/2000	Home	W 92-62	vs. #146 Washington
1/29/2000	Home	W 63-38	vs. #219 Washington St
2/3/2000	Away	W 78-63	vs. #29 UCLA
2/5/2000	Away	W 67-57	vs. #60 USC
2/10/2000	Home	W 76-61	vs. #28 Oregon
2/12/2000	Home	W 82-56	vs. #115 Oregon St
2/19/2000	Home	W 101-50	vs. #78 California
2/24/2000	Away	W 89-52	vs. #219 Washington St
2/26/2000	Away	W 77-52	vs. #146 Washington
3/2/2000	Home	W 111-68	vs. #60 USC
3/4/2000	Home	L 93-94	vs. #29 UCLA
3/9/2000	Away	L 81-86	vs. #10 Arizona
3/11/2000	Away	W 65-57	vs. #44 Arizona St
3/17/2000	Neut	W 84-65	vs. #235 SO Carolina St
3/19/2000	Neut	L 53-60	vs. #27 North Carolina

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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