NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SW MISSOURI ST
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 22-10
Power Rating: 83.540
Ranking: 57

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
7-4 v #51-100
12-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (12-2): 83.329 (68) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 8-1 81.821 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 78.313 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 81.040

Away Ratings (6-6): 83.018 (60)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 5-4 82.872
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 82.196
Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 89.126

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 84.727 (60) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 83.337 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 84.805 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 83.337

League Ratings (15-6): 83.958 (52)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
10-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-1 81.821
Away Ratings: 5-4 82.872
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.337
Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 85.434

Non-League Ratings (7-4): 82.513 (68) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-1 78.313 Away Ratings: 1-2 82.196 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 84.805 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 83.540

Wins Ratings: 85.468 (50)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
7-4 v #51-100
12-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 12-2 85.444
Away Ratings: 6-6 84.864
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 86.608
Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 93.296

Points Ratings: 81.423 (67) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 9-5 v #51-100 10-4 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 12-2 80.723 Away Ratings: 6-6 81.282 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 82.610 League Ratings: 15-6 81.729 Non-League Ratings: 7-4 80.630 Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 84.505

Last Ten Ratings (9-1): 88.856 (24)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 81.040
Away Ratings: 4-0 89.126
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.337
League Ratings: 9-1 85.434
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 83.540

Home Advantage: 3.7645 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0612 (138)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1855 (131)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3209 (122)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4588 (105)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6315 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8765 (57)

Upward Stability: 3.2745 (57)

Downward Stability: 4.0892 (4)

RPI
RPI: 0.5762 (38)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
9-4 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (12-2): 0.6015 (38) 1-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (6-6): 0.5321 (49)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
2-4 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.6056 (48) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (15-6): 0.5763 (40)
0-0 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.5762 (47) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5392 (74)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	W 58-52	vs. #220 New Orleans
11/26/1999	Neut	W 68-59	vs. #66 Toledo
11/27/1999	Neut	L 90-100	vs. #41 Fresno St
11/28/1999	Neut	W 83-75	vs. #88 Wyoming
12/3/1999	Home	W 71-49	vs. #273 Western Ill
12/4/1999	Home	L 60-70	vs. #59 SMU
12/7/1999	Away	L 60-69	vs. #8 Tulsa
12/11/1999	Away	W 69-60	vs. #101 TCU
12/18/1999	Home	W 80-73	vs. #67 Southern Ill
12/22/1999	Away	L 65-70	vs. #192 Mo Kansas City
12/29/1999	Away	W 59-58	vs. #56 Creighton
1/2/2000	Home	W 71-62	vs. #47 St Louis
1/5/2000	Home	W 72-62	vs. #140 Northern Iowa
1/8/2000	Home	W 75-74	vs. #101 TCU
1/12/2000	Home	W 70-63	vs. #159 Wichita St
1/15/2000	Away	L 60-62	vs. #64 Indiana St
1/19/2000	Home	L 49-63	vs. #56 Creighton
1/22/2000	Away	L 61-72	vs. #173 Illinois St
1/26/2000	Home	W 75-44	vs. #120 Evansville
1/30/2000	Away	L 57-70	vs. #112 Bradley
2/2/2000	Away	L 69-72	vs. #159 Wichita St
2/6/2000	Home	W 64-48	vs. #64 Indiana St
2/10/2000	Home	W 61-51	vs. #168 Drake
2/12/2000	Away	W 74-64	vs. #140 Northern Iowa
2/16/2000	Away	W 81-74	vs. #120 Evansville
2/19/2000	Home	W 69-61	vs. #112 Bradley
2/23/2000	Away	W 55-47	vs. #168 Drake
2/26/2000	Home	W 70-60	vs. #173 Illinois St
2/28/2000	Away	W 62-59	vs. #67 Southern Ill
3/4/2000	Neut	W 62-50	vs. #168 Drake
3/5/2000	Neut	W 67-56	vs. #67 Southern Ill
3/6/2000	Neut	L 45-57	vs. #56 Creighton

FUTURE GAMES

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