NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-16
Power Rating: 69.553
Ranking: 230

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
4-12 v #101-200
5-4 v #201-318

Home Ratings (5-6): 67.107 (250) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-318 League Ratings: 5-4 70.275 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 58.522 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 71.666

Away Ratings (3-8): 70.764 (206)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-6 72.643
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 70.678
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 73.412

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 73.334 (165) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-1 71.959 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 74.240 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 71.959

League Ratings (9-11): 70.641 (218)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-9 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-4 70.275
Away Ratings: 3-6 72.643
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.959
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 72.387

Non-League Ratings (1-5): 62.842 (292) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 0-2 58.522 Away Ratings: 0-2 70.678 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.240 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.553

Wins Ratings: 68.014 (235)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
4-12 v #101-200
5-4 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-6 64.482
Away Ratings: 3-8 69.772
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 73.631
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 70.648

Points Ratings: 71.234 (223) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-12 v #101-200 5-4 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-6 69.705 Away Ratings: 3-8 72.293 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 72.820 League Ratings: 9-11 71.992 Non-League Ratings: 1-5 66.891 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 72.824

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 71.648 (200)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-2 71.666
Away Ratings: 2-2 73.412
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.959
League Ratings: 5-5 72.387
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 69.553

Home Advantage: -0.318 (266)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0146 (304)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0693 (288)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1439 (266)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2369 (251)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3862 (241)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7264 (220)

Upward Stability: 3.4356 (28)

Downward Stability: 3.1378 (112)

RPI
RPI: 0.4408 (247)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-12 v #101-200
5-4 v #201-318

RPI Home (5-6): 0.4534 (259) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-318

RPI Away (3-8): 0.4034 (256)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.5092 (137) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (9-11): 0.4580 (223)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-9 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (1-5): 0.3835 (299) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4596 (241)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/26/1999	Neut	L 46-69	vs. #184 UC Irvine
11/27/1999	Neut	W 72-65	vs. #71 San Diego
12/15/1999	Home	L 64-71	vs. #266 Texas Southern
12/18/1999	Away	L 44-55	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
12/21/1999	Away	L 68-77	vs. #131 Texas Tech
12/28/1999	Away	L 68-88	vs. #188 Texas Arlington
12/30/1999	Away	L 79-84	vs. #118 Sam Houston
1/3/2000	Home	L 56-59	vs. #247 Centenary
1/6/2000	Home	W 62-52	vs. #238 Nicholls St
1/8/2000	Home	W 67-56	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
1/13/2000	Home	W 74-73	vs. #186 Lamar
1/15/2000	Home	L 70-75	vs. #274 McNeese St
1/20/2000	Away	L 68-77	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
1/24/2000	Away	W 70-63	vs. #286 Stephen Austin
1/29/2000	Away	L 86-90	vs. #190 Tex San Antonio
2/3/2000	Home	L 57-59	vs. #118 Sam Houston
2/5/2000	Home	W 89-66	vs. #188 Texas Arlington
2/10/2000	Away	W 72-53	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
2/12/2000	Away	W 66-59	vs. #238 Nicholls St
2/17/2000	Home	L 56-58	vs. #176 Northwestern St
2/19/2000	Home	L 75-82	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
2/24/2000	Away	L 73-77	vs. #274 McNeese St
2/26/2000	Away	L 61-71	vs. #186 Lamar
3/4/2000	Home	W 77-69	vs. #190 Tex San Antonio
3/7/2000	Neut	W 88-86	vs. #190 Tex San Antonio
3/9/2000	Neut	L 50-53	vs. #186 Lamar

FUTURE GAMES

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