NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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TEMPLE
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 27-6
Power Rating: 91.678
Ranking: 7

2-2 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
10-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (13-0): 94.959 (5) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 6-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 8-0 93.209 Non-League Ratings: 5-0 87.459 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 96.053

Away Ratings (9-4): 91.377 (8)
1-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 6-2 91.819
Non-League Ratings: 3-2 92.139
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 95.490

Neutral Ratings (5-2): 90.045 (16) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-0 94.897 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 88.912 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 90.936

League Ratings (17-2): 92.983 (7)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
5-0 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-0 93.209
Away Ratings: 6-2 91.819
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 94.897
Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 91.811

Non-League Ratings (10-4): 90.420 (15) 2-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-0 87.459 Away Ratings: 3-2 92.139 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 88.912 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 95.428

Wins Ratings: 93.807 (11)
2-2 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
10-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 13-0 103.74
Away Ratings: 9-4 93.311
Neutral Ratings: 5-2 91.569
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 93.842

Points Ratings: 89.584 (6) 2-2 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 11-2 v #51-100 10-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 13-0 89.826 Away Ratings: 9-4 89.819 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 88.873 League Ratings: 17-2 91.600 Non-League Ratings: 10-4 87.635 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 91.420

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 92.490 (8)
0-0 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
5-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-0 96.053
Away Ratings: 2-1 95.490
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 90.936
League Ratings: 6-1 91.811
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 95.428

Home Advantage: 8.0719 (51)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0934 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2470 (70)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3981 (62)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5375 (47)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7037 (27)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9115 (12)

Upward Stability: 2.1711 (289)

Downward Stability: 3.2155 (94)

RPI
RPI: 0.6250 (10)
2-2 v #1-25
5-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
13-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (13-0): 0.6570 (5) 3-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (9-4): 0.5817 (14)
1-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.6457 (18) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (17-2): 0.6146 (17)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.6389 (4) 2-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5606 (33)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/1999	Home	W 60-47	vs. #87 Miami Ohio
11/26/1999	Neut	L 59-67	vs. #20 Indiana
11/29/1999	Away	W 69-58	vs. #110 Florida St
12/4/1999	Away	L 72-77	vs. #52 Wake Forest
12/8/1999	Neut	W 64-48	vs. #25 Gonzaga
12/15/1999	Home	W 69-66	vs. #62 Villanova
12/22/1999	Home	W 66-51	vs. #54 Penn St
12/27/1999	Away	W 79-66	vs. #139 Cleveland St
12/29/1999	Away	L 44-62	vs. #17 Wisconsin
1/5/2000	Home	W 88-45	vs. #233 Rhode Island
1/8/2000	Home	W 64-51	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
1/12/2000	Away	W 78-61	vs. #127 Fordham
1/15/2000	Away	L 56-57	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
1/18/2000	Away	W 72-50	vs. #156 LA Salle
1/20/2000	Home	W 44-40	vs. #82 Pennsylvania
1/22/2000	Home	W 66-46	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
1/25/2000	Home	W 59-40	vs. #70 Xavier
1/29/2000	Home	W 81-37	vs. #202 Duquesne
2/1/2000	Away	W 75-48	vs. #90 Massachusetts
2/5/2000	Away	W 74-40	vs. #233 Rhode Island
2/10/2000	Home	W 75-61	vs. #127 Fordham
2/13/2000	Home	W 73-65	vs. #26 Maryland
2/17/2000	Away	W 64-58	vs. #55 Dayton
2/20/2000	Away	W 77-69	vs. #2 Cincinnati
2/24/2000	Home	W 75-58	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
2/26/2000	Home	W 72-54	vs. #90 Massachusetts
2/29/2000	Away	L 59-62	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
3/4/2000	Away	W 98-67	vs. #103 Geo Washington
3/9/2000	Neut	W 71-52	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
3/10/2000	Neut	W 54-47	vs. #90 Massachusetts
3/11/2000	Neut	W 65-44	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
3/17/2000	Neut	W 73-47	vs. #121 Lafayette
3/19/2000	Neut	L 65-67	vs. #33 Seton Hall

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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