NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-12
Power Rating: 72.280
Ranking: 190

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
6-5 v #201-318

Home Ratings (6-2): 72.515 (192) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-2 70.409 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.280 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 73.116

Away Ratings (4-9): 72.194 (187)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-318
League Ratings: 4-4 74.374
Non-League Ratings: 0-5 65.968
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 73.210

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 71.983 (174) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-1 72.843 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.280 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.562

League Ratings (11-7): 73.032 (184)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-2 70.409
Away Ratings: 4-4 74.374
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 72.843
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 72.476

Non-League Ratings (0-5): 61.124 (300) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 0-0 72.280 Away Ratings: 0-5 65.968 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.280 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.280

Wins Ratings: 71.974 (190)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
6-5 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-2 72.794
Away Ratings: 4-9 71.669
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 70.786
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 71.970

Points Ratings: 72.599 (197) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-5 v #101-200 6-4 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-2 71.767 Away Ratings: 4-9 73.091 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 73.239 League Ratings: 11-7 73.218 Non-League Ratings: 0-5 65.255 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 73.146

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 72.558 (189)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 73.116
Away Ratings: 2-2 73.210
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.562
League Ratings: 6-4 72.476
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.280

Home Advantage: 4.3720 (150)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0429 (181)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1166 (198)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1925 (210)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2802 (215)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4251 (214)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7394 (211)

Upward Stability: 2.6876 (222)

Downward Stability: 2.7639 (198)

RPI
RPI: 0.4762 (187)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-318

RPI Home (6-2): 0.5277 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (4-9): 0.4371 (199)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5238 (125) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (11-7): 0.4867 (170)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (0-5): 0.4385 (238) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4755 (200)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/29/1999	Away	L 75-86	vs. #158 Kansas St
12/1/1999	Away	L 59-76	vs. #8 Tulsa
12/4/1999	Away	L 66-87	vs. #9 Oklahoma St
12/6/1999	Away	L 80-100	vs. #101 TCU
12/18/1999	Away	L 74-88	vs. #204 Troy St
12/28/1999	Neut	W 61-59	vs. #118 Sam Houston
12/30/1999	Away	W 75-73	vs. #188 Texas Arlington
1/6/2000	Home	L 86-90	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
1/8/2000	Away	W 70-52	vs. #286 Stephen Austin
1/13/2000	Home	W 93-65	vs. #274 McNeese St
1/20/2000	Away	L 55-57	vs. #176 Northwestern St
1/22/2000	Away	L 71-85	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
1/27/2000	Home	W 74-73	vs. #286 Stephen Austin
1/29/2000	Home	W 90-86	vs. #230 SW Texas St
2/3/2000	Home	W 96-77	vs. #188 Texas Arlington
2/5/2000	Home	W 75-72	vs. #118 Sam Houston
2/10/2000	Away	L 57-59	vs. #238 Nicholls St
2/12/2000	Away	W 55-49	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
2/17/2000	Home	L 85-92	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
2/19/2000	Home	W 73-70	vs. #176 Northwestern St
2/26/2000	Away	W 96-79	vs. #274 McNeese St
3/4/2000	Away	L 69-77	vs. #230 SW Texas St
3/7/2000	Neut	L 86-88	vs. #230 SW Texas St

FUTURE GAMES

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