NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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TEXAS
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 24-9
Power Rating: 90.806
Ranking: 13

4-8 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
9-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (13-1): 93.791 (6) 3-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 8-0 96.197 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 85.837 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 98.494

Away Ratings (6-6): 88.736 (25)
0-5 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 5-3 90.552
Non-League Ratings: 1-3 86.173
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 93.119

Neutral Ratings (5-2): 91.560 (11) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-1 87.447 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 93.595 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 88.712

League Ratings (14-4): 92.224 (8)
3-4 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-0 96.197
Away Ratings: 5-3 90.552
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 87.447
Last Ten Ratings: 6-2 92.029

Non-League Ratings (10-5): 89.095 (24) 1-4 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-1 85.837 Away Ratings: 1-3 86.173 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 93.595 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 89.869

Wins Ratings: 93.376 (15)
4-8 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
9-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 13-1 96.626
Away Ratings: 6-6 91.396
Neutral Ratings: 5-2 94.150
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 93.107

Points Ratings: 88.177 (10) 4-8 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 8-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 13-1 90.740 Away Ratings: 6-6 86.240 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 88.841 League Ratings: 14-4 89.230 Non-League Ratings: 10-5 86.826 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 88.919

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 91.025 (13)
1-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 98.494
Away Ratings: 2-1 93.119
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 88.712
League Ratings: 6-2 92.029
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 89.869

Home Advantage: 8.0378 (52)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1441 (11)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3322 (11)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4796 (12)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5973 (13)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7279 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9145 (8)

Upward Stability: 2.8764 (179)

Downward Stability: 3.4781 (48)

RPI
RPI: 0.6263 (8)
4-8 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
5-0 v #51-100
12-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (13-1): 0.6549 (6) 2-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (6-6): 0.5641 (26)
1-4 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.6758 (8) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (14-4): 0.6281 (8)
2-4 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (10-5): 0.6241 (12) 1-4 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5926 (5)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	W 82-48	vs. #96 Ul Lafayette
11/25/1999	Neut	W 88-71	vs. #44 Arizona St
11/26/1999	Neut	W 68-64	vs. #36 DePaul
11/27/1999	Neut	W 81-74	vs. #1 Michigan St
12/4/1999	Home	L 81-88	vs. #10 Arizona
12/7/1999	Away	L 45-61	vs. #17 Wisconsin
12/11/1999	Home	W 76-66	vs. #71 San Diego
12/18/1999	Home	W 89-57	vs. #193 Wofford
12/22/1999	Away	L 73-79	vs. #46 Utah
12/28/1999	Home	W 85-48	vs. #183 Niagara
1/2/2000	Home	W 90-80	vs. #163 Houston
1/6/2000	Home	W 71-43	vs. #137 Baylor
1/10/2000	Away	L 67-77	vs. #23 Connecticut
1/12/2000	Away	W 78-51	vs. #203 Texas A&M
1/15/2000	Home	W 79-66	vs. #12 Oklahoma
1/19/2000	Away	L 65-73	vs. #9 Oklahoma St
1/22/2000	Away	W 72-59	vs. #131 Texas Tech
1/25/2000	Home	W 82-55	vs. #157 Nebraska
1/29/2000	Home	W 75-65	vs. #68 Colorado
1/31/2000	Away	L 59-83	vs. #12 Oklahoma
2/5/2000	Away	W 68-57	vs. #90 Massachusetts
2/9/2000	Home	W 76-60	vs. #131 Texas Tech
2/12/2000	Away	W 66-63	vs. #40 Missouri
2/16/2000	Home	W 68-57	vs. #9 Oklahoma St
2/19/2000	Away	W 60-38	vs. #137 Baylor
2/22/2000	Away	L 77-89	vs. #4 Iowa St
2/26/2000	Home	W 85-58	vs. #203 Texas A&M
2/28/2000	Home	W 68-54	vs. #24 Kansas
3/4/2000	Away	W 99-70	vs. #158 Kansas St
3/10/2000	Neut	W 78-35	vs. #68 Colorado
3/11/2000	Neut	L 65-81	vs. #12 Oklahoma
3/16/2000	Neut	W 77-61	vs. #64 Indiana St
3/18/2000	Neut	L 67-72	vs. #14 LSU

FUTURE GAMES

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