NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTHRN ARIZONA
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-11
Power Rating: 81.096
Ranking: 86

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

Home Ratings (10-2): 82.240 (78) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-1 80.229 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 80.737 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 79.518

Away Ratings (4-8): 78.705 (115)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-4 81.096
Non-League Ratings: 1-4 74.455
Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 88.330

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 85.877 (47) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-0 85.252 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 84.315 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 84.869

League Ratings (12-5): 82.594 (69)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-1 80.229
Away Ratings: 3-4 81.096
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 85.252
Last Ten Ratings: 8-1 82.744

Non-League Ratings (4-6): 77.014 (140) 0-1 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 3-1 80.737 Away Ratings: 1-4 74.455 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 84.315 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 84.315

Wins Ratings: 82.592 (83)
0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 10-2 83.690
Away Ratings: 4-8 79.940
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 88.701
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 88.264

Points Ratings: 79.446 (92) 0-0 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 11-5 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 10-2 80.301 Away Ratings: 4-8 77.684 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.766 League Ratings: 12-5 80.319 Non-League Ratings: 4-6 77.219 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 81.719

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 85.190 (47)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 79.518
Away Ratings: 2-0 88.330
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 84.869
League Ratings: 8-1 82.744
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 84.315

Home Advantage: 6.1244 (100)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0600 (142)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1861 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3123 (130)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4360 (126)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6084 (111)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8695 (70)

Upward Stability: 2.9199 (165)

Downward Stability: 3.3921 (63)

RPI
RPI: 0.5510 (67)
0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (10-2): 0.5983 (45) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4895 (107)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.6079 (45) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (12-5): 0.5740 (44)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (4-6): 0.5119 (135) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5372 (79)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	W 60-53	vs. #170 Boise St
11/23/1999	Away	W 76-72	vs. #234 Cal Poly
11/27/1999	Home	L 46-49	vs. #138 San Jose St
11/30/1999	Home	W 64-52	vs. #34 Utah St
12/4/1999	Away	L 68-74	vs. #41 Fresno St
12/9/1999	Away	L 58-80	vs. #34 Utah St
12/11/1999	Away	L 48-58	vs. #170 Boise St
12/18/1999	Home	W 97-68	vs. #234 Cal Poly
12/22/1999	Away	L 54-91	vs. #28 Oregon
1/4/2000	Away	L 62-65	vs. #218 Sacramento St
1/6/2000	Away	L 66-69	vs. #83 CS Northridge
1/13/2000	Away	L 65-74	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
1/15/2000	Away	L 75-101	vs. #150 Portland St
1/20/2000	Home	W 85-72	vs. #116 Montana
1/22/2000	Home	W 89-80	vs. #178 Montana St
1/28/2000	Away	W 76-66	vs. #102 Weber St
2/5/2000	Home	W 82-68	vs. #199 Idaho St
2/12/2000	Home	W 83-73	vs. #83 CS Northridge
2/17/2000	Away	W 76-74	vs. #178 Montana St
2/19/2000	Away	W 85-59	vs. #116 Montana
2/24/2000	Home	W 71-57	vs. #150 Portland St
2/26/2000	Home	W 76-68	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
3/3/2000	Home	L 73-84	vs. #102 Weber St
3/8/2000	Neut	W 77-75	vs. #150 Portland St
3/10/2000	Neut	W 82-65	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
3/11/2000	Home	W 85-81	vs. #83 CS Northridge
3/16/2000	Neut	L 56-61	vs. #22 St Johns

FUTURE GAMES

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