NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTH CAROLINA
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 22-14
Power Rating: 87.737
Ranking: 27

4-6 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
5-4 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (9-5): 82.639 (75) 0-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 5-3 81.788 Non-League Ratings: 4-2 85.979 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 76.081

Away Ratings (6-5): 87.721 (31)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 4-4 87.366
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 89.120
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 84.995

Neutral Ratings (7-4): 91.702 (10) 4-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 77.862 Non-League Ratings: 7-3 92.292 Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 91.268

League Ratings (9-8): 83.911 (53)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-3 81.788
Away Ratings: 4-4 87.366
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.862
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 81.378

Non-League Ratings (13-6): 91.426 (9) 4-4 v #1-25 3-2 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-2 85.979 Away Ratings: 2-1 89.120 Neutral Ratings: 7-3 92.292 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 93.545

Wins Ratings: 89.688 (28)
4-6 v #1-25
4-5 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-5 82.657
Away Ratings: 6-5 90.180
Neutral Ratings: 7-4 94.489
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 93.887

Points Ratings: 85.751 (25) 5-7 v #1-25 5-4 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-5 82.454 Away Ratings: 6-5 85.434 Neutral Ratings: 7-4 88.672 League Ratings: 9-8 82.835 Non-League Ratings: 13-6 88.649 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 86.542

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 90.432 (16)
1-2 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-0 76.081
Away Ratings: 1-2 84.995
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 91.268
League Ratings: 2-3 81.378
Non-League Ratings: 4-1 93.545

Home Advantage: -3.048 (299)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1486 (7)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3592 (8)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5161 (6)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6387 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7658 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9209 (5)

Upward Stability: 4.1129 (1)

Downward Stability: 4.2530 (2)

RPI
RPI: 0.5973 (24)
5-7 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
5-4 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-5): 0.5867 (66) 1-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (6-5): 0.5495 (33)
1-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (7-4): 0.6585 (9) 2-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (9-8): 0.5559 (64)
1-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (13-6): 0.6344 (5) 2-5 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5927 (3)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/1999	Neut	W 82-65	vs. #60 USC
11/23/1999	Neut	W 85-79	vs. #79 Georgetown
11/24/1999	Neut	W 90-75	vs. #16 Purdue
12/1/1999	Home	L 76-86	vs. #1 Michigan St
12/3/1999	Home	W 72-54	vs. #119 Coll Of Charltn
12/4/1999	Home	W 102-78	vs. #39 Unlv
12/7/1999	Away	W 91-67	vs. #265 Buffalo
12/8/1999	Neut	L 68-77	vs. #2 Cincinnati
12/12/1999	Home	W 85-59	vs. #162 Tennessee Tech
12/18/1999	Away	W 78-68	vs. #32 Miami Fla
12/21/1999	Neut	L 73-82	vs. #20 Indiana
12/23/1999	Away	L 80-97	vs. #37 Louisville
1/2/2000	Home	W 86-53	vs. #317 Howard
1/6/2000	Home	W 65-45	vs. #167 Clemson
1/8/2000	Home	W 83-75	vs. #65 NO Carolina St
1/12/2000	Away	L 57-66	vs. #52 Wake Forest
1/15/2000	Home	L 68-71	vs. #29 UCLA
1/18/2000	Away	L 85-87	vs. #53 Virginia
1/22/2000	Home	L 71-76	vs. #110 Florida St
1/27/2000	Home	W 75-63	vs. #26 Maryland
1/29/2000	Away	W 70-53	vs. #123 Georgia Tech
2/3/2000	Home	L 86-90	vs. #3 Duke
2/6/2000	Away	W 73-60	vs. #167 Clemson
2/9/2000	Away	W 70-62	vs. #65 NO Carolina St
2/12/2000	Home	W 87-64	vs. #52 Wake Forest
2/20/2000	Home	L 76-90	vs. #53 Virginia
2/23/2000	Away	W 70-67	vs. #110 Florida St
2/26/2000	Away	L 73-81	vs. #26 Maryland
3/1/2000	Home	W 74-72	vs. #123 Georgia Tech
3/4/2000	Away	L 76-90	vs. #3 Duke
3/10/2000	Neut	L 52-58	vs. #52 Wake Forest
3/17/2000	Neut	W 84-70	vs. #40 Missouri
3/19/2000	Neut	W 60-53	vs. #5 Stanford
3/24/2000	Neut	W 74-69	vs. #21 Tennessee
3/26/2000	Neut	W 59-55	vs. #8 Tulsa
4/1/2000	Neut	L 59-71	vs. #6 Florida

FUTURE GAMES

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