NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SAN FRANCISCO
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-9
Power Rating: 80.508
Ranking: 95

0-2 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
10-1 v #201-318

Home Ratings (10-4): 77.074 (142) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 3-4 76.117 Non-League Ratings: 7-0 79.883 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 76.219

Away Ratings (8-4): 85.879 (36)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 4-3 81.789
Non-League Ratings: 4-1 85.773
Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 87.398

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 62.633 (269) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 66.633 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 80.508 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 66.633

League Ratings (7-8): 77.301 (135)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-4 76.117
Away Ratings: 4-3 81.789
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.633
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.391

Non-League Ratings (11-1): 88.227 (30) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 7-0 79.883 Away Ratings: 4-1 85.773 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 80.508 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.508

Wins Ratings: 82.004 (87)
0-2 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
10-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 10-4 76.098
Away Ratings: 8-4 90.242
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 58.504
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 80.875

Points Ratings: 79.074 (98) 0-1 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 3-3 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 9-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 10-4 77.992 Away Ratings: 8-4 81.551 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.449 League Ratings: 7-8 77.092 Non-League Ratings: 11-1 83.008 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.504

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 79.625 (102)
0-0 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-3 76.219
Away Ratings: 4-0 87.398
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.633
League Ratings: 6-4 79.391
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 80.508

Home Advantage: -2.992 (298)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0627 (133)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1767 (140)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2847 (146)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3841 (153)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5178 (160)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7734 (172)

Upward Stability: 2.3647 (270)

Downward Stability: 2.5712 (238)

RPI
RPI: 0.5153 (133)
0-1 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
10-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (10-4): 0.5108 (195) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (8-4): 0.5281 (57)
1-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.4260 (234) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (7-8): 0.4739 (192)
0-0 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (11-1): 0.5671 (59) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4649 (229)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/1999	Away	L 61-71	vs. #26 Maryland
11/21/1999	Away	W 78-73	vs. #206 Nevada
11/28/1999	Home	W 78-67	vs. #164 Santa Barbara
11/30/1999	Home	W 69-43	vs. #186 Lamar
12/3/1999	Home	W 81-50	vs. #260 Iupui
12/4/1999	Home	W 70-35	vs. #218 Sacramento St
12/8/1999	Away	W 69-59	vs. #41 Fresno St
12/14/1999	Home	W 94-88	vs. #233 Rhode Island
12/20/1999	Away	W 64-60	vs. #157 Nebraska
12/31/1999	Away	W 76-71	vs. #234 Cal Poly
1/3/2000	Home	W 75-48	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
1/7/2000	Home	W 55-54	vs. #170 Boise St
1/13/2000	Away	L 73-96	vs. #25 Gonzaga
1/15/2000	Away	L 70-77	vs. #212 Portland
1/21/2000	Home	W 83-66	vs. #310 Loyola Marymnt
1/22/2000	Home	L 70-76	vs. #30 Pepperdine
1/28/2000	Away	L 58-69	vs. #30 Pepperdine
1/29/2000	Away	W 86-76	vs. #310 Loyola Marymnt
2/4/2000	Home	W 76-64	vs. #239 St Marys CA
2/5/2000	Home	L 64-70	vs. #71 San Diego
2/10/2000	Away	W 54-48	vs. #71 San Diego
2/12/2000	Away	W 75-66	vs. #239 St Marys CA
2/16/2000	Home	L 83-86	vs. #76 Santa Clara
2/18/2000	Away	W 74-71	vs. #76 Santa Clara
2/25/2000	Home	W 68-49	vs. #212 Portland
2/27/2000	Home	L 64-70	vs. #25 Gonzaga
3/4/2000	Neut	L 48-63	vs. #76 Santa Clara

FUTURE GAMES

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