NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-14
Power Rating: 73.351
Ranking: 177

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

Home Ratings (12-3): 76.491 (149) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-2 71.042 Non-League Ratings: 6-1 78.007 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 73.530

Away Ratings (2-11): 69.839 (225)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-318
League Ratings: 1-8 72.026
Non-League Ratings: 1-3 72.179
Last Ten Ratings: 1-6 72.054

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 73.351 (164) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-0 73.351 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 73.351 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.351

League Ratings (7-10): 71.763 (196)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-2 71.042
Away Ratings: 1-8 72.026
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.351
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 72.605

Non-League Ratings (7-4): 77.292 (137) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-1 78.007 Away Ratings: 1-3 72.179 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.351 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.351

Wins Ratings: 73.437 (171)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 12-3 78.218
Away Ratings: 2-11 68.507
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.437
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 73.108

Points Ratings: 73.153 (183) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 6-8 v #101-200 6-4 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 12-3 74.327 Away Ratings: 2-11 71.792 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.153 League Ratings: 7-10 72.161 Non-League Ratings: 7-4 75.556 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 72.966

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 73.079 (182)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 73.530
Away Ratings: 1-6 72.054
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.351
League Ratings: 4-6 72.605
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 73.351

Home Advantage: 10.676 (25)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0257 (251)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1022 (223)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1973 (204)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3108 (190)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4719 (182)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7679 (178)

Upward Stability: 3.3741 (39)

Downward Stability: 3.0842 (127)

RPI
RPI: 0.4832 (174)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (12-3): 0.5597 (115) 1-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-11): 0.3949 (274)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-5 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4832 (168) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (7-10): 0.4664 (203)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.5091 (143) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4776 (194)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	W 79-74	vs. #37 Louisville
11/26/1999	Home	W 79-68	vs. #309 Delaware St
11/28/1999	Home	W 82-78	vs. #68 Colorado
11/30/1999	Home	L 44-85	vs. #77 Tulane
12/5/1999	Away	L 59-75	vs. #203 Texas A&M
12/7/1999	Away	L 62-75	vs. #84 Mississippi
12/11/1999	Away	L 58-75	vs. #191 Western KY
12/18/1999	Home	W 94-80	vs. #174 Radford
12/21/1999	Home	W 101-86	vs. #306 VMI
12/23/1999	Away	W 64-60	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
12/30/1999	Home	W 78-61	vs. #254 NO Carolina A&T
1/5/2000	Home	W 73-67	vs. #207 Old Dominion
1/12/2000	Home	L 65-73	vs. #215 William & Mary
1/15/2000	Home	W 66-63	vs. #143 James Madison
1/19/2000	Away	L 61-71	vs. #132 NC Wilmington
1/22/2000	Home	L 63-76	vs. #135 George Mason
1/26/2000	Home	W 67-56	vs. #232 East Carolina
1/29/2000	Away	L 69-72	vs. #207 Old Dominion
2/2/2000	Away	L 75-84	vs. #143 James Madison
2/5/2000	Away	L 56-85	vs. #215 William & Mary
2/8/2000	Away	L 57-69	vs. #126 Richmond
2/12/2000	Home	W 55-54	vs. #132 NC Wilmington
2/16/2000	Away	L 86-87	vs. #135 George Mason
2/19/2000	Away	W 73-65	vs. #232 East Carolina
2/23/2000	Home	W 66-64	vs. #228 American
2/26/2000	Home	W 80-77	vs. #126 Richmond
2/29/2000	Away	L 88-97	vs. #228 American
3/4/2000	Away	L 57-66	vs. #132 NC Wilmington

FUTURE GAMES

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