NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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VIRGINIA TECH
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-15
Power Rating: 78.082
Ranking: 124

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

Home Ratings (9-4): 79.689 (105) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-1 82.785 Non-League Ratings: 2-3 73.394 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 85.457

Away Ratings (5-8): 75.566 (145)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-318
League Ratings: 1-7 73.879
Non-League Ratings: 4-1 78.941
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 74.449

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 79.535 (106) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-1 78.926 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 79.113 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 78.926

League Ratings (9-9): 79.107 (112)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-1 82.785
Away Ratings: 1-7 73.879
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.926
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 79.445

Non-League Ratings (7-6): 76.164 (154) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-3 73.394 Away Ratings: 4-1 78.941 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 79.113 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 78.144

Wins Ratings: 78.357 (125)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-4 79.185
Away Ratings: 5-8 76.205
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 81.014
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.920

Points Ratings: 77.773 (120) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-5 v #51-100 8-5 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-4 80.033 Away Ratings: 5-8 75.146 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 77.890 League Ratings: 9-9 78.361 Non-League Ratings: 7-6 76.633 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.019

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 80.539 (92)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-0 85.457
Away Ratings: 1-3 74.449
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.926
League Ratings: 5-4 79.445
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 78.144

Home Advantage: 7.0442 (74)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0660 (122)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1878 (126)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3097 (132)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4243 (135)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5882 (131)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8512 (99)

Upward Stability: 3.4185 (30)

Downward Stability: 3.7620 (22)

RPI
RPI: 0.5095 (139)
0-2 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-4): 0.5488 (133) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (5-8): 0.4623 (149)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.5303 (119) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (9-9): 0.5232 (116)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-6): 0.4905 (163) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5073 (135)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/1999	Away	W 59-57	vs. #215 William & Mary
11/29/1999	Away	W 83-61	vs. #242 NC Asheville
12/2/1999	Away	L 53-68	vs. #216 East Tenn St
12/4/1999	Home	W 60-52	vs. #48 NC Charlotte
12/6/1999	Away	W 65-46	vs. #306 VMI
12/9/1999	Home	L 60-62	vs. #174 Radford
12/11/1999	Home	L 61-62	vs. #258 Liberty
12/20/1999	Neut	W 79-71	vs. #173 Illinois St
12/21/1999	Neut	L 63-73	vs. #31 Auburn
12/22/1999	Away	W 59-56	vs. #96 Ul Lafayette
12/28/1999	Home	L 58-61	vs. #97 West Virginia
1/6/2000	Away	L 67-86	vs. #70 Xavier
1/9/2000	Away	L 50-62	vs. #55 Dayton
1/12/2000	Home	W 80-59	vs. #202 Duquesne
1/15/2000	Home	W 82-72	vs. #103 Geo Washington
1/19/2000	Home	W 82-61	vs. #127 Fordham
1/22/2000	Away	L 46-66	vs. #7 Temple
1/24/2000	Neut	L 66-71	vs. #53 Virginia
1/29/2000	Home	L 41-49	vs. #90 Massachusetts
2/3/2000	Home	W 68-62	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
2/5/2000	Away	L 64-71	vs. #156 LA Salle
2/7/2000	Home	W 78-67	vs. #207 Old Dominion
2/10/2000	Away	L 54-61	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
2/12/2000	Away	W 65-61	vs. #233 Rhode Island
2/17/2000	Away	L 68-71	vs. #103 Geo Washington
2/19/2000	Home	W 73-65	vs. #70 Xavier
2/27/2000	Away	L 50-70	vs. #202 Duquesne
3/1/2000	Home	W 96-86	vs. #156 LA Salle
3/4/2000	Home	W 64-52	vs. #55 Dayton
3/8/2000	Neut	W 51-48	vs. #127 Fordham
3/9/2000	Neut	L 52-71	vs. #7 Temple

FUTURE GAMES

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