NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WASHINGTON
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-20
Power Rating: 76.497
Ranking: 146

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

Home Ratings (4-9): 73.767 (178) 0-4 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-7 73.044 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 79.216 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 69.747

Away Ratings (5-9): 80.747 (87)
0-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-6 81.716
Non-League Ratings: 2-3 78.044
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 80.021

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 59.622 (282) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-0 76.497 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 63.435 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.497

League Ratings (5-13): 76.894 (140)
0-4 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-7 73.044
Away Ratings: 3-6 81.716
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.497
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 75.122

Non-League Ratings (4-7): 75.775 (156) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-2 79.216 Away Ratings: 2-3 78.044 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 63.435 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.497

Wins Ratings: 76.726 (143)
0-6 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-9 72.679
Away Ratings: 5-9 82.728
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 53.726
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 76.765

Points Ratings: 76.212 (148) 0-5 v #1-25 2-7 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 3-5 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 4-9 74.740 Away Ratings: 5-9 78.861 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 63.087 League Ratings: 5-13 76.142 Non-League Ratings: 4-7 76.275 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 74.747

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 75.865 (152)
0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-4 69.747
Away Ratings: 2-3 80.021
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.497
League Ratings: 3-7 75.122
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 76.497

Home Advantage: -0.316 (264)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1210 (30)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3008 (28)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4584 (21)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5879 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7295 (13)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9192 (6)

Upward Stability: 3.1711 (84)

Downward Stability: 2.5942 (233)

RPI
RPI: 0.4923 (161)
0-5 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (4-9): 0.5044 (202) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (5-9): 0.4957 (94)
1-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.3902 (274) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318

RPI League (5-13): 0.4969 (152)
0-4 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (4-7): 0.4849 (172) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5530 (43)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/1999	Away	W 73-60	vs. #239 St Marys CA
11/26/1999	Neut	L 65-82	vs. #123 Georgia Tech
11/27/1999	Neut	L 65-81	vs. #70 Xavier
12/2/1999	Away	L 59-68	vs. #132 NC Wilmington
12/4/1999	Away	W 78-70	vs. #207 Old Dominion
12/13/1999	Home	L 66-76	vs. #25 Gonzaga
12/17/1999	Home	W 61-47	vs. #159 Wichita St
12/21/1999	Home	L 72-84	vs. #9 Oklahoma St
12/23/1999	Home	W 72-57	vs. #170 Boise St
12/30/1999	Away	L 75-79	vs. #75 New Mexico St
1/2/2000	Away	L 52-78	vs. #109 New Mexico
1/6/2000	Home	W 63-62	vs. #29 UCLA
1/8/2000	Home	L 79-81	vs. #60 USC
1/13/2000	Away	L 80-90	vs. #44 Arizona St
1/15/2000	Away	L 62-69	vs. #10 Arizona
1/20/2000	Home	L 74-76	vs. #28 Oregon
1/23/2000	Home	L 57-74	vs. #115 Oregon St
1/27/2000	Away	L 62-92	vs. #5 Stanford
1/29/2000	Away	W 54-52	vs. #78 California
2/5/2000	Away	W 74-68	vs. #219 Washington St
2/10/2000	Home	L 56-65	vs. #10 Arizona
2/12/2000	Home	L 67-81	vs. #44 Arizona St
2/17/2000	Away	L 47-71	vs. #115 Oregon St
2/19/2000	Away	W 67-58	vs. #28 Oregon
2/24/2000	Home	L 64-75	vs. #78 California
2/26/2000	Home	L 52-77	vs. #5 Stanford
3/4/2000	Home	W 64-60	vs. #219 Washington St
3/9/2000	Away	L 71-90	vs. #60 USC
3/11/2000	Away	L 64-90	vs. #29 UCLA

FUTURE GAMES

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