NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WEBER ST
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-8
Power Rating: 79.747
Ranking: 102

0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (8-4): 77.673 (132) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 5-4 74.833 Non-League Ratings: 3-0 90.154 Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 74.419

Away Ratings (5-4): 82.189 (73)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 5-2 83.724
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 64.435
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 86.513

Neutral Ratings (2-0): 80.466 (102) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-0 79.747 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 73.622 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 79.747

League Ratings (10-6): 79.158 (111)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-4 74.833
Away Ratings: 5-2 83.724
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 79.747
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.193

Non-League Ratings (5-2): 81.462 (79) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 3-0 90.154 Away Ratings: 0-2 64.435 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 73.622 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 79.747

Wins Ratings: 81.003 (99)
0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-4 77.761
Away Ratings: 5-4 84.398
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 91.503
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 80.148

Points Ratings: 78.257 (113) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 7-4 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 8-4 77.298 Away Ratings: 5-4 79.968 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 73.867 League Ratings: 10-6 78.158 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 78.496 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.480

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 79.382 (108)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-3 74.419
Away Ratings: 3-1 86.513
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 79.747
League Ratings: 6-4 79.193
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 79.747

Home Advantage: -0.178 (259)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0365 (206)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1316 (177)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2472 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3687 (159)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5461 (149)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8390 (113)

Upward Stability: 2.5712 (242)

Downward Stability: 3.0344 (138)

RPI
RPI: 0.5447 (80)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-318

RPI Home (8-4): 0.5643 (106) 1-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (5-4): 0.5041 (82)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-0): 0.6104 (40) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (10-6): 0.5223 (117)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (5-2): 0.5960 (33) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5089 (128)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
12/1/1999	Home	W 84-72	vs. #46 Utah
12/4/1999	Away	L 46-71	vs. #170 Boise St
12/11/1999	Away	L 53-66	vs. #69 BYU
12/18/1999	Home	W 69-59	vs. #179 Southern Utah
12/21/1999	Home	W 86-73	vs. #34 Utah St
12/28/1999	Neut	W 82-81	vs. #259 Stetson
12/29/1999	Neut	W 68-60	vs. #194 Geo Southern
1/7/2000	Home	W 80-65	vs. #150 Portland St
1/8/2000	Home	W 82-62	vs. #218 Sacramento St
1/13/2000	Away	L 70-77	vs. #178 Montana St
1/15/2000	Away	W 78-76	vs. #116 Montana
1/21/2000	Away	W 84-77	vs. #199 Idaho St
1/22/2000	Home	L 78-90	vs. #99 Eastern Wash
1/28/2000	Home	L 66-76	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona
1/29/2000	Home	W 113-92	vs. #83 CS Northridge
2/3/2000	Away	W 92-79	vs. #150 Portland St
2/10/2000	Home	L 54-66	vs. #116 Montana
2/12/2000	Away	W 88-72	vs. #218 Sacramento St
2/24/2000	Home	W 73-71	vs. #199 Idaho St
2/26/2000	Home	W 98-81	vs. #178 Montana St
3/1/2000	Away	L 62-76	vs. #83 CS Northridge
3/3/2000	Away	W 84-73	vs. #86 Northrn Arizona
3/8/2000	Home	L 68-73	vs. #83 CS Northridge

FUTURE GAMES

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