NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WESTERN KY
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-17
Power Rating: 72.224
Ranking: 191

0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
5-9 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-318

Home Ratings (8-2): 77.896 (128) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-2 75.161 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 92.349 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 79.099

Away Ratings (2-12): 66.927 (264)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-6 70.763
Non-League Ratings: 0-6 60.036
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 70.661

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 71.333 (185) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-1 79.364 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 67.208 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.364

League Ratings (9-9): 73.599 (177)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-2 75.161
Away Ratings: 2-6 70.763
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.364
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 76.001

Non-League Ratings (2-8): 68.493 (236) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-0 92.349 Away Ratings: 0-6 60.036 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 67.208 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.224

Wins Ratings: 70.919 (198)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-2 77.622
Away Ratings: 2-12 64.849
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 68.318
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 72.493

Points Ratings: 73.532 (178) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 6-10 v #101-200 5-3 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 8-2 77.837 Away Ratings: 2-12 68.966 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 74.720 League Ratings: 9-9 74.550 Non-League Ratings: 2-8 70.614 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 76.189

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 74.349 (169)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-0 79.099
Away Ratings: 0-4 70.661
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.364
League Ratings: 5-5 76.001
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.224

Home Advantage: 14.013 (12)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0349 (210)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1206 (192)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2233 (181)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3301 (173)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4840 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7764 (170)

Upward Stability: 3.3093 (48)

Downward Stability: 3.0646 (129)

RPI
RPI: 0.4675 (197)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
5-11 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (8-2): 0.5715 (87) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-12): 0.3961 (271)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.4576 (200) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (9-9): 0.4885 (166)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (2-8): 0.4297 (253) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4924 (162)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Away	L 67-82	vs. #67 Southern Ill
11/27/1999	Away	L 55-81	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
11/30/1999	Away	L 62-75	vs. #92 Akron
12/4/1999	Away	L 69-81	vs. #122 Mississippi St
12/7/1999	Home	W 92-70	vs. #100 Murray St
12/11/1999	Home	W 75-58	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
12/18/1999	Away	L 77-101	vs. #42 Vanderbilt
12/29/1999	Neut	L 68-72	vs. #149 Austin Peay
12/30/1999	Neut	L 61-66	vs. #245 Drexel
1/8/2000	Away	L 63-93	vs. #172 Florida Intl
1/13/2000	Away	W 76-71	vs. #299 Arkansas Lr
1/15/2000	Away	L 70-77	vs. #196 Arkansas St
1/18/2000	Away	L 52-80	vs. #291 Belmont
1/22/2000	Home	W 92-88	vs. #129 South Alabama
1/24/2000	Home	W 83-71	vs. #275 Denver
1/27/2000	Home	L 65-68	vs. #106 Louisiana Tech
1/29/2000	Home	L 77-86	vs. #96 Ul Lafayette
1/31/2000	Away	W 62-60	vs. #220 New Orleans
2/9/2000	Away	L 50-63	vs. #129 South Alabama
2/12/2000	Home	W 73-65	vs. #172 Florida Intl
2/17/2000	Away	L 64-72	vs. #96 Ul Lafayette
2/19/2000	Away	L 66-72	vs. #106 Louisiana Tech
2/21/2000	Home	W 76-63	vs. #220 New Orleans
2/24/2000	Home	W 84-72	vs. #196 Arkansas St
2/26/2000	Home	W 77-51	vs. #299 Arkansas Lr
2/28/2000	Away	L 52-55	vs. #275 Denver
3/5/2000	Neut	W 79-60	vs. #172 Florida Intl
3/6/2000	Neut	L 61-64	vs. #129 South Alabama

FUTURE GAMES

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