NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-15
Power Rating: 71.988
Ranking: 193

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-318

Home Ratings (8-1): 75.520 (161) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 7-1 72.754 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 66.863 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 76.832

Away Ratings (2-13): 68.481 (246)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-318
League Ratings: 1-7 69.231
Non-League Ratings: 1-6 74.348
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 67.504

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 74.871 (146) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 72.270 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 71.988 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 72.270

League Ratings (10-9): 71.590 (200)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 7-1 72.754
Away Ratings: 1-7 69.231
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 72.270
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.332

Non-League Ratings (2-6): 74.043 (176) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 1-0 66.863 Away Ratings: 1-6 74.348 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.988 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.988

Wins Ratings: 72.164 (185)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 8-1 77.164
Away Ratings: 2-13 67.484
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 76.305
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.125

Points Ratings: 71.772 (214) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-7 v #101-200 10-4 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 8-1 73.596 Away Ratings: 2-13 69.932 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 73.240 League Ratings: 10-9 71.787 Non-League Ratings: 2-6 71.740 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.953

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 71.477 (205)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 3-0 76.832
Away Ratings: 0-4 67.504
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 72.270
League Ratings: 5-5 71.332
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 71.988

Home Advantage: 9.9976 (32)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0449 (173)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1333 (173)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2302 (175)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3285 (177)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4687 (184)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7445 (204)

Upward Stability: 2.9105 (172)

Downward Stability: 2.7116 (207)

RPI
RPI: 0.4600 (211)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-7 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-318

RPI Home (8-1): 0.5357 (152) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-13): 0.4059 (251)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.5031 (142) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (10-9): 0.4674 (202)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (2-6): 0.4423 (233) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4651 (228)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Away	L 62-76	vs. #72 South Carolina
11/21/1999	Away	W 79-74	vs. #167 Clemson
11/23/1999	Away	L 54-72	vs. #97 West Virginia
11/27/1999	Away	L 59-74	vs. #85 Marquette
12/11/1999	Away	L 61-92	vs. #42 Vanderbilt
12/18/1999	Away	L 57-89	vs. #13 Texas
12/22/1999	Away	L 70-80	vs. #123 Georgia Tech
1/5/2000	Home	W 51-50	vs. #227 Air Force
1/8/2000	Home	W 75-71	vs. #225 Westrn Carolina
1/10/2000	Home	L 64-75	vs. #119 Coll Of Charltn
1/15/2000	Home	W 82-66	vs. #194 Geo Southern
1/17/2000	Away	L 55-73	vs. #221 Furman
1/20/2000	Away	L 62-77	vs. #169 Davidson
1/22/2000	Home	W 71-68	vs. #237 Chattanooga
1/25/2000	Away	W 87-64	vs. #283 The Citadel
1/29/2000	Away	L 68-76	vs. #119 Coll Of Charltn
1/31/2000	Home	W 81-68	vs. #283 The Citadel
2/3/2000	Home	W 76-63	vs. #197 NC Greensboro
2/7/2000	Home	W 83-69	vs. #306 VMI
2/12/2000	Away	L 61-84	vs. #104 Appalachian St
2/14/2000	Home	W 85-75	vs. #221 Furman
2/19/2000	Away	L 51-69	vs. #237 Chattanooga
2/22/2000	Away	L 77-80	vs. #194 Geo Southern
2/26/2000	Away	L 71-75	vs. #216 East Tenn St
3/2/2000	Neut	W 81-72	vs. #306 VMI
3/3/2000	Neut	W 65-64	vs. #169 Davidson
3/4/2000	Neut	L 64-74	vs. #119 Coll Of Charltn

FUTURE GAMES

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