NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WRIGHT ST
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-17
Power Rating: 72.475
Ranking: 187

1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
7-10 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-318

Home Ratings (11-3): 78.804 (115) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 7-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-1 77.741 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 72.733 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 76.405

Away Ratings (0-13): 61.616 (295)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
0-4 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-7 68.507
Non-League Ratings: 0-6 65.538
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 68.241

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 66.913 (232) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 73.663 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.475 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 73.663

League Ratings (6-9): 74.077 (173)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-1 77.741
Away Ratings: 0-7 68.507
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.663
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 73.499

Non-League Ratings (5-8): 69.936 (219) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 3-4 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-2 72.733 Away Ratings: 0-6 65.538 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.475 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.475

Wins Ratings: 71.778 (192)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
6-9 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 11-3 80.126
Away Ratings: 0-13 51.809
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 57.278
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 72.653

Points Ratings: 73.104 (186) 1-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 7-11 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 11-3 76.837 Away Ratings: 0-13 67.081 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.323 League Ratings: 6-9 74.665 Non-League Ratings: 5-8 70.620 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 74.100

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 73.354 (179)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 76.405
Away Ratings: 0-4 68.241
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.663
League Ratings: 4-6 73.499
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 72.475

Home Advantage: 20.832 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0390 (197)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1315 (178)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2341 (172)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3462 (166)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5094 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8033 (156)

Upward Stability: 3.3930 (34)

Downward Stability: 2.9655 (154)

RPI
RPI: 0.4500 (225)
1-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
5-8 v #101-200
5-6 v #201-318

RPI Home (11-3): 0.5606 (114) 1-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (0-13): 0.3333 (317)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
0-8 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.4190 (243) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (6-9): 0.4829 (178)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (5-8): 0.4121 (277) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-4 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4691 (216)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Away	L 52-69	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
11/23/1999	Away	L 48-76	vs. #210 Central Mich
11/27/1999	Away	L 60-63	vs. #231 TX Pan American
11/30/1999	Home	W 66-64	vs. #129 South Alabama
12/4/1999	Home	L 35-61	vs. #140 Northern Iowa
12/7/1999	Away	L 72-74	vs. #263 Morehead St
12/13/1999	Away	L 48-80	vs. #239 St Marys CA
12/16/1999	Home	W 104-74	vs. #308 Prairie View
12/18/1999	Away	L 61-72	vs. #87 Miami Ohio
12/21/1999	Home	L 58-70	vs. #134 Northern Ill
12/23/1999	Home	W 58-50	vs. #239 St Marys CA
12/30/1999	Home	W 53-49	vs. #1 Michigan St
1/3/2000	Home	W 61-53	vs. #264 Tennessee St
1/8/2000	Away	L 47-71	vs. #51 Butler
1/13/2000	Away	L 65-75	vs. #117 Detroit
1/15/2000	Away	L 55-69	vs. #139 Cleveland St
1/20/2000	Home	W 67-60	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
1/22/2000	Home	W 60-44	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
1/27/2000	Away	L 58-59	vs. #182 Loyola Chi
1/29/2000	Away	L 51-69	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
2/5/2000	Home	L 55-79	vs. #51 Butler
2/10/2000	Home	W 91-88	vs. #139 Cleveland St
2/12/2000	Home	W 64-61	vs. #117 Detroit
2/17/2000	Away	L 46-61	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
2/19/2000	Away	L 67-81	vs. #148 Wisc Milwaukee
2/24/2000	Home	W 72-52	vs. #195 Illinois Chi
2/26/2000	Home	W 84-71	vs. #182 Loyola Chi
3/4/2000	Neut	L 59-64	vs. #117 Detroit

FUTURE GAMES

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