NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ARIZONA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 27-8
Power Rating: 94.938
Ranking: 3

9-4 v #1-25
5-1 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
8-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (13-2): 91.954 (9) 3-1 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 8-1 91.375 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 90.297 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 90.438

Away Ratings (7-4): 94.262 (4)
2-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 7-2 96.008
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 86.516
Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 98.610

Neutral Ratings (7-2): 98.106 (2) 4-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-0 94.938 Non-League Ratings: 7-2 97.215 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 99.274

League Ratings (15-3): 95.711 (3)
4-2 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-1 91.375
Away Ratings: 7-2 96.008
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 94.938
Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 97.032

Non-League Ratings (12-5): 94.247 (4) 5-2 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-1 90.297 Away Ratings: 0-2 86.516 Neutral Ratings: 7-2 97.215 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 99.274

Wins Ratings: 97.579 (3)
9-4 v #1-25
5-1 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 13-2 93.586
Away Ratings: 7-4 96.899
Neutral Ratings: 7-2 101.28
Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 107.36

Points Ratings: 91.838 (3) 11-4 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 8-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 13-2 89.788 Away Ratings: 7-4 91.346 Neutral Ratings: 7-2 94.159 League Ratings: 15-3 91.850 Non-League Ratings: 12-5 91.825 Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 95.233

Last Ten Ratings (9-1): 101.78 (2)
5-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-0 90.438
Away Ratings: 2-0 98.610
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 99.274
League Ratings: 4-0 97.032
Non-League Ratings: 5-1 99.274

Home Advantage: 0.0933 (267)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1804 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3815 (2)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5301 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6503 (2)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7775 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9294 (5)

Upward Stability: 2.7040 (241)

Downward Stability: 3.5399 (50)

RPI
RPI: 0.6500 (3)
9-4 v #1-25
4-1 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (13-2): 0.6464 (7) 2-1 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (7-4): 0.6008 (7)
1-2 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (7-2): 0.7153 (2) 5-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (15-3): 0.6416 (5)
2-2 v #1-25
4-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (12-5): 0.6592 (4) 5-3 v #1-25 4-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.6095 (1)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2000	Neut	W 76-59	vs. #57 Dayton
11/22/2000	Neut	W 79-76	vs. #5 Illinois
11/25/2000	Neut	L 69-72	vs. #60 Purdue
11/29/2000	Home	W 101-87	vs. #37 Gonzaga
12/2/2000	Home	W 101-41	vs. #316 St Marys CA
12/9/2000	Away	L 69-71	vs. #59 Connecticut
12/16/2000	Away	L 73-81	vs. #5 Illinois
12/20/2000	Home	W 88-75	vs. #104 LSU
12/28/2000	Home	W 72-60	vs. #31 Butler
12/30/2000	Home	L 74-75	vs. #49 Mississippi St
1/4/2001	Home	W 78-75	vs. #27 California
1/6/2001	Home	L 76-85	vs. #2 Stanford
1/11/2001	Away	W 84-51	vs. #129 Washington St
1/13/2001	Away	W 89-64	vs. #162 Washington
1/18/2001	Home	W 71-58	vs. #14 USC
1/20/2001	Home	W 88-63	vs. #11 UCLA
1/24/2001	Home	W 86-75	vs. #92 Arizona St
1/27/2001	Home	W 80-52	vs. #17 Texas
2/1/2001	Away	L 67-79	vs. #81 Oregon
2/3/2001	Away	W 68-41	vs. #135 Oregon St
2/8/2001	Home	W 82-62	vs. #162 Washington
2/10/2001	Home	W 86-51	vs. #129 Washington St
2/15/2001	Away	L 77-79	vs. #11 UCLA
2/17/2001	Away	W 105-61	vs. #14 USC
2/21/2001	Away	W 88-58	vs. #92 Arizona St
3/1/2001	Home	W 65-54	vs. #135 Oregon St
3/3/2001	Home	W 104-65	vs. #81 Oregon
3/8/2001	Away	W 76-75	vs. #2 Stanford
3/10/2001	Away	W 78-76	vs. #27 California
3/16/2001	Neut	W 101-76	vs. #106 Eastern Ill
3/18/2001	Neut	W 73-52	vs. #31 Butler
3/23/2001	Neut	W 66-56	vs. #13 Mississippi
3/25/2001	Neut	W 87-81	vs. #5 Illinois
3/31/2001	Neut	W 80-61	vs. #4 Michigan St
4/2/2001	Neut	L 72-82	vs. #1 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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