NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-17
Power Rating: 63.533
Ranking: 293

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
9-10 v #201-319

Home Ratings (7-6): 63.486 (285) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 7-4 v #201-319 League Ratings: 5-5 60.111 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 67.095 Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 60.072

Away Ratings (1-11): 61.439 (300)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
1-6 v #201-319
League Ratings: 1-8 64.712
Non-League Ratings: 0-3 73.220
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 63.611

Neutral Ratings (1-0): 73.533 (166) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-0 66.173 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 63.533 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 66.173

League Ratings (7-13): 62.392 (298)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
7-10 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 5-5 60.111
Away Ratings: 1-8 64.712
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 66.173
Last Ten Ratings: 4-5 60.978

Non-League Ratings (2-4): 70.298 (217) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-1 67.095 Away Ratings: 0-3 73.220 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.533 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 66.064

Wins Ratings: 62.437 (284)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
9-10 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-6 62.535
Away Ratings: 1-11 58.304
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 81.937
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 64.300

Points Ratings: 64.449 (306) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 9-10 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 7-6 63.859 Away Ratings: 1-11 65.038 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 66.699 League Ratings: 7-13 63.470 Non-League Ratings: 2-4 69.910 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 63.347

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 64.232 (284)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
5-5 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-2 60.072
Away Ratings: 0-3 63.611
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 66.173
League Ratings: 4-5 60.978
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 66.064

Home Advantage: 5.2482 (126)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0303 (228)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0846 (265)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1424 (278)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2058 (291)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3116 (296)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6084 (301)

Upward Stability: 3.1211 (120)

Downward Stability: 2.6237 (231)

RPI
RPI: 0.4087 (278)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
9-10 v #201-319

RPI Home (7-6): 0.4344 (281) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 7-3 v #201-319

RPI Away (1-11): 0.3708 (291)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
1-6 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-0): 0.0 (313) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (7-13): 0.3852 (299)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
6-10 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (2-4): 0.4869 (166) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4296 (307)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Away	L 75-85	vs. #32 Georgetown
11/25/2000	Away	W 75-72	vs. #311 Florida A&M
11/27/2000	Home	L 63-73	vs. #116 Wisc Milwaukee
12/2/2000	Home	W 63-56	vs. #247 Furman
12/4/2000	Home	L 56-61	vs. #288 Morgan St
12/6/2000	Home	W 57-55	vs. #234 Coppin St
12/9/2000	Away	L 70-93	vs. #65 Minnesota
12/19/2000	Away	L 64-106	vs. #10 Florida
1/8/2001	Away	L 58-68	vs. #253 NO Carolina A&T
1/13/2001	Home	L 64-76	vs. #262 MD Eastrn Shore
1/15/2001	Home	L 52-57	vs. #280 Howard
1/20/2001	Away	L 53-62	vs. #242 Delaware St
1/27/2001	Away	L 85-87	vs. #118 Hampton
1/29/2001	Home	W 76-64	vs. #227 Norfolk St
2/3/2001	Away	L 42-52	vs. #234 Coppin St
2/5/2001	Away	L 60-72	vs. #288 Morgan St
2/10/2001	Home	L 45-71	vs. #177 SO Carolina St
2/12/2001	Home	W 58-56	vs. #253 NO Carolina A&T
2/17/2001	Away	L 51-59	vs. #262 MD Eastrn Shore
2/19/2001	Away	L 49-63	vs. #280 Howard
2/22/2001	Home	W 93-92	vs. #237 Texas A&M-CC
2/24/2001	Home	L 56-63	vs. #242 Delaware St
3/2/2001	Home	W 73-72	vs. #311 Florida A&M
3/3/2001	Home	W 73-72	vs. #311 Florida A&M
3/6/2001	Neut	W 63-62	vs. #280 Howard
3/7/2001	Away	L 47-53	vs. #177 SO Carolina St

FUTURE GAMES

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