NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-12
Power Rating: 78.226
Ranking: 115

0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-319

Home Ratings (12-2): 80.812 (87) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 9-0 80.905 Non-League Ratings: 3-2 73.554 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 77.687

Away Ratings (3-8): 75.937 (146)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319
League Ratings: 3-6 76.991
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 76.601
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 65.538

Neutral Ratings (3-2): 77.191 (126) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 2-1 78.655 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 67.601 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 78.655

League Ratings (14-7): 79.950 (92)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 9-0 80.905
Away Ratings: 3-6 76.991
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 78.655
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 77.655

Non-League Ratings (4-5): 72.163 (190) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 3-2 73.554 Away Ratings: 0-2 76.601 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 67.601 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 59.476

Wins Ratings: 78.892 (114)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 12-2 82.079
Away Ratings: 3-8 75.970
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 78.243
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.493

Points Ratings: 77.310 (119) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 9-6 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 12-2 78.900 Away Ratings: 3-8 76.157 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 75.857 League Ratings: 14-7 78.468 Non-League Ratings: 4-5 73.400 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 76.501

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 77.702 (127)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-1 77.687
Away Ratings: 0-2 65.538
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 78.655
League Ratings: 6-3 77.655
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 59.476

Home Advantage: 8.6148 (49)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0438 (156)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1415 (153)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2473 (152)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3601 (151)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5249 (142)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8076 (135)

Upward Stability: 3.3892 (45)

Downward Stability: 3.6688 (35)

RPI
RPI: 0.5326 (101)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-319

RPI Home (12-2): 0.5902 (69) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-319

RPI Away (3-8): 0.4693 (130)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (3-2): 0.5095 (132) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI League (14-7): 0.5516 (70)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (4-5): 0.4904 (156) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5102 (122)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2000	Away	L 92-107	vs. #14 USC
11/24/2000	Neut	L 56-62	vs. #140 Eastern Wash
11/25/2000	Neut	W 72-69	vs. #301 Cornell
11/29/2000	Away	L 54-67	vs. #48 Georgia St
12/2/2000	Home	L 67-70	vs. #156 Louisiana Tech
12/5/2000	Home	W 75-64	vs. #100 Uab
12/20/2000	Home	W 75-61	vs. #279 Western Ill
12/23/2000	Away	L 70-79	vs. #90 Indiana St
12/30/2000	Home	W 70-53	vs. #223 Iupui
1/2/2001	Home	W 64-51	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
1/6/2001	Home	W 73-68	vs. #47 Creighton
1/10/2001	Away	W 76-65	vs. #138 Southern Ill
1/13/2001	Home	W 59-52	vs. #159 Evansville
1/16/2001	Away	W 84-71	vs. #243 Northern Iowa
1/21/2001	Away	L 47-63	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
1/24/2001	Home	W 57-54	vs. #138 Southern Ill
1/27/2001	Away	L 67-70	vs. #159 Evansville
1/31/2001	Home	W 58-47	vs. #243 Northern Iowa
2/3/2001	Away	W 62-47	vs. #180 Drake
2/6/2001	Away	L 62-81	vs. #96 Illinois St
2/10/2001	Home	W 65-57	vs. #208 Wichita St
2/14/2001	Away	L 60-74	vs. #47 Creighton
2/17/2001	Home	W 62-60	vs. #90 Indiana St
2/21/2001	Home	W 64-52	vs. #96 Illinois St
2/24/2001	Away	L 55-69	vs. #208 Wichita St
2/26/2001	Home	W 74-50	vs. #180 Drake
3/3/2001	Neut	W 59-56	vs. #243 Northern Iowa
3/4/2001	Neut	W 73-66	vs. #96 Illinois St
3/5/2001	Neut	L 63-69	vs. #90 Indiana St
3/14/2001	Home	L 49-68	vs. #64 Detroit

FUTURE GAMES

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