NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BALL ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-12
Power Rating: 77.597
Ranking: 124

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

Home Ratings (6-5): 73.315 (183) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-319 League Ratings: 4-5 72.405 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 79.503 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 74.667

Away Ratings (7-4): 81.956 (74)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 7-2 81.894
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 67.722
Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 83.347

Neutral Ratings (3-3): 78.464 (115) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 2-1 79.565 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 77.378 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 79.565

League Ratings (13-8): 77.915 (120)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-5 72.405
Away Ratings: 7-2 81.894
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 79.565
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.647

Non-League Ratings (3-4): 76.315 (140) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-0 79.503 Away Ratings: 0-2 67.722 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 77.378 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 77.597

Wins Ratings: 78.099 (124)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
5-5 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-5 72.685
Away Ratings: 7-4 84.009
Neutral Ratings: 3-3 78.731
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 80.126

Points Ratings: 76.964 (122) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 4-4 v #51-100 4-5 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 6-5 74.013 Away Ratings: 7-4 79.522 Neutral Ratings: 3-3 78.230 League Ratings: 13-8 77.128 Non-League Ratings: 3-4 76.300 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.468

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 79.429 (99)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 1-2 74.667
Away Ratings: 4-0 83.347
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 79.565
League Ratings: 7-3 78.647
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 77.597

Home Advantage: -3.276 (311)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0390 (178)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1322 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2371 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3504 (157)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5109 (151)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7815 (161)

Upward Stability: 3.2028 (92)

Downward Stability: 3.3718 (80)

RPI
RPI: 0.5019 (145)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-319

RPI Home (6-5): 0.5028 (213) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-319

RPI Away (7-4): 0.4993 (90)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (3-3): 0.5048 (140) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI League (13-8): 0.5019 (149)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (3-4): 0.5033 (137) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4787 (194)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2000	Home	W 73-65	vs. #223 Iupui
11/25/2000	Away	L 80-93	vs. #138 Southern Ill
11/27/2000	Away	L 48-71	vs. #31 Butler
12/2/2000	Neut	L 47-49	vs. #154 Princeton
12/8/2000	Neut	W 91-71	vs. #185 Texas Tech
12/9/2000	Neut	L 50-65	vs. #20 Indiana
12/16/2000	Home	W 80-74	vs. #90 Indiana St
1/3/2001	Home	L 58-68	vs. #91 Ohio
1/6/2001	Away	W 69-66	vs. #306 Eastern Mich
1/13/2001	Home	L 70-76	vs. #246 Western Mich
1/15/2001	Home	W 85-59	vs. #286 Northern Ill
1/17/2001	Away	W 52-51	vs. #82 Toledo
1/20/2001	Away	W 62-59	vs. #137 Bowling Green
1/24/2001	Home	L 72-77	vs. #95 Marshall
1/27/2001	Away	L 56-57	vs. #109 Miami Ohio
1/30/2001	Home	W 76-71	vs. #63 Kent
2/3/2001	Home	W 75-69	vs. #306 Eastern Mich
2/7/2001	Away	L 54-59	vs. #103 Central Mich
2/11/2001	Home	L 53-66	vs. #109 Miami Ohio
2/14/2001	Away	W 59-56	vs. #277 Buffalo
2/17/2001	Away	W 83-70	vs. #286 Northern Ill
2/21/2001	Home	W 98-69	vs. #103 Central Mich
2/24/2001	Away	W 65-52	vs. #246 Western Mich
2/28/2001	Away	W 81-62	vs. #178 Akron
3/3/2001	Home	L 64-70	vs. #82 Toledo
3/5/2001	Neut	W 89-57	vs. #286 Northern Ill
3/8/2001	Neut	W 84-81	vs. #95 Marshall
3/9/2001	Neut	L 55-67	vs. #63 Kent

FUTURE GAMES

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