NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-13
Power Rating: 78.955
Ranking: 105

0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
11-5 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (11-2): 80.408 (93) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 6-1 80.064 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 74.994 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 79.674

Away Ratings (7-9): 78.609 (111)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 3-4 76.947
Non-League Ratings: 4-5 78.939
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 77.510

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 76.408 (137) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 75.283 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 77.330 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 75.283

League Ratings (10-6): 79.873 (95)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-1 80.064
Away Ratings: 3-4 76.947
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.283
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 77.885

Non-League Ratings (9-7): 77.760 (126) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-3 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-1 74.994 Away Ratings: 4-5 78.939 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.330 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 71.080

Wins Ratings: 79.986 (101)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
11-5 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 11-2 81.447
Away Ratings: 7-9 79.763
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 77.111
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 80.916

Points Ratings: 77.596 (112) 0-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 10-5 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 11-2 78.822 Away Ratings: 7-9 77.244 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 75.556 League Ratings: 10-6 77.715 Non-League Ratings: 9-7 77.445 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.316

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 79.422 (100)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-1 79.674
Away Ratings: 3-2 77.510
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.283
League Ratings: 5-4 77.885
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 71.080

Home Advantage: 6.2780 (98)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0529 (126)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1658 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2804 (120)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4002 (121)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5676 (115)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8354 (106)

Upward Stability: 3.5220 (22)

Downward Stability: 3.8400 (21)

RPI
RPI: 0.5334 (99)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
10-5 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (11-2): 0.5831 (78) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (7-9): 0.4960 (94)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.5165 (121) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (10-6): 0.5472 (78)
0-0 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (9-7): 0.5197 (120) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5132 (112)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Home	W 68-53	vs. #236 Vermont
11/19/2000	Home	W 80-70	vs. #264 Yale
11/24/2000	Neut	L 59-66	vs. #47 Creighton
11/25/2000	Away	W 57-55	vs. #194 Mo Kansas City
11/26/2000	Away	L 71-72	vs. #181 SE Missouri St
12/2/2000	Away	L 79-84	vs. #134 Siena
12/5/2000	Away	L 54-62	vs. #27 California
12/9/2000	Away	W 87-73	vs. #200 Oakland
12/19/2000	Home	W 87-85	vs. #145 Florida St
12/21/2000	Away	L 80-82	vs. #178 Akron
12/23/2000	Away	L 46-73	vs. #18 Temple
12/28/2000	Away	W 60-53	vs. #187 Winthrop
12/29/2000	Away	W 81-77	vs. #237 Texas A&M-CC
1/4/2001	Home	W 73-70	vs. #232 Loyola Chi
1/6/2001	Home	W 71-62	vs. #150 Illinois Chi
1/8/2001	Home	W 70-53	vs. #216 Stony Brook
1/11/2001	Away	L 52-65	vs. #31 Butler
1/13/2001	Away	L 58-67	vs. #126 Wright St
1/16/2001	Home	L 61-64	vs. #77 St Bonaventure
1/20/2001	Home	W 69-67	vs. #64 Detroit
1/25/2001	Home	W 76-72	vs. #169 Wisc Green Bay
1/27/2001	Home	W 57-34	vs. #116 Wisc Milwaukee
2/1/2001	Away	W 65-64	vs. #150 Illinois Chi
2/3/2001	Away	W 80-77	vs. #232 Loyola Chi
2/5/2001	Home	W 81-75	vs. #237 Texas A&M-CC
2/8/2001	Home	W 77-60	vs. #126 Wright St
2/10/2001	Home	L 56-59	vs. #31 Butler
2/18/2001	Away	L 63-75	vs. #64 Detroit
2/22/2001	Away	L 68-86	vs. #116 Wisc Milwaukee
2/24/2001	Away	W 63-60	vs. #169 Wisc Green Bay
3/3/2001	Neut	W 62-61	vs. #150 Illinois Chi
3/4/2001	Neut	L 81-91	vs. #64 Detroit

FUTURE GAMES

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