NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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COLL OF CHARLTN
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-7
Power Rating: 78.338
Ranking: 113

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
12-3 v #201-319

Home Ratings (9-0): 83.260 (57) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 8-0 77.447 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 87.588 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 81.822

Away Ratings (6-4): 75.166 (157)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-319
League Ratings: 4-4 74.236
Non-League Ratings: 2-0 83.025
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 71.736

Neutral Ratings (5-3): 81.111 (92) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-1 67.135 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 83.182 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.135

League Ratings (12-5): 75.256 (155)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-0 77.447
Away Ratings: 4-4 74.236
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.135
Last Ten Ratings: 4-5 73.076

Non-League Ratings (8-2): 85.760 (42) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 1-0 87.588 Away Ratings: 2-0 83.025 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 83.182 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 80.713

Wins Ratings: 78.945 (113)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
13-4 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 9-0 87.852
Away Ratings: 6-4 75.219
Neutral Ratings: 5-3 82.473
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 70.316

Points Ratings: 77.516 (113) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 8-2 v #101-200 10-3 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 9-0 80.227 Away Ratings: 6-4 75.285 Neutral Ratings: 5-3 79.305 League Ratings: 12-5 75.412 Non-League Ratings: 8-2 82.414 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 74.160

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 71.951 (193)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-0 81.822
Away Ratings: 1-4 71.736
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.135
League Ratings: 4-5 73.076
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 80.713

Home Advantage: 9.5830 (38)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0265 (258)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0925 (250)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1701 (251)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2584 (244)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4009 (242)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7273 (224)

Upward Stability: 2.3365 (291)

Downward Stability: 2.9843 (165)

RPI
RPI: 0.5398 (89)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
14-4 v #201-319

RPI Home (9-0): 0.5847 (76) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (6-4): 0.4688 (132)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (5-3): 0.5786 (67) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (12-5): 0.5054 (143)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (8-2): 0.5978 (35) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4728 (207)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Away	W 73-52	vs. #296 Charleston Sou
11/20/2000	Away	W 57-56	vs. #157 Chattanooga
11/24/2000	Neut	W 69-66	vs. #190 Duquesne
11/25/2000	Neut	L 68-79	vs. #32 Georgetown
11/26/2000	Neut	W 76-71	vs. #75 TCU
12/20/2000	Neut	W 68-57	vs. #269 Jacksonville St
12/21/2000	Neut	W 80-75	vs. #117 Delaware
12/29/2000	Neut	W 52-48	vs. #58 Richmond
12/30/2000	Neut	L 60-64	vs. #6 North Carolina
1/3/2001	Away	W 54-51	vs. #247 Furman
1/6/2001	Home	W 86-65	vs. #198 Geo Southern
1/8/2001	Away	W 56-55	vs. #213 Wofford
1/13/2001	Away	W 63-45	vs. #258 Appalachian St
1/15/2001	Home	W 67-57	vs. #285 Westrn Carolina
1/17/2001	Home	W 76-55	vs. #216 Stony Brook
1/20/2001	Home	W 64-62	vs. #213 Wofford
1/22/2001	Home	W 74-67	vs. #212 The Citadel
1/27/2001	Away	L 63-68	vs. #198 Geo Southern
1/29/2001	Away	W 66-53	vs. #292 Coast Carolina
2/3/2001	Home	W 77-70	vs. #179 NC Greensboro
2/6/2001	Away	L 47-62	vs. #160 East Tenn St
2/10/2001	Home	W 61-37	vs. #247 Furman
2/12/2001	Away	L 58-62	vs. #212 The Citadel
2/17/2001	Home	W 71-53	vs. #274 VMI
2/19/2001	Home	W 89-72	vs. #157 Chattanooga
2/24/2001	Away	L 65-68	vs. #220 Davidson
3/2/2001	Neut	L 54-57	vs. #220 Davidson

FUTURE GAMES

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