NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 4-19
Power Rating: 63.378
Ranking: 294

0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-10 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-319

Home Ratings (3-7): 62.562 (289) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-7 64.331 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 62.737 Last Ten Ratings: 1-5 65.784

Away Ratings (1-12): 64.870 (284)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-319
League Ratings: 0-8 64.441
Non-League Ratings: 1-4 71.972
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 65.956

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 63.378 (258) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-0 63.378 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 63.378 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 63.378

League Ratings (1-15): 60.761 (304)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-10 v #101-200
1-5 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 1-7 64.331
Away Ratings: 0-8 64.441
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.378
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 65.827

Non-League Ratings (3-4): 71.300 (204) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-0 62.737 Away Ratings: 1-4 71.972 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.378 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 63.378

Wins Ratings: 60.747 (296)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-7 59.654
Away Ratings: 1-12 63.130
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 60.747
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 58.904

Points Ratings: 66.337 (290) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-10 v #101-200 4-6 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 3-7 65.935 Away Ratings: 1-12 66.974 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.337 League Ratings: 1-15 65.081 Non-League Ratings: 3-4 70.775 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 66.450

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 62.480 (294)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 1-5 65.784
Away Ratings: 0-4 65.956
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.378
League Ratings: 1-9 65.827
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 63.378

Home Advantage: 1.8230 (217)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0503 (134)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1456 (147)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2398 (165)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3403 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4833 (173)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7671 (184)

Upward Stability: 1.9953 (312)

Downward Stability: 1.4673 (314)

RPI
RPI: 0.3889 (306)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-319

RPI Home (3-7): 0.3963 (309) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-319

RPI Away (1-12): 0.3834 (283)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.3889 (240) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (1-15): 0.3653 (311)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
1-7 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (3-4): 0.4397 (226) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4606 (236)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2000	Away	L 75-93	vs. #40 Xavier
12/2/2000	Away	L 44-90	vs. #29 Ohio St
12/5/2000	Away	L 79-94	vs. #8 Kentucky
12/18/2000	Home	W 72-68	vs. #313 High Point
12/20/2000	Home	W 73-67	vs. #287 CS Fullerton
12/23/2000	Away	L 72-79	vs. #232 Loyola Chi
12/28/2000	Away	W 72-67	vs. #265 American
1/4/2001	Away	L 85-109	vs. #111 Tennessee Tech
1/11/2001	Home	L 80-95	vs. #226 Tennessee St
1/13/2001	Home	L 73-81	vs. #110 Austin Peay
1/16/2001	Away	L 84-91	vs. #217 Morehead St
1/18/2001	Away	L 60-71	vs. #260 Tenn Martin
1/20/2001	Away	L 66-95	vs. #132 Murray St
1/27/2001	Home	L 79-96	vs. #106 Eastern Ill
1/29/2001	Home	L 59-65	vs. #181 SE Missouri St
2/3/2001	Home	L 63-69	vs. #111 Tennessee Tech
2/5/2001	Home	L 72-78	vs. #217 Morehead St
2/8/2001	Away	L 79-92	vs. #226 Tennessee St
2/10/2001	Away	L 62-87	vs. #110 Austin Peay
2/15/2001	Home	W 75-62	vs. #260 Tenn Martin
2/17/2001	Home	L 81-86	vs. #132 Murray St
2/22/2001	Away	L 70-81	vs. #181 SE Missouri St
2/24/2001	Away	L 80-89	vs. #106 Eastern Ill

FUTURE GAMES

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