NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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EVANSVILLE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-16
Power Rating: 74.880
Ranking: 159

0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
5-9 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (10-4): 76.726 (138) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 6-3 74.548 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 77.036 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 71.872

Away Ratings (3-9): 74.833 (162)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 3-6 75.825
Non-League Ratings: 0-3 73.568
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 76.146

Neutral Ratings (0-3): 64.068 (252) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-1 76.005 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 65.318 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 76.005

League Ratings (9-10): 75.601 (150)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-3 74.548
Away Ratings: 3-6 75.825
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 76.005
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 74.425

Non-League Ratings (4-6): 72.841 (182) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-5 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 4-1 77.036 Away Ratings: 0-3 73.568 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 65.318 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.880

Wins Ratings: 74.945 (156)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-7 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 10-4 77.066
Away Ratings: 3-9 75.148
Neutral Ratings: 0-3 57.757
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 73.351

Points Ratings: 74.771 (164) 0-0 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 7-12 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 10-4 75.919 Away Ratings: 3-9 74.697 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 69.286 League Ratings: 9-10 75.243 Non-League Ratings: 4-6 73.497 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 74.562

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 73.841 (162)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-2 71.872
Away Ratings: 2-3 76.146
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 76.005
League Ratings: 4-6 74.425
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 74.880

Home Advantage: 8.1773 (56)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0379 (186)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1349 (161)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2487 (149)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3746 (140)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5483 (127)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8233 (119)

Upward Stability: 3.6482 (14)

Downward Stability: 3.2002 (109)

RPI
RPI: 0.4930 (158)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
4-9 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (10-4): 0.5641 (111) 1-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (3-9): 0.4396 (187)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (0-3): 0.3738 (251) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (9-10): 0.5059 (142)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-7 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (4-6): 0.4691 (192) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-6 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5079 (124)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2000	Home	L 59-61	vs. #69 Western KY
11/21/2000	Away	L 87-92	vs. #137 Bowling Green
11/25/2000	Away	L 64-67	vs. #169 Wisc Green Bay
11/29/2000	Home	W 79-72	vs. #198 Geo Southern
12/2/2000	Home	W 74-73	vs. #31 Butler
12/5/2000	Away	L 73-91	vs. #106 Eastern Ill
12/9/2000	Home	W 71-61	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
12/16/2000	Home	W 66-51	vs. #298 Elon
12/20/2000	Neut	L 82-90	vs. #144 VA Commonwealth
12/22/2000	Neut	L 52-68	vs. #128 Northwestern
12/30/2000	Away	L 57-87	vs. #47 Creighton
1/1/2001	Home	W 86-80	vs. #226 Tennessee St
1/6/2001	Home	W 63-62	vs. #180 Drake
1/11/2001	Away	W 77-76	vs. #243 Northern Iowa
1/13/2001	Away	L 52-59	vs. #115 Bradley
1/17/2001	Home	L 66-77	vs. #90 Indiana St
1/20/2001	Away	L 60-64	vs. #96 Illinois St
1/24/2001	Home	W 61-52	vs. #47 Creighton
1/27/2001	Home	W 70-67	vs. #115 Bradley
1/31/2001	Away	L 55-80	vs. #180 Drake
2/3/2001	Home	L 65-67	vs. #138 Southern Ill
2/6/2001	Away	W 77-74	vs. #208 Wichita St
2/10/2001	Away	L 68-70	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
2/12/2001	Home	L 87-94	vs. #96 Illinois St
2/15/2001	Home	W 74-61	vs. #208 Wichita St
2/21/2001	Away	L 42-78	vs. #90 Indiana St
2/24/2001	Away	W 79-74	vs. #138 Southern Ill
2/26/2001	Home	W 60-54	vs. #243 Northern Iowa
3/3/2001	Neut	L 77-81	vs. #96 Illinois St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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