NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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HOFSTRA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 26-5
Power Rating: 84.061
Ranking: 50

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
16-1 v #201-319

Home Ratings (10-1): 80.030 (99) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 8-1 76.011 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 81.749 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 77.593

Away Ratings (11-2): 85.663 (36)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-319
League Ratings: 8-1 82.741
Non-League Ratings: 3-1 85.968
Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 88.468

Neutral Ratings (5-2): 84.593 (61) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 3-0 87.686 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 82.718 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 84.655

League Ratings (19-2): 84.311 (47)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
12-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-1 76.011
Away Ratings: 8-1 82.741
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 87.686
Last Ten Ratings: 9-0 87.303

Non-League Ratings (7-3): 83.639 (62) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-0 81.749 Away Ratings: 3-1 85.968 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 82.718 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 77.624

Wins Ratings: 85.782 (48)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
16-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 10-1 80.837
Away Ratings: 11-2 87.809
Neutral Ratings: 5-2 85.509
Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 91.946

Points Ratings: 82.003 (50) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 9-2 v #101-200 16-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 10-1 78.803 Away Ratings: 11-2 83.014 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 83.487 League Ratings: 19-2 81.604 Non-League Ratings: 7-3 82.749 Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 84.925

Last Ten Ratings (9-1): 88.733 (21)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-0 77.593
Away Ratings: 4-0 88.468
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 84.655
League Ratings: 9-0 87.303
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 77.624

Home Advantage: -1.126 (288)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0291 (239)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1012 (234)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1849 (229)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2754 (225)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4191 (223)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7331 (218)

Upward Stability: 1.9004 (314)

Downward Stability: 2.6581 (224)

RPI
RPI: 0.5715 (49)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
15-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (10-1): 0.5820 (80) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (11-2): 0.5671 (22)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.5634 (86) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (19-2): 0.5887 (30)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (7-3): 0.5372 (95) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4824 (183)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Neut	W 81-57	vs. #286 Northern Ill
11/18/2000	Neut	W 78-50	vs. #256 Florida Intl
11/21/2000	Away	W 87-67	vs. #283 Fla Atlantic
11/25/2000	Away	W 72-60	vs. #216 Stony Brook
11/30/2000	Home	L 74-79	vs. #117 Delaware
12/6/2000	Home	W 69-62	vs. #174 Drexel
12/13/2000	Away	L 60-61	vs. #122 Iona
12/16/2000	Away	W 86-80	vs. #84 St Johns
12/26/2000	Home	W 58-52	vs. #114 Rutgers
12/27/2000	Neut	L 71-74	vs. #23 Penn St
12/31/2000	Home	W 80-54	vs. #249 Towson
1/5/2001	Away	L 70-74	vs. #205 Boston U
1/7/2001	Away	W 72-65	vs. #239 Northeastern
1/10/2001	Home	W 57-43	vs. #167 Manhattan
1/13/2001	Away	W 53-47	vs. #305 Hartford
1/15/2001	Away	W 74-69	vs. #236 Vermont
1/19/2001	Home	W 75-70	vs. #275 New Hampshire
1/21/2001	Home	W 67-62	vs. #155 Maine
1/26/2001	Home	W 94-70	vs. #239 Northeastern
1/28/2001	Home	W 77-56	vs. #205 Boston U
2/1/2001	Away	W 79-58	vs. #249 Towson
2/4/2001	Away	W 68-55	vs. #117 Delaware
2/9/2001	Home	W 73-60	vs. #236 Vermont
2/11/2001	Home	W 73-54	vs. #305 Hartford
2/15/2001	Away	W 89-83	vs. #155 Maine
2/17/2001	Away	W 80-61	vs. #275 New Hampshire
2/25/2001	Away	W 78-70	vs. #174 Drexel
3/3/2001	Neut	W 68-55	vs. #236 Vermont
3/4/2001	Neut	W 78-66	vs. #155 Maine
3/10/2001	Neut	W 68-54	vs. #117 Delaware
3/15/2001	Neut	L 48-61	vs. #11 UCLA

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)