NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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INDIANA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-13
Power Rating: 87.922
Ranking: 20

6-6 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (12-2): 90.083 (19) 3-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 7-1 90.751 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 83.891 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 91.126

Away Ratings (4-6): 88.227 (26)
1-2 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 3-5 89.387
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 90.188
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 94.829

Neutral Ratings (5-5): 85.704 (46) 2-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 2-1 92.133 Non-League Ratings: 3-4 81.618 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 88.501

League Ratings (12-7): 90.379 (13)
6-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-1 90.751
Away Ratings: 3-5 89.387
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 92.133
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 92.411

Non-League Ratings (9-6): 83.426 (69) 0-3 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-1 83.891 Away Ratings: 1-1 90.188 Neutral Ratings: 3-4 81.618 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 78.672

Wins Ratings: 89.715 (21)
6-6 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 12-2 92.110
Away Ratings: 4-6 90.086
Neutral Ratings: 5-5 87.274
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 90.694

Points Ratings: 85.817 (16) 4-6 v #1-25 5-3 v #26-50 5-3 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 12-2 87.274 Away Ratings: 4-6 86.360 Neutral Ratings: 5-5 83.903 League Ratings: 12-7 87.768 Non-League Ratings: 9-6 82.311 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 88.364

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 89.516 (19)
1-2 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-1 91.126
Away Ratings: 1-1 94.829
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 88.501
League Ratings: 6-3 92.411
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 78.672

Home Advantage: 7.2488 (74)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1404 (25)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3439 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5060 (8)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6317 (7)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7649 (7)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9317 (4)

Upward Stability: 3.7620 (7)

Downward Stability: 4.0550 (11)

RPI
RPI: 0.6046 (19)
6-6 v #1-25
3-3 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (12-2): 0.6566 (4) 2-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (4-6): 0.5538 (28)
2-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (5-5): 0.5823 (65) 1-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (12-7): 0.6157 (15)
3-2 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (9-6): 0.5907 (40) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 3-3 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.6002 (5)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/14/2000	Home	W 80-68	vs. #46 Pepperdine
11/17/2000	Home	W 70-62	vs. #108 South Alabama
11/22/2000	Neut	L 61-69	vs. #18 Temple
11/24/2000	Neut	L 58-70	vs. #17 Texas
11/29/2000	Away	L 58-59	vs. #90 Indiana St
12/2/2000	Home	W 85-63	vs. #138 Southern Ill
12/5/2000	Away	W 86-78	vs. #39 Notre Dame
12/8/2000	Neut	W 87-59	vs. #246 Western Mich
12/9/2000	Neut	W 65-50	vs. #124 Ball St
12/16/2000	Home	W 76-72	vs. #36 NC Charlotte
12/18/2000	Home	L 63-68	vs. #44 Missouri
12/22/2000	Neut	L 74-88	vs. #8 Kentucky
12/28/2000	Home	W 103-65	vs. #239 Northeastern
12/29/2000	Neut	W 63-60	vs. #94 Valparaiso
1/4/2001	Away	L 46-49	vs. #25 Wisconsin
1/7/2001	Home	W 59-58	vs. #4 Michigan St
1/9/2001	Away	L 64-70	vs. #131 Michigan
1/17/2001	Home	W 77-69	vs. #23 Penn St
1/20/2001	Away	L 74-78	vs. #65 Minnesota
1/23/2001	Home	W 66-55	vs. #60 Purdue
1/27/2001	Away	L 66-71	vs. #28 Iowa
1/31/2001	Away	W 70-67	vs. #29 Ohio St
2/3/2001	Away	W 85-78	vs. #23 Penn St
2/11/2001	Home	W 72-59	vs. #131 Michigan
2/14/2001	Home	W 78-54	vs. #128 Northwestern
2/17/2001	Home	L 61-67	vs. #5 Illinois
2/20/2001	Away	L 57-66	vs. #4 Michigan St
2/24/2001	Home	W 85-55	vs. #25 Wisconsin
2/28/2001	Home	W 89-53	vs. #65 Minnesota
3/3/2001	Away	W 74-58	vs. #60 Purdue
3/9/2001	Neut	W 64-52	vs. #25 Wisconsin
3/10/2001	Neut	W 58-56	vs. #5 Illinois
3/11/2001	Neut	L 61-63	vs. #28 Iowa
3/15/2001	Neut	L 73-77	vs. #63 Kent

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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