NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-11
Power Rating: 77.651
Ranking: 122

0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
10-8 v #101-200
10-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (12-2): 77.229 (129) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 7-2 75.229 Non-League Ratings: 5-0 77.526 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 68.370

Away Ratings (6-6): 77.231 (127)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 5-4 75.448
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 81.870
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 75.151

Neutral Ratings (3-3): 79.050 (104) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 3-0 80.260 Non-League Ratings: 0-3 80.276 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 82.776

League Ratings (15-6): 77.575 (125)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
10-6 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-2 75.229
Away Ratings: 5-4 75.448
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 80.260
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 74.995

Non-League Ratings (6-5): 77.858 (123) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-0 77.526 Away Ratings: 1-2 81.870 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 80.276 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 87.604

Wins Ratings: 78.290 (117)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
10-8 v #101-200
10-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 12-2 77.313
Away Ratings: 6-6 78.514
Neutral Ratings: 3-3 79.001
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.778

Points Ratings: 76.868 (127) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 9-8 v #101-200 11-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 12-2 76.813 Away Ratings: 6-6 75.717 Neutral Ratings: 3-3 79.333 League Ratings: 15-6 76.008 Non-League Ratings: 6-5 79.091 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.456

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 75.633 (149)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 0-2 68.370
Away Ratings: 2-2 75.151
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 82.776
League Ratings: 5-4 74.995
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 87.604

Home Advantage: 3.5236 (170)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0276 (252)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1021 (227)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1886 (222)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2879 (213)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4433 (205)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7415 (207)

Upward Stability: 3.3434 (56)

Downward Stability: 3.7058 (30)

RPI
RPI: 0.5283 (109)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
9-8 v #101-200
11-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (12-2): 0.5746 (92) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (6-6): 0.4835 (109)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (3-3): 0.5089 (133) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (15-6): 0.5444 (83)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-6 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (6-5): 0.4988 (144) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4856 (171)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2000	Away	L 65-67	vs. #62 Massachusetts
11/21/2000	Away	W 78-61	vs. #234 Coppin St
11/25/2000	Away	L 82-85	vs. #148 Fordham
11/28/2000	Home	W 102-94	vs. #203 St Francis NY
12/2/2000	Home	W 105-61	vs. #248 Bucknell
12/6/2000	Away	W 89-83	vs. #199 Fairfield
12/9/2000	Home	W 70-57	vs. #306 Eastern Mich
12/13/2000	Home	W 61-60	vs. #50 Hofstra
12/20/2000	Neut	L 80-81	vs. #98 Nebraska
12/21/2000	Neut	L 67-69	vs. #128 Northwestern
12/28/2000	Home	W 100-90	vs. #166 Niagara
1/3/2001	Home	W 81-72	vs. #288 Morgan St
1/5/2001	Home	W 79-67	vs. #199 Fairfield
1/8/2001	Away	W 67-61	vs. #281 Loyola MD
1/10/2001	Away	L 81-94	vs. #171 Rider
1/13/2001	Home	W 85-73	vs. #142 Canisius
1/15/2001	Away	L 71-100	vs. #134 Siena
1/20/2001	Home	W 84-74	vs. #167 Manhattan
1/22/2001	Home	W 81-69	vs. #161 Marist
1/25/2001	Home	W 59-41	vs. #281 Loyola MD
1/31/2001	Away	W 73-70	vs. #161 Marist
2/4/2001	Home	W 73-63	vs. #290 St Peters
2/8/2001	Away	L 69-93	vs. #142 Canisius
2/10/2001	Away	W 70-64	vs. #166 Niagara
2/15/2001	Away	W 92-72	vs. #290 St Peters
2/18/2001	Home	L 79-81	vs. #134 Siena
2/22/2001	Home	L 61-65	vs. #171 Rider
2/25/2001	Away	L 79-98	vs. #167 Manhattan
3/3/2001	Neut	W 64-52	vs. #281 Loyola MD
3/4/2001	Neut	W 75-71	vs. #161 Marist
3/5/2001	Neut	W 74-67	vs. #142 Canisius
3/16/2001	Neut	L 70-72	vs. #13 Mississippi

FUTURE GAMES

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