NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 22-5
Power Rating: 81.920
Ranking: 73

0-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
11-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (12-1): 81.638 (79) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 8-0 76.303 Non-League Ratings: 4-1 76.732 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 72.888

Away Ratings (9-3): 84.877 (41)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 7-1 81.084
Non-League Ratings: 2-2 84.154
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 79.896

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 70.498 (191) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 68.685 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 81.920 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 68.685

League Ratings (16-2): 82.295 (70)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-0 76.303
Away Ratings: 7-1 81.084
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 68.685
Last Ten Ratings: 7-2 73.291

Non-League Ratings (6-3): 80.920 (92) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 4-1 76.732 Away Ratings: 2-2 84.154 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 81.920 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 84.982

Wins Ratings: 85.193 (54)
0-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
11-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 12-1 85.560
Away Ratings: 9-3 88.513
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 70.912
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 80.349

Points Ratings: 78.088 (107) 1-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 9-2 v #101-200 11-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 12-1 77.369 Away Ratings: 9-3 80.537 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 69.838 League Ratings: 16-2 77.541 Non-League Ratings: 6-3 79.830 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 74.592

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 77.748 (125)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-0 72.888
Away Ratings: 2-2 79.896
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 68.685
League Ratings: 7-2 73.291
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 84.982

Home Advantage: 2.9475 (189)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0435 (157)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1286 (176)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2161 (183)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3103 (193)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4477 (201)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7336 (217)

Upward Stability: 2.0329 (306)

Downward Stability: 2.7110 (216)

RPI
RPI: 0.5514 (74)
0-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
11-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (12-1): 0.5788 (86) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-319

RPI Away (9-3): 0.5372 (40)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.4536 (187) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (16-2): 0.5707 (51)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (6-3): 0.5152 (124) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4636 (224)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Home	W 71-47	vs. #280 Howard
11/21/2000	Home	W 62-57	vs. #233 Loyola Marymnt
11/29/2000	Home	L 60-63	vs. #123 San Diego
12/2/2000	Home	W 56-52	vs. #27 California
12/16/2000	Away	L 60-65	vs. #11 UCLA
12/19/2000	Home	W 84-74	vs. #235 Belmont
12/28/2000	Away	W 56-55	vs. #162 Washington
1/3/2001	Away	W 57-37	vs. #316 St Marys CA
1/6/2001	Away	W 85-80	vs. #136 Pacific
1/11/2001	Home	W 65-61	vs. #272 Idaho
1/13/2001	Home	W 80-56	vs. #172 Santa Barbara
1/18/2001	Home	W 76-71	vs. #143 Boise St
1/20/2001	Away	W 62-54	vs. #287 CS Fullerton
1/25/2001	Away	W 66-56	vs. #172 Santa Barbara
1/27/2001	Away	W 75-63	vs. #259 Cal Poly
1/31/2001	Home	W 56-51	vs. #45 Utah St
2/3/2001	Away	W 58-57	vs. #152 Long Beach St
2/8/2001	Away	L 52-67	vs. #45 Utah St
2/10/2001	Away	W 89-87	vs. #143 Boise St
2/15/2001	Home	W 69-60	vs. #136 Pacific
2/17/2001	Home	W 93-89	vs. #259 Cal Poly
2/22/2001	Home	W 83-78	vs. #152 Long Beach St
3/1/2001	Home	W 58-55	vs. #287 CS Fullerton
3/3/2001	Away	W 84-80	vs. #272 Idaho
3/8/2001	Neut	W 71-66	vs. #259 Cal Poly
3/9/2001	Neut	L 58-74	vs. #136 Pacific
3/14/2001	Away	L 71-75	vs. #43 Tulsa

FUTURE GAMES

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