NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 26-8
Power Rating: 89.606
Ranking: 13

4-4 v #1-25
7-3 v #26-50
5-0 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (14-1): 91.082 (14) 2-0 v #1-25 4-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 7-1 88.543 Non-League Ratings: 7-0 84.668 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 88.574

Away Ratings (6-4): 88.371 (24)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 4-4 87.160
Non-League Ratings: 2-0 89.512
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 81.043

Neutral Ratings (6-3): 89.984 (26) 2-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 2-1 90.574 Non-League Ratings: 4-2 85.270 Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 88.215

League Ratings (13-6): 89.594 (15)
2-2 v #1-25
6-3 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-1 88.543
Away Ratings: 4-4 87.160
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 90.574
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 87.770

Non-League Ratings (13-2): 89.629 (14) 2-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 7-0 84.668 Away Ratings: 2-0 89.512 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 85.270 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 84.965

Wins Ratings: 92.856 (12)
6-4 v #1-25
5-3 v #26-50
5-0 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 14-1 94.754
Away Ratings: 6-4 91.160
Neutral Ratings: 6-3 93.656
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 91.418

Points Ratings: 85.455 (19) 4-4 v #1-25 7-3 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 14-1 86.522 Away Ratings: 6-4 85.051 Neutral Ratings: 6-3 85.006 League Ratings: 13-6 86.090 Non-League Ratings: 13-2 84.115 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 84.647

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 88.463 (22)
1-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-0 88.574
Away Ratings: 0-2 81.043
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 88.215
League Ratings: 4-3 87.770
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 84.965

Home Advantage: 6.0784 (104)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1260 (35)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3191 (20)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4816 (18)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6061 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7365 (13)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8966 (30)

Upward Stability: 3.3168 (63)

Downward Stability: 4.1567 (7)

RPI
RPI: 0.6284 (9)
6-4 v #1-25
5-3 v #26-50
5-0 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (14-1): 0.6363 (17) 4-0 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (6-4): 0.5849 (14)
0-1 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (6-3): 0.6634 (11) 2-1 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (13-6): 0.6304 (10)
4-2 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (13-2): 0.6251 (16) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5829 (18)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2000	Home	W 98-47	vs. #319 Ark Pine Bluff
11/22/2000	Home	W 71-65	vs. #207 Sam Houston
11/25/2000	Away	W 88-84	vs. #144 VA Commonwealth
11/28/2000	Home	W 76-62	vs. #252 Ul Monroe
12/2/2000	Home	W 60-55	vs. #15 Oklahoma
12/5/2000	Home	W 60-46	vs. #120 Kansas St
12/9/2000	Away	W 64-56	vs. #70 Memphis
12/13/2000	Home	W 58-46	vs. #284 SE Louisiana
12/18/2000	Home	W 92-65	vs. #151 Troy St
12/21/2000	Neut	W 70-66	vs. #138 Southern Ill
12/22/2000	Neut	W 84-83	vs. #14 USC
12/23/2000	Neut	L 68-73	vs. #16 Iowa St
1/6/2001	Away	W 81-68	vs. #85 Vanderbilt
1/10/2001	Away	W 53-48	vs. #35 Arkansas
1/13/2001	Home	L 66-70	vs. #42 Georgia
1/17/2001	Away	L 63-82	vs. #38 Alabama
1/20/2001	Home	W 65-55	vs. #8 Kentucky
1/27/2001	Away	L 69-79	vs. #49 Mississippi St
1/31/2001	Home	W 84-73	vs. #35 Arkansas
2/3/2001	Away	W 74-70	vs. #55 Auburn
2/7/2001	Home	W 50-33	vs. #104 LSU
2/10/2001	Home	W 87-71	vs. #26 Tennessee
2/14/2001	Home	W 51-48	vs. #49 Mississippi St
2/17/2001	Away	W 67-61	vs. #61 South Carolina
2/21/2001	Away	L 55-75	vs. #10 Florida
2/24/2001	Home	W 64-62	vs. #55 Auburn
2/28/2001	Away	L 77-78	vs. #104 LSU
3/3/2001	Home	W 105-71	vs. #38 Alabama
3/9/2001	Neut	W 86-73	vs. #26 Tennessee
3/10/2001	Neut	W 74-69	vs. #10 Florida
3/11/2001	Neut	L 55-77	vs. #8 Kentucky
3/16/2001	Neut	W 72-70	vs. #122 Iona
3/18/2001	Neut	W 59-56	vs. #39 Notre Dame
3/23/2001	Neut	L 56-66	vs. #3 Arizona

FUTURE GAMES

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