NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTHEASTERN
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-19
Power Rating: 69.164
Ranking: 239

0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
6-7 v #201-319

Home Ratings (7-5): 70.450 (218) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-319 League Ratings: 6-3 70.446 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 66.242 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 71.946

Away Ratings (2-12): 66.637 (266)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
2-5 v #201-319
League Ratings: 2-7 68.164
Non-League Ratings: 0-5 66.992
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 72.571

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 71.875 (178) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 70.586 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 66.414 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 70.586

League Ratings (9-11): 70.547 (222)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-3 70.446
Away Ratings: 2-7 68.164
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 70.586
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 72.332

Non-League Ratings (1-8): 64.063 (281) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 0-3 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 1-2 66.242 Away Ratings: 0-5 66.992 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.414 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.289

Wins Ratings: 68.649 (225)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
6-7 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-5 69.770
Away Ratings: 2-12 65.633
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 72.742
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 73.676

Points Ratings: 69.678 (250) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-8 v #101-200 6-7 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 7-5 70.914 Away Ratings: 2-12 68.112 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 69.991 League Ratings: 9-11 70.442 Non-League Ratings: 1-8 67.174 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 72.600

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 73.317 (175)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-1 71.946
Away Ratings: 2-2 72.571
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 70.586
League Ratings: 6-3 72.332
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 67.289

Home Advantage: 7.0197 (77)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0319 (221)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1105 (202)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1987 (205)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2944 (205)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4495 (200)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7541 (194)

Upward Stability: 3.4376 (31)

Downward Stability: 2.9091 (186)

RPI
RPI: 0.4592 (217)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
5-5 v #201-319

RPI Home (7-5): 0.5240 (173) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (2-12): 0.3975 (251)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-5 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4881 (164) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (9-11): 0.4801 (189)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (1-8): 0.4157 (263) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-6 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4973 (139)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2000	Away	L 66-87	vs. #168 Navy
11/25/2000	Away	L 86-92	vs. #74 Miami Fla
11/28/2000	Home	L 65-88	vs. #230 Harvard
12/1/2000	Home	W 89-77	vs. #179 NC Greensboro
12/6/2000	Home	L 68-76	vs. #119 Holy Cross
12/9/2000	Home	L 72-79	vs. #205 Boston U
12/16/2000	Away	L 67-80	vs. #218 Rhode Island
12/28/2000	Away	L 65-103	vs. #20 Indiana
12/29/2000	Neut	L 52-63	vs. #127 Colorado St
1/2/2001	Away	L 68-74	vs. #155 Maine
1/5/2001	Home	W 65-62	vs. #174 Drexel
1/7/2001	Home	L 65-72	vs. #50 Hofstra
1/11/2001	Away	L 54-71	vs. #117 Delaware
1/13/2001	Away	L 71-86	vs. #249 Towson
1/16/2001	Away	L 77-94	vs. #275 New Hampshire
1/20/2001	Home	W 85-80	vs. #305 Hartford
1/22/2001	Home	W 79-68	vs. #236 Vermont
1/26/2001	Away	L 70-94	vs. #50 Hofstra
1/28/2001	Away	L 76-98	vs. #174 Drexel
1/30/2001	Away	L 73-81	vs. #211 Brown
2/3/2001	Away	W 74-71	vs. #205 Boston U
2/8/2001	Home	L 77-81	vs. #117 Delaware
2/10/2001	Home	W 78-76	vs. #249 Towson
2/15/2001	Away	L 83-92	vs. #236 Vermont
2/17/2001	Away	W 81-65	vs. #305 Hartford
2/23/2001	Home	W 91-85	vs. #155 Maine
2/25/2001	Home	W 92-77	vs. #275 New Hampshire
3/3/2001	Neut	W 74-73	vs. #174 Drexel
3/4/2001	Neut	L 66-110	vs. #117 Delaware

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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