NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-13
Power Rating: 80.515
Ranking: 93

0-2 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-8 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-319

Home Ratings (11-4): 79.237 (106) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 4-3 77.030 Non-League Ratings: 7-1 81.186 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 79.296

Away Ratings (4-9): 79.190 (104)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-319
League Ratings: 2-6 78.241
Non-League Ratings: 2-3 81.390
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 79.140

Neutral Ratings (4-0): 92.155 (13) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 2-0 86.483 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 85.733 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 86.483

League Ratings (8-9): 78.679 (110)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-3 77.030
Away Ratings: 2-6 78.241
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 86.483
Last Ten Ratings: 4-4 80.987

Non-League Ratings (11-4): 84.143 (55) 0-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 7-1 81.186 Away Ratings: 2-3 81.390 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 85.733 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.569

Wins Ratings: 81.261 (92)
0-2 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-8 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 11-4 79.163
Away Ratings: 4-9 80.263
Neutral Ratings: 4-0 99.448
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 81.325

Points Ratings: 79.599 (89) 0-2 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 5-5 v #51-100 8-2 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 11-4 79.149 Away Ratings: 4-9 78.032 Neutral Ratings: 4-0 86.536 League Ratings: 8-9 78.827 Non-League Ratings: 11-4 81.001 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.290

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 80.843 (86)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-2 79.296
Away Ratings: 1-3 79.140
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 86.483
League Ratings: 4-4 80.987
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 79.569

Home Advantage: 1.1280 (240)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0803 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2080 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3371 (97)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4575 (98)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6181 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8606 (78)

Upward Stability: 3.5648 (18)

Downward Stability: 3.9560 (14)

RPI
RPI: 0.5650 (55)
0-2 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
5-6 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-319

RPI Home (11-4): 0.5932 (65) 0-1 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-319

RPI Away (4-9): 0.5056 (78)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (4-0): 0.6522 (16) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI League (8-9): 0.5237 (111)
0-3 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (11-4): 0.6099 (25) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5555 (53)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/13/2000	Home	W 79-68	vs. #102 George Mason
11/15/2000	Away	L 49-61	vs. #18 Temple
11/27/2000	Home	W 81-65	vs. #268 Alcorn St
12/2/2000	Home	W 75-57	vs. #69 Western KY
12/7/2000	Away	W 68-65	vs. #158 New Mexico St
12/21/2000	Home	W 68-56	vs. #247 Furman
12/23/2000	Home	W 69-62	vs. #224 Mercer
12/29/2000	Neut	W 68-60	vs. #209 William & Mary
12/30/2000	Neut	W 93-60	vs. #174 Drexel
1/2/2001	Away	W 81-80	vs. #37 Gonzaga
1/6/2001	Home	L 68-79	vs. #158 New Mexico St
1/8/2001	Away	W 75-67	vs. #147 San Diego St
1/13/2001	Home	W 59-52	vs. #229 Air Force
1/20/2001	Away	L 44-75	vs. #2 Stanford
1/22/2001	Away	L 72-80	vs. #112 Unlv
1/27/2001	Home	W 72-71	vs. #127 Colorado St
1/29/2001	Home	L 78-82	vs. #71 Wyoming
2/3/2001	Away	L 49-65	vs. #51 BYU
2/5/2001	Away	L 69-80	vs. #68 Utah
2/10/2001	Away	L 49-53	vs. #229 Air Force
2/12/2001	Home	W 91-78	vs. #48 Georgia St
2/17/2001	Home	W 72-54	vs. #147 San Diego St
2/19/2001	Home	W 75-56	vs. #112 Unlv
2/24/2001	Away	W 54-51	vs. #127 Colorado St
2/26/2001	Away	L 61-81	vs. #71 Wyoming
3/1/2001	Home	L 67-72	vs. #51 BYU
3/3/2001	Home	L 61-66	vs. #68 Utah
3/8/2001	Neut	W 76-65	vs. #127 Colorado St
3/9/2001	Neut	W 56-53	vs. #68 Utah
3/10/2001	Away	L 65-69	vs. #51 BYU
3/14/2001	Home	W 83-73	vs. #89 Baylor
3/22/2001	Away	L 63-81	vs. #70 Memphis

FUTURE GAMES

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