NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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OAKLAND
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-15
Power Rating: 71.972
Ranking: 200

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

Home Ratings (7-5): 71.452 (203) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 6-2 71.027 Non-League Ratings: 1-3 68.573 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 71.308

Away Ratings (3-10): 70.757 (215)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-319
League Ratings: 2-6 71.390
Non-League Ratings: 1-4 75.394
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 68.581

Neutral Ratings (1-0): 92.847 (10) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-0 71.972 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 87.472 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.972

League Ratings (8-8): 71.269 (207)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-2 71.027
Away Ratings: 2-6 71.390
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.972
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 69.991

Non-League Ratings (3-7): 73.359 (178) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 1-3 68.573 Away Ratings: 1-4 75.394 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 87.472 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.972

Wins Ratings: 71.491 (198)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-7 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-5 71.175
Away Ratings: 3-10 69.597
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 99.741
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 67.284

Points Ratings: 72.484 (202) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-7 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 7-5 71.456 Away Ratings: 3-10 72.384 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 86.421 League Ratings: 8-8 72.226 Non-League Ratings: 3-7 73.003 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 71.198

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 69.097 (240)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-1 71.308
Away Ratings: 0-5 68.581
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.972
League Ratings: 4-6 69.991
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 71.972

Home Advantage: 3.2491 (179)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0543 (123)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1456 (148)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2441 (153)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3386 (170)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4856 (172)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7706 (179)

Upward Stability: 2.8300 (217)

Downward Stability: 2.6426 (227)

RPI
RPI: 0.4708 (200)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-319

RPI Home (7-5): 0.4945 (228) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (3-10): 0.4321 (203)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-0): 0.0 (292) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (8-8): 0.4597 (221)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (3-7): 0.4899 (159) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4868 (167)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Home	W 97-90	vs. #131 Michigan
11/19/2000	Away	L 61-97	vs. #4 Michigan St
11/25/2000	Home	L 68-79	vs. #178 Akron
11/30/2000	Home	W 63-62	vs. #165 Youngstown St
12/2/2000	Away	W 71-56	vs. #295 Chicago St
12/5/2000	Away	L 56-77	vs. #64 Detroit
12/9/2000	Home	L 73-87	vs. #105 Cleveland St
12/11/2000	Away	L 58-97	vs. #30 Cincinnati
12/16/2000	Away	L 77-83	vs. #82 Toledo
12/22/2000	Home	L 85-92	vs. #91 Ohio
12/27/2000	Neut	W 87-77	vs. #126 Wright St
12/30/2000	Away	W 80-75	vs. #246 Western Mich
1/4/2001	Away	L 77-91	vs. #263 Oral Roberts
1/6/2001	Away	W 70-57	vs. #194 Mo Kansas City
1/11/2001	Home	L 68-77	vs. #72 Southern Utah
1/13/2001	Home	W 94-89	vs. #223 Iupui
1/18/2001	Home	W 76-60	vs. #295 Chicago St
1/20/2001	Home	W 83-74	vs. #279 Western Ill
1/25/2001	Away	L 67-68	vs. #223 Iupui
1/27/2001	Away	L 57-89	vs. #94 Valparaiso
2/3/2001	Away	L 92-101	vs. #279 Western Ill
2/10/2001	Home	W 78-72	vs. #263 Oral Roberts
2/15/2001	Home	L 70-82	vs. #94 Valparaiso
2/17/2001	Away	L 73-91	vs. #72 Southern Utah
2/22/2001	Away	L 84-88	vs. #165 Youngstown St
2/24/2001	Home	W 69-59	vs. #194 Mo Kansas City

FUTURE GAMES

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