NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-11
Power Rating: 80.592
Ranking: 91

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-319

Home Ratings (9-1): 82.025 (74) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 8-1 77.963 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 88.967 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 81.998

Away Ratings (5-8): 78.986 (106)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319
League Ratings: 4-5 80.357
Non-League Ratings: 1-3 76.475
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 82.459

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 82.076 (86) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 2-1 80.514 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 83.967 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 80.514

League Ratings (14-7): 80.416 (89)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-1 77.963
Away Ratings: 4-5 80.357
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.514
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 81.705

Non-League Ratings (4-4): 81.111 (90) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 1-0 88.967 Away Ratings: 1-3 76.475 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.967 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.592

Wins Ratings: 81.783 (86)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
7-3 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 9-1 84.361
Away Ratings: 5-8 80.076
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 82.736
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 83.857

Points Ratings: 79.182 (95) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 6-3 v #51-100 6-5 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 9-1 79.197 Away Ratings: 5-8 77.959 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 81.365 League Ratings: 14-7 78.961 Non-League Ratings: 4-4 79.869 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 80.752

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 82.350 (72)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-0 81.998
Away Ratings: 2-2 82.459
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.514
League Ratings: 7-3 81.705
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 80.592

Home Advantage: 6.1950 (100)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0538 (125)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1666 (118)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2855 (118)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4049 (116)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5643 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8120 (129)

Upward Stability: 3.1639 (105)

Downward Stability: 3.4928 (61)

RPI
RPI: 0.5291 (106)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-319

RPI Home (9-1): 0.5806 (81) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (5-8): 0.4779 (117)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.5549 (93) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (14-7): 0.5299 (102)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (4-4): 0.5283 (107) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4986 (138)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
12/2/2000	Neut	W 77-64	vs. #166 Niagara
12/6/2000	Away	L 71-90	vs. #19 Virginia
12/9/2000	Away	L 46-65	vs. #25 Wisconsin
12/12/2000	Away	L 89-94	vs. #190 Duquesne
12/16/2000	Away	L 65-76	vs. #246 Western Mich
12/19/2000	Home	W 79-67	vs. #83 West Virginia
12/22/2000	Away	W 92-85	vs. #200 Oakland
12/29/2000	Neut	W 75-71	vs. #92 Arizona St
12/30/2000	Neut	L 76-78	vs. #46 Pepperdine
1/3/2001	Away	W 68-58	vs. #124 Ball St
1/8/2001	Home	W 67-65	vs. #63 Kent
1/13/2001	Home	W 62-60	vs. #109 Miami Ohio
1/17/2001	Away	L 69-75	vs. #103 Central Mich
1/20/2001	Home	W 85-67	vs. #178 Akron
1/23/2001	Home	W 91-63	vs. #286 Northern Ill
1/27/2001	Away	W 83-66	vs. #277 Buffalo
1/31/2001	Away	L 53-66	vs. #82 Toledo
2/3/2001	Home	W 77-71	vs. #95 Marshall
2/7/2001	Home	L 68-78	vs. #137 Bowling Green
2/10/2001	Home	W 94-68	vs. #306 Eastern Mich
2/14/2001	Away	W 70-61	vs. #178 Akron
2/17/2001	Away	L 70-92	vs. #95 Marshall
2/21/2001	Home	W 86-76	vs. #277 Buffalo
2/24/2001	Away	W 69-63	vs. #63 Kent
2/26/2001	Home	W 77-64	vs. #103 Central Mich
2/28/2001	Away	L 72-76	vs. #109 Miami Ohio
3/5/2001	Neut	W 101-78	vs. #277 Buffalo
3/8/2001	Neut	W 64-63	vs. #82 Toledo
3/9/2001	Neut	L 61-62	vs. #109 Miami Ohio

FUTURE GAMES

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