NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PROVIDENCE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-10
Power Rating: 85.336
Ranking: 41

0-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
9-4 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (12-3): 84.562 (47) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 5-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 6-2 86.902 Non-League Ratings: 6-1 79.156 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 89.648

Away Ratings (8-3): 89.797 (13)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 5-3 87.433
Non-League Ratings: 3-0 94.586
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 85.828

Neutral Ratings (0-4): 72.414 (173) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-1 85.023 Non-League Ratings: 0-3 74.492 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 82.055

League Ratings (11-6): 86.668 (28)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
7-3 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-2 86.902
Away Ratings: 5-3 87.433
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 85.023
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 86.891

Non-League Ratings (9-4): 82.621 (71) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 6-1 79.156 Away Ratings: 3-0 94.586 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 74.492 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 77.367

Wins Ratings: 86.744 (43)
0-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
9-4 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 12-3 85.006
Away Ratings: 8-3 92.627
Neutral Ratings: 0-4 67.119
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 85.947

Points Ratings: 83.756 (36) 0-2 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 10-4 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 12-3 83.892 Away Ratings: 8-3 86.428 Neutral Ratings: 0-4 76.178 League Ratings: 11-6 85.055 Non-League Ratings: 9-4 81.334 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 83.779

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 84.869 (44)
0-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-1 89.648
Away Ratings: 2-2 85.828
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 82.055
League Ratings: 5-4 86.891
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 77.367

Home Advantage: 3.5327 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0848 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2329 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3876 (64)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5160 (63)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6665 (61)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8806 (46)

Upward Stability: 3.1304 (117)

Downward Stability: 3.5442 (49)

RPI
RPI: 0.5829 (39)
0-4 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
11-4 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (12-3): 0.6099 (46) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (8-3): 0.5883 (12)
0-1 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (0-4): 0.4698 (178) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (11-6): 0.5955 (26)
0-3 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
6-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (9-4): 0.5661 (65) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5550 (54)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2000	Home	W 63-57	vs. #119 Holy Cross
11/21/2000	Home	L 71-80	vs. #155 Maine
11/24/2000	Away	W 60-53	vs. #194 Mo Kansas City
11/25/2000	Neut	L 51-63	vs. #47 Creighton
11/26/2000	Neut	L 69-80	vs. #55 Auburn
11/29/2000	Home	W 74-55	vs. #256 Florida Intl
12/2/2000	Home	W 95-72	vs. #218 Rhode Island
12/7/2000	Away	W 85-70	vs. #62 Massachusetts
12/11/2000	Away	W 93-80	vs. #101 Geo Washington
12/23/2000	Home	W 110-59	vs. #211 Brown
12/28/2000	Home	W 73-48	vs. #205 Boston U
12/30/2000	Home	W 60-55	vs. #61 South Carolina
1/3/2001	Away	L 80-87	vs. #80 Seton Hall
1/9/2001	Away	W 76-67	vs. #56 Villanova
1/13/2001	Home	W 81-68	vs. #59 Connecticut
1/16/2001	Home	L 64-78	vs. #74 Miami Fla
1/20/2001	Away	W 75-60	vs. #210 Virginia Tech
1/23/2001	Home	W 77-61	vs. #66 Pittsburgh
1/28/2001	Away	W 80-70	vs. #74 Miami Fla
1/31/2001	Home	W 84-64	vs. #56 Villanova
2/3/2001	Home	W 75-63	vs. #84 St Johns
2/6/2001	Away	L 68-83	vs. #59 Connecticut
2/10/2001	Home	W 103-79	vs. #32 Georgetown
2/14/2001	Away	W 64-53	vs. #84 St Johns
2/17/2001	Away	L 73-81	vs. #9 Boston College
2/20/2001	Home	W 96-56	vs. #210 Virginia Tech
2/24/2001	Home	L 58-59	vs. #9 Boston College
3/3/2001	Away	W 69-66	vs. #114 Rutgers
3/8/2001	Neut	L 54-55	vs. #34 Syracuse
3/16/2001	Neut	L 59-69	vs. #23 Penn St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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