NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-13
Power Rating: 73.747
Ranking: 177

0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
16-4 v #201-319

Home Ratings (10-2): 72.255 (196) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 8-2 v #201-319 League Ratings: 8-2 67.446 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 85.810 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 64.380

Away Ratings (8-10): 74.628 (167)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-319
League Ratings: 7-3 75.657
Non-League Ratings: 1-7 70.029
Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 73.888

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 70.247 (192) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-0 73.747 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 74.747 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.747

League Ratings (15-5): 73.939 (172)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
14-3 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-2 67.446
Away Ratings: 7-3 75.657
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.747
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 69.989

Non-League Ratings (3-8): 73.181 (180) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-0 85.810 Away Ratings: 1-7 70.029 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.747 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.747

Wins Ratings: 74.501 (164)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
16-4 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 10-2 72.716
Away Ratings: 8-10 75.505
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.501
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 71.130

Points Ratings: 72.669 (199) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 16-4 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 10-2 71.224 Away Ratings: 8-10 73.593 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 71.794 League Ratings: 15-5 72.456 Non-League Ratings: 3-8 73.302 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 70.622

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 71.013 (214)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-1 64.380
Away Ratings: 3-3 73.888
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.747
League Ratings: 6-4 69.989
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 73.747

Home Advantage: 1.9892 (211)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0395 (177)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1172 (188)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1998 (203)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2815 (221)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3984 (247)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6791 (265)

Upward Stability: 2.8320 (216)

Downward Stability: 3.1997 (110)

RPI
RPI: 0.4947 (156)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
16-4 v #201-319

RPI Home (10-2): 0.5413 (148) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-319

RPI Away (8-10): 0.4635 (142)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (284) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (15-5): 0.5222 (113)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
13-2 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (3-8): 0.4485 (217) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4661 (220)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Away	L 60-65	vs. #85 Vanderbilt
11/18/2000	Neut	L 71-84	vs. #21 St Josephs
11/19/2000	Away	W 61-58	vs. #285 Westrn Carolina
11/20/2000	Home	W 72-52	vs. #111 Tennessee Tech
11/25/2000	Away	L 58-72	vs. #61 South Carolina
12/2/2000	Away	L 55-66	vs. #22 Wake Forest
12/4/2000	Away	W 69-61	vs. #242 Delaware St
12/9/2000	Home	W 65-53	vs. #229 Air Force
12/18/2000	Away	L 44-62	vs. #212 The Citadel
12/23/2000	Away	L 46-62	vs. #135 Oregon St
12/26/2000	Away	L 60-82	vs. #81 Oregon
12/28/2000	Away	L 59-84	vs. #24 Fresno St
1/8/2001	Home	W 82-74	vs. #311 Florida A&M
1/13/2001	Away	W 65-61	vs. #234 Coppin St
1/15/2001	Away	W 76-59	vs. #288 Morgan St
1/20/2001	Home	W 71-63	vs. #227 Norfolk St
1/22/2001	Home	W 72-68	vs. #118 Hampton
1/27/2001	Home	L 66-68	vs. #280 Howard
1/29/2001	Away	W 64-59	vs. #262 MD Eastrn Shore
2/1/2001	Home	W 87-82	vs. #253 NO Carolina A&T
2/3/2001	Home	W 67-53	vs. #242 Delaware St
2/10/2001	Away	W 71-45	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
2/12/2001	Away	W 80-66	vs. #311 Florida A&M
2/17/2001	Home	L 60-68	vs. #234 Coppin St
2/19/2001	Home	W 76-69	vs. #288 Morgan St
2/24/2001	Away	L 75-87	vs. #118 Hampton
2/26/2001	Away	L 66-71	vs. #227 Norfolk St
3/3/2001	Away	W 58-54	vs. #253 NO Carolina A&T
3/7/2001	Home	W 53-47	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
3/9/2001	Home	W 57-53	vs. #253 NO Carolina A&T
3/10/2001	Away	L 58-70	vs. #118 Hampton

FUTURE GAMES

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