NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-14
Power Rating: 77.635
Ranking: 123

0-1 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-319

Home Ratings (5-5): 71.705 (201) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-319 League Ratings: 3-4 73.916 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 75.416 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 72.143

Away Ratings (7-8): 80.133 (93)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-319
League Ratings: 4-3 80.041
Non-League Ratings: 3-5 80.182
Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 84.713

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 83.525 (71) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 82.041 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 84.354 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 82.041

League Ratings (8-8): 76.230 (141)
0-0 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-4 73.916
Away Ratings: 4-3 80.041
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.041
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 77.693

Non-League Ratings (7-6): 79.572 (106) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-1 75.416 Away Ratings: 3-5 80.182 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 84.354 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 77.635

Wins Ratings: 77.576 (131)
0-1 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 5-5 68.897
Away Ratings: 7-8 81.482
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.318
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.916

Points Ratings: 77.783 (109) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 7-3 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-5 75.084 Away Ratings: 7-8 78.637 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 81.416 League Ratings: 8-8 77.086 Non-League Ratings: 7-6 78.717 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 77.022

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 76.393 (140)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 1-4 72.143
Away Ratings: 3-0 84.713
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.041
League Ratings: 5-5 77.693
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 77.635

Home Advantage: -5.010 (316)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0596 (111)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1740 (115)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2913 (115)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4013 (120)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5440 (133)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7939 (145)

Upward Stability: 2.9958 (164)

Downward Stability: 2.9866 (164)

RPI
RPI: 0.4884 (168)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-7 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
9-3 v #201-319

RPI Home (5-5): 0.4585 (265) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-319

RPI Away (7-8): 0.4869 (103)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.5698 (75) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI League (8-8): 0.4767 (195)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (7-6): 0.5027 (139) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4788 (193)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2000	Away	L 67-89	vs. #259 Cal Poly
11/21/2000	Away	L 67-78	vs. #14 USC
11/24/2000	Neut	W 87-66	vs. #298 Elon
11/26/2000	Neut	W 65-63	vs. #67 Hawaii
11/29/2000	Away	W 63-60	vs. #73 UC Irvine
12/2/2000	Home	W 82-71	vs. #135 Oregon St
12/9/2000	Away	W 55-52	vs. #147 San Diego St
12/13/2000	Home	W 74-60	vs. #240 Portland St
12/23/2000	Away	L 55-58	vs. #116 Wisc Milwaukee
12/28/2000	Away	L 56-59	vs. #143 Boise St
12/30/2000	Away	W 72-54	vs. #162 Washington
1/2/2001	Home	L 77-81	vs. #116 Wisc Milwaukee
1/6/2001	Away	L 80-88	vs. #54 Texas El Paso
1/12/2001	Away	L 59-62	vs. #233 Loyola Marymnt
1/13/2001	Away	L 73-83	vs. #46 Pepperdine
1/18/2001	Home	W 86-61	vs. #197 San Francisco
1/20/2001	Home	W 80-58	vs. #316 St Marys CA
1/25/2001	Away	W 87-72	vs. #231 Portland
1/27/2001	Away	L 57-78	vs. #37 Gonzaga
1/31/2001	Home	L 65-67	vs. #86 Santa Clara
2/3/2001	Away	W 58-55	vs. #86 Santa Clara
2/8/2001	Home	L 60-67	vs. #46 Pepperdine
2/10/2001	Home	W 80-62	vs. #233 Loyola Marymnt
2/16/2001	Away	W 82-54	vs. #316 St Marys CA
2/17/2001	Away	W 70-67	vs. #197 San Francisco
2/22/2001	Home	L 56-61	vs. #231 Portland
2/24/2001	Home	L 69-72	vs. #37 Gonzaga
3/3/2001	Neut	W 62-42	vs. #197 San Francisco
3/4/2001	Neut	L 68-76	vs. #37 Gonzaga

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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