NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-14
Power Rating: 80.842
Ranking: 87

0-0 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
3-7 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (11-4): 81.342 (82) 0-0 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 5-3 79.518 Non-League Ratings: 6-1 83.951 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 84.100

Away Ratings (4-7): 81.408 (78)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 3-5 83.061
Non-League Ratings: 1-2 80.811
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 80.881

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 78.068 (120) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 79.686 Non-League Ratings: 1-2 78.436 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.686

League Ratings (9-9): 80.629 (87)
0-0 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 5-3 79.518
Away Ratings: 3-5 83.061
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.686
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 81.830

Non-League Ratings (8-5): 81.244 (88) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 6-1 83.951 Away Ratings: 1-2 80.811 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 78.436 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.842

Wins Ratings: 81.268 (91)
0-0 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
2-7 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 11-4 81.471
Away Ratings: 4-7 82.213
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 78.361
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.986

Points Ratings: 80.420 (79) 1-0 v #1-25 3-5 v #26-50 3-5 v #51-100 8-4 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 11-4 81.006 Away Ratings: 4-7 80.846 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 77.873 League Ratings: 9-9 80.330 Non-League Ratings: 8-5 80.600 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.951

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 80.891 (85)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-1 84.100
Away Ratings: 1-3 80.881
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.686
League Ratings: 5-5 81.830
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 80.842

Home Advantage: 5.1089 (127)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0646 (104)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1983 (99)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3375 (96)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4743 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6398 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8776 (49)

Upward Stability: 3.7339 (9)

Downward Stability: 3.8340 (23)

RPI
RPI: 0.5228 (116)
1-1 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
9-5 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-319

RPI Home (11-4): 0.5731 (96) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (4-7): 0.4718 (123)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.4834 (168) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (9-9): 0.5135 (129)
0-0 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5353 (99) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5143 (108)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2000	Home	W 60-57	vs. #150 Illinois Chi
11/21/2000	Away	L 72-82	vs. #138 Southern Ill
11/25/2000	Home	W 90-54	vs. #184 East Carolina
11/29/2000	Home	W 88-66	vs. #27 California
12/2/2000	Home	W 80-41	vs. #272 Idaho
12/5/2000	Away	W 69-61	vs. #162 Washington
12/9/2000	Away	L 73-77	vs. #44 Missouri
12/16/2000	Home	L 73-76	vs. #57 Dayton
12/19/2000	Away	L 43-68	vs. #141 DePaul
12/23/2000	Home	W 80-70	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
12/27/2000	Neut	W 72-60	vs. #170 Texas A&M
12/29/2000	Neut	L 67-75	vs. #67 Hawaii
12/30/2000	Neut	L 56-68	vs. #28 Iowa
1/3/2001	Home	W 76-63	vs. #77 St Bonaventure
1/6/2001	Home	W 71-61	vs. #121 Louisville
1/13/2001	Away	W 69-56	vs. #36 NC Charlotte
1/18/2001	Away	L 63-72	vs. #70 Memphis
1/20/2001	Home	W 71-62	vs. #30 Cincinnati
1/24/2001	Home	L 64-73	vs. #97 Marquette
1/31/2001	Home	L 68-86	vs. #141 DePaul
2/3/2001	Away	W 72-51	vs. #121 Louisville
2/11/2001	Away	L 69-75	vs. #97 Marquette
2/14/2001	Home	W 82-71	vs. #76 South Florida
2/17/2001	Home	L 67-69	vs. #52 SO Mississippi
2/19/2001	Away	L 51-71	vs. #182 Houston
2/21/2001	Away	L 61-68	vs. #30 Cincinnati
2/25/2001	Home	W 85-70	vs. #36 NC Charlotte
2/28/2001	Home	W 76-66	vs. #225 Tulane
3/3/2001	Away	W 73-48	vs. #100 Uab
3/7/2001	Neut	W 78-65	vs. #182 Houston
3/8/2001	Neut	L 54-63	vs. #52 SO Mississippi

FUTURE GAMES

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