NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 7-21
Power Rating: 69.963
Ranking: 225

0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-10 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (7-7): 72.091 (198) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 2-6 72.029 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 72.556 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 74.666

Away Ratings (0-11): 62.916 (297)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-7 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 0-8 67.713
Non-League Ratings: 0-3 64.338
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 69.088

Neutral Ratings (0-3): 66.650 (230) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-1 74.900 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 71.431 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 74.900

League Ratings (2-15): 68.924 (244)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-9 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-6 72.029
Away Ratings: 0-8 67.713
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.900
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 73.240

Non-League Ratings (5-6): 71.951 (195) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-1 72.556 Away Ratings: 0-3 64.338 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 71.431 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.963

Wins Ratings: 68.949 (223)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-8 v #51-100
1-8 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-7 71.199
Away Ratings: 0-11 58.511
Neutral Ratings: 0-3 59.324
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 69.972

Points Ratings: 71.177 (225) 0-2 v #1-25 1-4 v #26-50 1-9 v #51-100 1-6 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 7-7 73.015 Away Ratings: 0-11 65.552 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 71.912 League Ratings: 2-15 71.039 Non-League Ratings: 5-6 71.443 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 73.080

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 71.310 (205)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-3 74.666
Away Ratings: 0-4 69.088
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.900
League Ratings: 2-8 73.240
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 69.963

Home Advantage: 12.507 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0708 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2074 (92)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3492 (88)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4704 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6218 (94)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8439 (100)

Upward Stability: 2.6256 (248)

Downward Stability: 1.9561 (299)

RPI
RPI: 0.4489 (231)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
2-10 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-319

RPI Home (7-7): 0.4936 (230) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (0-11): 0.3999 (250)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (0-3): 0.4192 (218) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-319

RPI League (2-15): 0.4168 (270)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
1-9 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (5-6): 0.4974 (145) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5153 (105)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Home	W 85-73	vs. #219 Nicholls St
11/20/2000	Home	W 84-80	vs. #144 VA Commonwealth
11/25/2000	Neut	L 69-83	vs. #15 Oklahoma
11/26/2000	Neut	L 74-79	vs. #152 Long Beach St
12/2/2000	Away	L 58-87	vs. #88 SMU
12/5/2000	Home	W 68-57	vs. #271 Centenary
12/21/2000	Away	L 63-78	vs. #183 New Orleans
12/28/2000	Home	L 85-103	vs. #10 Florida
12/30/2000	Home	W 82-75	vs. #303 Southern
1/3/2001	Home	W 81-71	vs. #282 Lamar
1/7/2001	Away	L 76-98	vs. #100 Uab
1/10/2001	Home	L 84-87	vs. #121 Louisville
1/13/2001	Away	L 70-85	vs. #76 South Florida
1/17/2001	Away	L 66-83	vs. #49 Mississippi St
1/20/2001	Home	L 66-76	vs. #100 Uab
1/24/2001	Home	L 69-91	vs. #70 Memphis
1/27/2001	Away	L 57-82	vs. #97 Marquette
1/29/2001	Away	L 57-105	vs. #30 Cincinnati
2/3/2001	Home	W 82-72	vs. #76 South Florida
2/7/2001	Home	W 80-69	vs. #52 SO Mississippi
2/10/2001	Away	L 64-91	vs. #70 Memphis
2/14/2001	Home	L 93-98	vs. #36 NC Charlotte
2/17/2001	Home	L 44-84	vs. #141 DePaul
2/21/2001	Home	L 76-81	vs. #182 Houston
2/24/2001	Away	L 63-78	vs. #52 SO Mississippi
2/28/2001	Away	L 66-76	vs. #87 St Louis
3/3/2001	Away	L 67-80	vs. #182 Houston
3/7/2001	Neut	L 67-72	vs. #97 Marquette

FUTURE GAMES

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