NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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TENNESSEE TECH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-9
Power Rating: 78.465
Ranking: 111

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

Home Ratings (10-0): 84.027 (50) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 8-0 77.848 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 79.027 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 76.754

Away Ratings (6-8): 77.516 (122)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-319
League Ratings: 5-3 79.191
Non-League Ratings: 1-5 74.543
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 78.308

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 72.043 (176) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 71.043 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.465 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 71.043

League Ratings (14-4): 79.644 (98)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-0 77.848
Away Ratings: 5-3 79.191
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.043
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 76.316

Non-League Ratings (3-5): 74.910 (153) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-0 79.027 Away Ratings: 1-5 74.543 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 78.465 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.465

Wins Ratings: 79.715 (107)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 10-0 91.215
Away Ratings: 6-8 78.250
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 72.340
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 79.406

Points Ratings: 76.904 (125) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 8-4 v #101-200 8-3 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 10-0 79.021 Away Ratings: 6-8 76.797 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.545 League Ratings: 14-4 77.439 Non-League Ratings: 3-5 75.240 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 76.213

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 78.035 (119)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-0 76.754
Away Ratings: 3-2 78.308
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.043
League Ratings: 7-3 76.316
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.465

Home Advantage: 11.327 (26)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0388 (179)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1250 (180)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2171 (182)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3164 (184)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4640 (190)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7589 (189)

Upward Stability: 2.4849 (274)

Downward Stability: 2.9381 (176)

RPI
RPI: 0.5229 (115)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-319

RPI Home (10-0): 0.5936 (62) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (6-8): 0.4776 (118)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.4920 (158) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (14-4): 0.5496 (74)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
9-2 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (3-5): 0.4665 (199) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4793 (192)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Away	W 73-67	vs. #61 South Carolina
11/20/2000	Away	L 52-72	vs. #177 SO Carolina St
11/25/2000	Away	L 64-74	vs. #157 Chattanooga
11/27/2000	Away	L 73-76	vs. #232 Loyola Chi
12/2/2000	Home	W 86-70	vs. #306 Eastern Mich
12/5/2000	Away	L 74-89	vs. #16 Iowa St
12/9/2000	Away	W 70-68	vs. #181 SE Missouri St
12/17/2000	Away	L 68-82	vs. #39 Notre Dame
1/4/2001	Home	W 109-85	vs. #294 Eastern KY
1/6/2001	Home	W 86-71	vs. #217 Morehead St
1/11/2001	Home	W 70-60	vs. #157 Chattanooga
1/16/2001	Home	W 86-78	vs. #106 Eastern Ill
1/18/2001	Away	W 86-74	vs. #110 Austin Peay
1/20/2001	Away	L 86-90	vs. #226 Tennessee St
1/25/2001	Home	W 85-80	vs. #132 Murray St
1/27/2001	Home	W 92-84	vs. #260 Tenn Martin
2/1/2001	Away	L 67-74	vs. #217 Morehead St
2/3/2001	Away	W 69-63	vs. #294 Eastern KY
2/6/2001	Home	W 79-69	vs. #181 SE Missouri St
2/12/2001	Away	L 71-80	vs. #106 Eastern Ill
2/15/2001	Home	W 64-62	vs. #110 Austin Peay
2/17/2001	Home	W 81-72	vs. #226 Tennessee St
2/22/2001	Away	W 94-71	vs. #132 Murray St
2/24/2001	Away	W 66-59	vs. #260 Tenn Martin
2/27/2001	Neut	W 69-58	vs. #260 Tenn Martin
3/2/2001	Neut	L 63-83	vs. #110 Austin Peay

FUTURE GAMES

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