NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 24-10
Power Rating: 91.183
Ranking: 8

4-6 v #1-25
8-3 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (11-1): 91.550 (12) 1-1 v #1-25 4-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 8-0 89.402 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 83.730 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 93.089

Away Ratings (6-5): 91.800 (9)
1-3 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 4-4 90.886
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 97.636
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 86.433

Neutral Ratings (7-4): 90.285 (24) 2-2 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 3-0 99.808 Non-League Ratings: 4-4 87.933 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 92.789

League Ratings (15-4): 93.113 (6)
2-2 v #1-25
6-2 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-0 89.402
Away Ratings: 4-4 90.886
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 99.808
Last Ten Ratings: 5-2 92.636

Non-League Ratings (9-6): 88.078 (21) 2-4 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 3-1 83.730 Away Ratings: 2-1 97.636 Neutral Ratings: 4-4 87.933 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 88.527

Wins Ratings: 93.693 (7)
6-6 v #1-25
6-3 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 11-1 95.146
Away Ratings: 6-5 94.572
Neutral Ratings: 7-4 92.107
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 93.419

Points Ratings: 88.132 (8) 4-5 v #1-25 8-4 v #26-50 6-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 11-1 86.933 Away Ratings: 6-5 88.683 Neutral Ratings: 7-4 88.289 League Ratings: 15-4 89.007 Non-League Ratings: 9-6 86.656 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 88.574

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 91.183 (11)
2-3 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-0 93.089
Away Ratings: 0-2 86.433
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 92.789
League Ratings: 5-2 92.636
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 88.527

Home Advantage: 4.6394 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1492 (18)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3563 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5206 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6467 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7754 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9174 (11)

Upward Stability: 3.1902 (97)

Downward Stability: 4.1456 (8)

RPI
RPI: 0.6218 (11)
6-6 v #1-25
6-3 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (11-1): 0.6415 (14) 2-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (6-5): 0.6105 (4)
3-3 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (7-4): 0.6116 (42) 2-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (15-4): 0.6605 (2)
3-3 v #1-25
4-1 v #26-50
5-0 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (9-6): 0.5736 (54) 2-4 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5938 (8)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/9/2000	Neut	L 61-62	vs. #84 St Johns
11/10/2000	Neut	L 92-97	vs. #11 UCLA
11/21/2000	Neut	W 91-48	vs. #269 Jacksonville St
11/25/2000	Home	L 68-73	vs. #23 Penn St
12/2/2000	Away	W 93-76	vs. #6 North Carolina
12/5/2000	Home	W 94-79	vs. #294 Eastern KY
12/9/2000	Neut	L 84-86	vs. #33 Georgia Tech
12/16/2000	Away	L 45-46	vs. #4 Michigan St
12/22/2000	Neut	W 88-74	vs. #20 Indiana
12/27/2000	Home	W 102-49	vs. #313 High Point
1/2/2001	Away	W 64-62	vs. #121 Louisville
1/6/2001	Home	W 67-63	vs. #42 Georgia
1/10/2001	Home	W 69-63	vs. #61 South Carolina
1/13/2001	Home	W 82-71	vs. #39 Notre Dame
1/16/2001	Home	W 84-74	vs. #26 Tennessee
1/20/2001	Away	L 55-65	vs. #13 Mississippi
1/23/2001	Away	L 60-70	vs. #38 Alabama
1/27/2001	Home	W 86-75	vs. #85 Vanderbilt
1/31/2001	Away	W 85-70	vs. #42 Georgia
2/3/2001	Away	W 94-61	vs. #61 South Carolina
2/6/2001	Home	W 71-70	vs. #10 Florida
2/10/2001	Home	W 76-57	vs. #49 Mississippi St
2/14/2001	Away	W 103-95	vs. #26 Tennessee
2/17/2001	Away	W 79-74	vs. #85 Vanderbilt
2/21/2001	Home	W 84-61	vs. #104 LSU
2/25/2001	Away	L 78-82	vs. #35 Arkansas
2/28/2001	Home	W 90-78	vs. #55 Auburn
3/4/2001	Away	L 86-94	vs. #10 Florida
3/9/2001	Neut	W 78-65	vs. #61 South Carolina
3/10/2001	Neut	W 87-78	vs. #35 Arkansas
3/11/2001	Neut	W 77-55	vs. #13 Mississippi
3/15/2001	Neut	W 72-68	vs. #119 Holy Cross
3/17/2001	Neut	W 92-79	vs. #28 Iowa
3/22/2001	Neut	L 76-80	vs. #14 USC

FUTURE GAMES

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