NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-11
Power Rating: 74.969
Ranking: 155

0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
12-6 v #201-319

Home Ratings (9-2): 75.438 (156) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 7-1 v #201-319 League Ratings: 7-2 73.637 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 71.563 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 79.446

Away Ratings (7-8): 74.539 (169)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-319
League Ratings: 3-6 72.793
Non-League Ratings: 4-2 81.297
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 70.469

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 76.219 (138) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 74.266 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 74.969 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 74.266

League Ratings (11-9): 73.262 (184)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
8-5 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-2 73.637
Away Ratings: 3-6 72.793
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.266
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.661

Non-League Ratings (6-2): 82.532 (72) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-0 71.563 Away Ratings: 4-2 81.297 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.969 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.969

Wins Ratings: 75.129 (152)
0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
12-6 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 9-2 75.657
Away Ratings: 7-8 74.489
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.911
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.184

Points Ratings: 74.758 (165) 0-1 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 12-6 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 9-2 74.801 Away Ratings: 7-8 74.860 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 73.977 League Ratings: 11-9 73.760 Non-League Ratings: 6-2 78.797 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.895

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 73.469 (171)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-1 79.446
Away Ratings: 2-3 70.469
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.266
League Ratings: 5-5 73.661
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 74.969

Home Advantage: 4.8325 (132)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0410 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1154 (191)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1964 (207)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2821 (218)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4151 (229)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7078 (242)

Upward Stability: 2.7122 (238)

Downward Stability: 3.0926 (138)

RPI
RPI: 0.5123 (128)
0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
11-3 v #201-319

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5455 (139) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (7-8): 0.4823 (111)
1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5545 (94) 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 (11-9): 0.4926 (168)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (6-2): 0.5600 (70) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4807 (188)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Away	L 57-86	vs. #5 Illinois
11/21/2000	Away	W 80-71	vs. #41 Providence
11/25/2000	Away	W 72-59	vs. #151 Troy St
11/27/2000	Away	W 94-79	vs. #318 Prairie View
12/7/2000	Away	L 67-72	vs. #249 Towson
12/9/2000	Away	W 74-68	vs. #117 Delaware
12/12/2000	Home	L 67-79	vs. #205 Boston U
12/17/2000	Home	W 71-62	vs. #227 Norfolk St
12/23/2000	Away	W 74-65	vs. #242 Delaware St
12/30/2000	Home	W 81-71	vs. #308 Sacred Heart
1/2/2001	Home	W 74-68	vs. #239 Northeastern
1/6/2001	Away	L 63-81	vs. #211 Brown
1/8/2001	Home	W 79-72	vs. #236 Vermont
1/10/2001	Home	W 86-76	vs. #305 Hartford
1/14/2001	Home	W 108-93	vs. #275 New Hampshire
1/19/2001	Away	L 83-88	vs. #174 Drexel
1/21/2001	Away	L 62-67	vs. #50 Hofstra
1/25/2001	Home	W 87-77	vs. #249 Towson
1/27/2001	Home	W 80-68	vs. #117 Delaware
2/1/2001	Away	W 66-63	vs. #305 Hartford
2/3/2001	Away	L 74-77	vs. #236 Vermont
2/11/2001	Away	W 86-84	vs. #275 New Hampshire
2/15/2001	Home	L 83-89	vs. #50 Hofstra
2/17/2001	Home	W 92-78	vs. #174 Drexel
2/23/2001	Away	L 85-91	vs. #239 Northeastern
2/25/2001	Away	L 74-76	vs. #205 Boston U
3/3/2001	Neut	W 87-83	vs. #205 Boston U
3/4/2001	Neut	L 66-78	vs. #50 Hofstra

FUTURE GAMES

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