NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MONTANA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-16
Power Rating: 69.743
Ranking: 228

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

Home Ratings (8-5): 72.336 (193) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 5-3 71.770 Non-League Ratings: 3-2 75.391 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 69.836

Away Ratings (1-11): 65.512 (276)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319
League Ratings: 1-7 67.055
Non-League Ratings: 0-4 70.805
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 66.743

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 69.743 (198) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-0 69.743 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 69.743 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.743

League Ratings (6-10): 69.446 (238)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-7 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 5-3 71.770
Away Ratings: 1-7 67.055
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.743
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 68.645

Non-League Ratings (3-6): 70.790 (211) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 3-2 75.391 Away Ratings: 0-4 70.805 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.743 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.743

Wins Ratings: 68.104 (236)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-9 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-5 70.588
Away Ratings: 1-11 63.565
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 68.104
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 68.190

Points Ratings: 71.835 (214) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 3-10 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 8-5 74.350 Away Ratings: 1-11 68.210 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.835 League Ratings: 6-10 71.290 Non-League Ratings: 3-6 73.475 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 70.221

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 69.145 (239)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-2 69.836
Away Ratings: 1-4 66.743
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.743
League Ratings: 4-6 68.645
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 69.743

Home Advantage: 10.955 (29)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0266 (257)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1010 (236)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1934 (211)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2988 (202)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4559 (196)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7466 (203)

Upward Stability: 2.7364 (235)

Downward Stability: 2.5259 (245)

RPI
RPI: 0.4251 (257)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-8 v #101-200
8-4 v #201-319

RPI Home (8-5): 0.4906 (232) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-319

RPI Away (1-11): 0.3539 (309)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4251 (210) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (6-10): 0.4237 (263)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (3-6): 0.4278 (246) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4468 (265)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2000	Home	W 72-58	vs. #243 Northern Iowa
11/25/2000	Away	L 85-86	vs. #173 Nevada
11/27/2000	Away	L 64-82	vs. #136 Pacific
12/2/2000	Home	W 68-59	vs. #284 SE Louisiana
12/6/2000	Home	L 69-77	vs. #37 Gonzaga
12/9/2000	Home	L 87-89	vs. #72 Southern Utah
12/12/2000	Away	L 54-67	vs. #129 Washington St
12/14/2000	Home	W 79-56	vs. #272 Idaho
12/30/2000	Away	L 57-77	vs. #89 Baylor
1/4/2001	Home	W 79-58	vs. #240 Portland St
1/6/2001	Home	L 76-78	vs. #140 Eastern Wash
1/13/2001	Away	L 67-70	vs. #189 Montana St
1/18/2001	Away	L 69-97	vs. #186 Idaho St
1/20/2001	Away	L 69-80	vs. #175 Weber St
1/25/2001	Home	W 78-63	vs. #196 Northrn Arizona
1/27/2001	Home	L 65-74	vs. #79 CS Northridge
2/1/2001	Away	L 60-67	vs. #240 Portland St
2/3/2001	Away	L 66-79	vs. #140 Eastern Wash
2/8/2001	Away	W 67-66	vs. #299 Sacramento St
2/10/2001	Home	W 84-82	vs. #189 Montana St
2/15/2001	Home	W 66-63	vs. #175 Weber St
2/16/2001	Home	L 75-79	vs. #186 Idaho St
2/22/2001	Away	L 68-92	vs. #79 CS Northridge
2/24/2001	Away	L 66-77	vs. #196 Northrn Arizona
3/1/2001	Home	W 84-67	vs. #299 Sacramento St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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