NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 6-24
Power Rating: 68.737
Ranking: 243

0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-13 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-319

Home Ratings (5-7): 69.813 (228) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 3-6 70.557 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 66.518 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 72.526

Away Ratings (0-12): 64.471 (288)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-319
League Ratings: 0-9 70.580
Non-League Ratings: 0-3 67.112
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 71.830

Neutral Ratings (1-5): 70.088 (195) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 77.112 Non-League Ratings: 0-4 69.182 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 77.112

League Ratings (4-16): 69.643 (235)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-10 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-6 70.557
Away Ratings: 0-9 70.580
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.112
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 73.547

Non-League Ratings (2-8): 65.862 (266) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-1 66.518 Away Ratings: 0-3 67.112 Neutral Ratings: 0-4 69.182 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 68.737

Wins Ratings: 66.918 (249)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
2-13 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 5-7 68.578
Away Ratings: 0-12 57.949
Neutral Ratings: 1-5 68.028
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 71.563

Points Ratings: 70.985 (229) 0-1 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-16 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-7 71.153 Away Ratings: 0-12 69.055 Neutral Ratings: 1-5 72.727 League Ratings: 4-16 71.766 Non-League Ratings: 2-8 68.641 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 73.543

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 72.404 (184)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-3 72.526
Away Ratings: 0-3 71.830
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.112
League Ratings: 3-7 73.547
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 68.737

Home Advantage: 7.6010 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0455 (150)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1517 (140)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2710 (132)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3925 (125)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5626 (120)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8401 (103)

Upward Stability: 3.3304 (58)

Downward Stability: 2.3378 (270)

RPI
RPI: 0.4346 (248)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-14 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-319

RPI Home (5-7): 0.4842 (238) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (0-12): 0.3858 (281)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-4 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-5): 0.4329 (202) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-319

RPI League (4-16): 0.4347 (247)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
2-7 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (2-8): 0.4344 (236) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5128 (116)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2000	Away	L 58-72	vs. #228 Montana
11/27/2000	Home	L 55-69	vs. #16 Iowa St
11/30/2000	Home	W 73-70	vs. #222 TX Pan American
12/2/2000	Home	W 54-49	vs. #312 Jackson St
12/5/2000	Away	L 42-74	vs. #28 Iowa
12/9/2000	Away	L 66-74	vs. #103 Central Mich
12/20/2000	Neut	L 56-64	vs. #38 Alabama
12/22/2000	Neut	L 76-79	vs. #165 Youngstown St
12/29/2000	Neut	L 46-54	vs. #165 Youngstown St
12/30/2000	Neut	L 68-75	vs. #202 Samford
1/2/2001	Away	L 59-72	vs. #138 Southern Ill
1/4/2001	Away	L 57-69	vs. #90 Indiana St
1/7/2001	Away	L 48-66	vs. #208 Wichita St
1/11/2001	Home	L 76-77	vs. #159 Evansville
1/14/2001	Away	L 56-80	vs. #47 Creighton
1/16/2001	Home	L 71-84	vs. #115 Bradley
1/20/2001	Away	L 63-65	vs. #180 Drake
1/24/2001	Home	W 62-50	vs. #208 Wichita St
1/27/2001	Home	L 53-64	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
1/31/2001	Away	L 47-58	vs. #115 Bradley
2/3/2001	Away	L 52-64	vs. #96 Illinois St
2/7/2001	Home	W 67-60	vs. #90 Indiana St
2/10/2001	Home	W 71-65	vs. #180 Drake
2/13/2001	Away	L 67-76	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
2/17/2001	Home	L 65-76	vs. #138 Southern Ill
2/21/2001	Home	L 50-69	vs. #47 Creighton
2/24/2001	Home	L 66-69	vs. #96 Illinois St
2/26/2001	Away	L 54-60	vs. #159 Evansville
3/2/2001	Neut	W 59-53	vs. #180 Drake
3/3/2001	Neut	L 56-59	vs. #115 Bradley

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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