NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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USC
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-10
Power Rating: 89.458
Ranking: 14

2-8 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
8-0 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (12-3): 86.669 (38) 0-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 6-3 85.177 Non-League Ratings: 6-0 86.005 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 89.739

Away Ratings (6-5): 88.532 (23)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 5-4 91.161
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 79.849
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 86.474

Neutral Ratings (5-2): 93.818 (6) 2-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-0 89.458 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 91.794 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 93.903

League Ratings (11-7): 88.150 (23)
0-6 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-3 85.177
Away Ratings: 5-4 91.161
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 89.458
Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 87.560

Non-League Ratings (12-3): 91.255 (8) 2-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 6-0 86.005 Away Ratings: 1-1 79.849 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 91.794 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 93.903

Wins Ratings: 91.749 (15)
2-8 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
8-0 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 12-3 88.093
Away Ratings: 6-5 90.054
Neutral Ratings: 5-2 97.726
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 94.812

Points Ratings: 86.655 (13) 4-8 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 8-0 v #51-100 9-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 12-3 84.683 Away Ratings: 6-5 86.921 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 88.808 League Ratings: 11-7 86.581 Non-League Ratings: 12-3 86.761 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 88.236

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 91.911 (9)
2-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 1-1 89.739
Away Ratings: 3-1 86.474
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 93.903
League Ratings: 4-2 87.560
Non-League Ratings: 3-1 93.903

Home Advantage: 0.2130 (265)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1610 (10)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3439 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4848 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6059 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7430 (12)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9234 (10)

Upward Stability: 3.0695 (137)

Downward Stability: 3.5088 (55)

RPI
RPI: 0.6142 (14)
2-8 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
6-0 v #51-100
11-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (12-3): 0.6228 (28) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (6-5): 0.5469 (32)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.7005 (3) 1-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (11-7): 0.5813 (37)
0-6 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (12-3): 0.6526 (5) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 6-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5866 (12)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2000	Home	W 107-92	vs. #115 Bradley
11/21/2000	Home	W 78-67	vs. #123 San Diego
11/25/2000	Home	W 91-68	vs. #233 Loyola Marymnt
12/2/2000	Neut	W 65-60	vs. #68 Utah
12/5/2000	Home	W 99-90	vs. #79 CS Northridge
12/9/2000	Away	W 75-73	vs. #172 Santa Barbara
12/14/2000	Home	W 76-73	vs. #46 Pepperdine
12/22/2000	Neut	L 83-84	vs. #13 Mississippi
12/23/2000	Neut	W 70-67	vs. #51 BYU
12/27/2000	Away	L 61-63	vs. #128 Northwestern
12/30/2000	Home	W 95-73	vs. #152 Long Beach St
1/4/2001	Home	W 82-59	vs. #129 Washington St
1/6/2001	Home	W 87-61	vs. #162 Washington
1/11/2001	Away	L 75-80	vs. #11 UCLA
1/18/2001	Away	L 58-71	vs. #3 Arizona
1/20/2001	Away	W 77-58	vs. #92 Arizona St
1/25/2001	Home	W 78-74	vs. #81 Oregon
1/27/2001	Home	W 73-47	vs. #135 Oregon St
2/1/2001	Away	L 71-77	vs. #2 Stanford
2/3/2001	Away	W 80-66	vs. #27 California
2/8/2001	Home	L 76-85	vs. #11 UCLA
2/15/2001	Home	W 80-68	vs. #92 Arizona St
2/17/2001	Home	L 61-105	vs. #3 Arizona
2/22/2001	Away	L 52-67	vs. #135 Oregon St
2/24/2001	Away	W 87-80	vs. #81 Oregon
3/1/2001	Home	L 68-70	vs. #2 Stanford
3/3/2001	Home	W 74-69	vs. #27 California
3/8/2001	Away	W 85-56	vs. #162 Washington
3/10/2001	Away	W 78-63	vs. #129 Washington St
3/15/2001	Neut	W 69-54	vs. #53 Oklahoma St
3/17/2001	Neut	W 74-71	vs. #9 Boston College
3/22/2001	Neut	W 80-76	vs. #8 Kentucky
3/24/2001	Neut	L 69-79	vs. #1 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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