NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 22-8
Power Rating: 80.202
Ranking: 94

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-319

Home Ratings (12-1): 79.850 (104) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-319 League Ratings: 7-1 75.194 Non-League Ratings: 5-0 81.952 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 73.061

Away Ratings (7-3): 81.479 (76)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-319
League Ratings: 6-2 80.999
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 80.702
Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 88.999

Neutral Ratings (3-4): 78.616 (112) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 2-1 78.780 Non-League Ratings: 1-3 79.733 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 78.780

League Ratings (15-4): 79.739 (97)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 7-1 75.194
Away Ratings: 6-2 80.999
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 78.780
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 79.397

Non-League Ratings (7-4): 81.108 (91) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-0 81.952 Away Ratings: 1-1 80.702 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 79.733 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.202

Wins Ratings: 80.936 (95)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 12-1 80.639
Away Ratings: 7-3 82.264
Neutral Ratings: 3-4 79.022
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 80.968

Points Ratings: 79.356 (91) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 14-2 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 12-1 78.747 Away Ratings: 7-3 80.598 Neutral Ratings: 3-4 78.333 League Ratings: 15-4 78.981 Non-League Ratings: 7-4 80.095 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 79.587

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 80.327 (91)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 3-1 73.061
Away Ratings: 3-0 88.999
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 78.780
League Ratings: 8-2 79.397
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 80.202

Home Advantage: 3.6817 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0294 (234)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1009 (237)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1895 (220)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2816 (220)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4182 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7151 (236)

Upward Stability: 2.4632 (280)

Downward Stability: 3.0010 (160)

RPI
RPI: 0.5257 (111)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
14-2 v #201-319

RPI Home (12-1): 0.5631 (114) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-319

RPI Away (7-3): 0.4980 (92)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (3-4): 0.4959 (149) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI League (15-4): 0.5263 (108)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.5264 (112) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4566 (244)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2000	Neut	L 61-77	vs. #44 Missouri
11/25/2000	Neut	W 67-64	vs. #29 Ohio St
11/29/2000	Away	L 59-61	vs. #116 Wisc Milwaukee
12/2/2000	Home	W 77-69	vs. #107 NC Wilmington
12/4/2000	Home	W 70-58	vs. #235 Belmont
12/7/2000	Home	W 94-72	vs. #237 Texas A&M-CC
12/9/2000	Away	W 69-62	vs. #218 Rhode Island
12/16/2000	Neut	L 46-73	vs. #60 Purdue
12/22/2000	Home	W 65-52	vs. #287 CS Fullerton
12/28/2000	Home	W 61-47	vs. #127 Colorado St
12/29/2000	Neut	L 60-63	vs. #20 Indiana
1/4/2001	Away	W 72-66	vs. #223 Iupui
1/6/2001	Away	L 68-77	vs. #263 Oral Roberts
1/11/2001	Home	W 60-51	vs. #165 Youngstown St
1/18/2001	Away	L 66-70	vs. #72 Southern Utah
1/20/2001	Away	W 74-61	vs. #194 Mo Kansas City
1/25/2001	Away	W 77-71	vs. #295 Chicago St
1/27/2001	Home	W 89-57	vs. #200 Oakland
1/29/2001	Home	W 77-69	vs. #279 Western Ill
2/1/2001	Home	W 75-61	vs. #263 Oral Roberts
2/3/2001	Home	W 72-61	vs. #194 Mo Kansas City
2/8/2001	Home	W 61-58	vs. #72 Southern Utah
2/10/2001	Away	W 82-68	vs. #165 Youngstown St
2/15/2001	Away	W 82-70	vs. #200 Oakland
2/17/2001	Home	L 56-64	vs. #223 Iupui
2/22/2001	Away	W 78-63	vs. #279 Western Ill
2/24/2001	Home	W 81-53	vs. #295 Chicago St
3/4/2001	Neut	W 84-72	vs. #295 Chicago St
3/5/2001	Neut	W 65-54	vs. #223 Iupui
3/6/2001	Neut	L 59-62	vs. #72 Southern Utah

FUTURE GAMES

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