NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-19
Power Rating: 71.246
Ranking: 208

0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
4-10 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-319

Home Ratings (9-7): 73.559 (177) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 4-4 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 4-5 73.748 Non-League Ratings: 5-2 74.403 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 75.157

Away Ratings (0-11): 65.481 (277)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-319
League Ratings: 0-9 70.618
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 75.278
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 71.934

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 58.246 (292) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-1 62.996 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 71.246 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 62.996

League Ratings (4-15): 69.823 (230)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-5 73.748
Away Ratings: 0-9 70.618
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 62.996
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 72.864

Non-League Ratings (5-4): 74.981 (152) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-2 74.403 Away Ratings: 0-2 75.278 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.246 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.246

Wins Ratings: 69.871 (216)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
4-10 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 9-7 72.619
Away Ratings: 0-11 58.653
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 52.121
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 68.934

Points Ratings: 72.957 (194) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 4-12 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 9-7 74.594 Away Ratings: 0-11 70.215 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 63.520 League Ratings: 4-15 72.336 Non-League Ratings: 5-4 74.692 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 72.711

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 70.551 (221)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-8 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 2-2 75.157
Away Ratings: 0-5 71.934
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 62.996
League Ratings: 2-8 72.864
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 71.246

Home Advantage: 12.812 (12)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0417 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1410 (155)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2552 (148)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3724 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5387 (135)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8279 (114)

Upward Stability: 3.4039 (39)

Downward Stability: 2.7898 (205)

RPI
RPI: 0.4585 (219)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
4-10 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-319

RPI Home (9-7): 0.5125 (193) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-4 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-319

RPI Away (0-11): 0.3903 (269)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (307) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319

RPI League (4-15): 0.4287 (256)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
2-7 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (5-4): 0.5189 (122) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5043 (127)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2000	Home	W 76-66	vs. #120 Kansas St
11/26/2000	Home	W 64-50	vs. #238 Texas Arlington
11/30/2000	Home	L 66-69	vs. #162 Washington
12/4/2000	Home	W 73-49	vs. #226 Tennessee St
12/6/2000	Home	W 61-59	vs. #53 Oklahoma St
12/9/2000	Home	W 72-65	vs. #223 Iupui
12/16/2000	Away	L 64-74	vs. #47 Creighton
12/18/2000	Home	L 51-68	vs. #118 Hampton
12/22/2000	Away	L 49-78	vs. #43 Tulsa
12/30/2000	Away	L 65-72	vs. #71 Wyoming
1/2/2001	Home	W 73-58	vs. #180 Drake
1/7/2001	Home	W 66-48	vs. #243 Northern Iowa
1/11/2001	Away	L 86-90	vs. #180 Drake
1/14/2001	Away	L 68-92	vs. #90 Indiana St
1/17/2001	Home	L 72-80	vs. #138 Southern Ill
1/20/2001	Home	L 52-56	vs. #47 Creighton
1/24/2001	Away	L 50-62	vs. #243 Northern Iowa
1/27/2001	Home	L 67-85	vs. #90 Indiana St
1/29/2001	Home	L 61-68	vs. #96 Illinois St
2/3/2001	Away	L 56-68	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
2/6/2001	Home	L 74-77	vs. #159 Evansville
2/10/2001	Away	L 57-65	vs. #115 Bradley
2/15/2001	Away	L 61-74	vs. #159 Evansville
2/17/2001	Home	W 59-48	vs. #153 SW Missouri St
2/21/2001	Away	L 62-68	vs. #138 Southern Ill
2/24/2001	Home	W 69-55	vs. #115 Bradley
2/26/2001	Away	L 71-79	vs. #96 Illinois St
3/2/2001	Neut	L 45-57	vs. #153 SW Missouri St

FUTURE GAMES

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