NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WISC MILWAUKEE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-13
Power Rating: 78.061
Ranking: 116

0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
6-6 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (8-2): 81.842 (76) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 6-1 82.397 Non-League Ratings: 2-1 75.608 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 84.826

Away Ratings (4-9): 76.502 (137)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 1-6 75.076
Non-League Ratings: 3-3 83.717
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 76.092

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 71.498 (181) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 0-1 76.498 Non-League Ratings: 1-1 76.092 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 76.498

League Ratings (7-8): 77.584 (124)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-1 82.397
Away Ratings: 1-6 75.076
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 76.498
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.740

Non-League Ratings (6-5): 79.139 (112) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 2-1 75.608 Away Ratings: 3-3 83.717 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.092 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.061

Wins Ratings: 78.018 (126)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 8-2 82.635
Away Ratings: 4-9 76.428
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 68.018
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 78.631

Points Ratings: 78.153 (105) 0-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 6-6 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 8-2 80.473 Away Ratings: 4-9 76.863 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 75.582 League Ratings: 7-8 77.928 Non-League Ratings: 6-5 78.645 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 78.945

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 78.729 (109)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 5-0 84.826
Away Ratings: 0-4 76.092
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 76.498
League Ratings: 5-5 79.740
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 78.061

Home Advantage: 10.409 (33)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0720 (94)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1953 (101)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3102 (109)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4261 (108)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5869 (107)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8490 (91)

Upward Stability: 2.8533 (206)

Downward Stability: 3.0041 (159)

RPI
RPI: 0.5140 (125)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
6-6 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (8-2): 0.6019 (52) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (4-9): 0.4626 (144)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4466 (194) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (7-8): 0.5063 (141)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (6-5): 0.5240 (116) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5187 (103)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2000	Away	L 79-83	vs. #28 Iowa
11/24/2000	Neut	W 78-60	vs. #283 Fla Atlantic
11/25/2000	Neut	L 80-82	vs. #142 Canisius
11/27/2000	Away	W 73-63	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
11/29/2000	Home	W 61-59	vs. #94 Valparaiso
12/4/2000	Away	W 72-55	vs. #295 Chicago St
12/6/2000	Away	L 44-85	vs. #5 Illinois
12/16/2000	Away	L 47-55	vs. #25 Wisconsin
12/23/2000	Home	W 58-55	vs. #123 San Diego
12/30/2000	Home	L 71-74	vs. #99 Colorado
1/2/2001	Away	W 81-77	vs. #123 San Diego
1/6/2001	Away	L 49-53	vs. #169 Wisc Green Bay
1/11/2001	Away	L 106-112	vs. #150 Illinois Chi
1/14/2001	Away	W 94-93	vs. #232 Loyola Chi
1/18/2001	Home	W 56-43	vs. #126 Wright St
1/20/2001	Home	L 51-60	vs. #31 Butler
1/25/2001	Away	L 51-54	vs. #64 Detroit
1/27/2001	Away	L 34-57	vs. #105 Cleveland St
2/3/2001	Home	W 79-57	vs. #169 Wisc Green Bay
2/8/2001	Home	W 67-65	vs. #232 Loyola Chi
2/10/2001	Home	W 70-49	vs. #150 Illinois Chi
2/15/2001	Away	L 75-80	vs. #31 Butler
2/17/2001	Away	L 60-75	vs. #126 Wright St
2/22/2001	Home	W 86-68	vs. #105 Cleveland St
2/24/2001	Home	W 80-69	vs. #64 Detroit
3/3/2001	Neut	L 63-64	vs. #126 Wright St

FUTURE GAMES

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