NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MICHIGAN ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 27-9
Power Rating: 88.8
Ranking: 16

3-5v #1-25
4-2v #26-50
8-0v #51-100
6-2v #101-200
6-0v #201-341

Home Rankings (17-0): 93.9 (5) 1-0v #1-25 2-0v #26-50 3-0v #51-100 6-0v #101-200 5-0v #201-341 League Power Rankings: 9-089.2 Non-League Power Rankings: 8-087.2 Last Ten Rankings: 2-097.6

Away Rankings (4-6): 82.9 (58)
0-2v #1-25
0-2v #26-50
3-0v #51-100
0-2v #101-200
1-0v #201-341
League Power Rankings: 3-682.5
Non-League Power Rankings: 1-089.7
Last Ten Rankings: 1-285.7

Neutral Rankings (6-3): 92.9 (10) 2-3v #1-25 2-0v #26-50 2-0v #51-100 0-0v #101-200 0-0v #201-341 League Power Rankings: 1-191.2 Non-League Power Rankings: 5-292.3 Last Ten Rankings: 3-291.7

League Power Rankings (13-7): 86.4 (30)
1-3v #1-25
3-2v #26-50
4-0v #51-100
3-2v #101-200
2-0v #201-341
Home Rankings: 9-089.2
Away Rankings: 3-682.5
Neutral Rankings: 1-191.2
Last Ten Rankings: 4-389.2

Non-League Power Rankings (14-2): 94.0 (7) 2-2v #1-25 1-0v #26-50 4-0v #51-100 3-0v #101-200 4-0v #201-341 Home Rankings: 8-087.2 Away Rankings: 1-089.7 Neutral Rankings: 5-292.3 Last Ten Rankings: 2-192.1

Wins Power Rankings: 91.2 (17)
3-5v #1-25
4-2v #26-50
8-0v #51-100
6-2v #101-200
6-0v #201-341
Home Rankings: 17-0101.3
Away Rankings: 4-684.3
Neutral Rankings: 6-396.2
Last Ten Rankings: 6-492.5

Predictive / Points Rankings: 85.9 (17) 3-5v #1-25 4-2v #26-50 7-0v #51-100 8-2v #101-200 5-0v #201-341 Home Rankings: 17-088.6 Away Rankings: 4-681.5 Neutral Rankings: 6-388.7 League Power Rankings: 13-784.5 Non-League Power Rankings: 14-288.6 Last Ten Rankings: 6-487.5

Last Ten Rankings (6-4): 90.2 (13)
3-4v #1-25
0-0v #26-50
2-0v #51-100
1-0v #101-200
0-0v #201-341
Home Rankings: 2-097.6
Away Rankings: 1-285.7
Neutral Rankings: 3-291.7
League Power Rankings: 4-389.2
Non-League Power Rankings: 2-192.1

Home Advantage: 9.8 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1 (19)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2 (19)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4 (27)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5 (30)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6 (36)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8 (22)

Upward Stability: 2.8 (211)

Downward Stability: 3.4 (52)

RPI
RPI: 0.6 (13)
2-4v #1-25
5-3v #26-50
2-0v #51-100
12-2v #101-200
6-0v #201-341

RPI Home (17-0): 0.6 (9) 0-0v #1-25 3-0v #26-50 1-0v #51-100 8-0v #101-200 5-0v #201-341

RPI Away (4-6): 0.5 (59)
0-2v #1-25
0-1v #26-50
2-1v #51-100
2-2v #101-200
0-0v #201-341

RPI Neutral (6-3): 0.6 (9) 3-3v #1-25 1-0v #26-50 0-0v #51-100 2-0v #101-200 0-0v #201-341

RPI League (13-7): 0.6 (33)
2-4v #1-25
0-0v #26-50
2-1v #51-100
7-2v #101-200
2-0v #201-341

RPI Non-League (14-2): 0.6 (6) 2-2v #1-25 0-0v #26-50 3-0v #51-100 6-0v #101-200 3-0v #201-341

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5 (19)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/13/2007	Home	W 86-53	vs. #239 Chicago St
11/14/2007	Home	W 83-65	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
11/19/2007	Neut	W 86-83	vs. #73 Missouri
11/20/2007	Neut	L 63-68	vs. #4 UCLA
11/24/2007	Home	W 75-71	vs. #158 Oakland
11/28/2007	Home	W 81-58	vs. #98 North Carolina St
12/1/2007	Home	W 80-51	vs. #197 Jacksonville
12/4/2007	Away	W 66-61	vs. #79 Bradley
12/8/2007	Neut	W 68-61	vs. #34 BYU
12/15/2007	Home	W 79-57	vs. #203 IPFW
12/19/2007	Home	W 85-45	vs. #260 San Jose St
12/22/2007	Neut	W 78-72	vs. #5 Texas
12/29/2007	Home	W 93-75	vs. #140 Wisc Green Bay
1/5/2008	Home	W 65-59	vs. #77 Minnesota
1/8/2008	Home	W 78-75	vs. #24 Purdue
1/12/2008	Away	L 36-43	vs. #151 Iowa
1/15/2008	Home	W 66-60	vs. #30 Ohio St
1/20/2008	Away	W 78-73	vs. #77 Minnesota
1/24/2008	Away	W 78-62	vs. #202 Northwestern
1/27/2008	Home	W 77-62	vs. #157 Michigan
1/30/2008	Home	W 51-41	vs. #80 Illinois
2/2/2008	Away	L 76-85	vs. #116 Penn St
2/9/2008	Home	W 70-55	vs. #202 Northwestern
2/12/2008	Away	L 54-60	vs. #24 Purdue
2/16/2008	Away	L 61-80	vs. #27 Indiana
2/20/2008	Home	W 86-49	vs. #116 Penn St
2/23/2008	Home	W 66-52	vs. #151 Iowa
2/28/2008	Away	L 42-57	vs. #6 Wisconsin
3/2/2008	Home	W 103-74	vs. #27 Indiana
3/6/2008	Away	W 59-51	vs. #80 Illinois
3/9/2008	Away	L 54-63	vs. #30 Ohio St
3/14/2008	Neut	W 67-60	vs. #30 Ohio St
3/15/2008	Neut	L 63-65	vs. #6 Wisconsin
3/20/2008	Neut	W 72-61	vs. #55 Temple
3/22/2008	Neut	W 65-54	vs. #18 Pittsburgh
3/28/2008	Neut	L 74-92	vs. #2 Memphis

FUTURE GAMES

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