NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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GEORGETOWN
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-14
Power Rating: 81.459
Ranking: 79

1-5 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (11-4): 81.006 (97) 0-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 4-4 79.693 Non-League Ratings: 7-0 80.631 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 79.022

Away Ratings (2-7): 78.381 (118)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-6 79.256
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 72.959
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 79.490

Neutral Ratings (4-3): 86.951 (42) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 85.975 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 85.412 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 85.975

League Ratings (8-11): 80.785 (91)
1-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-4 79.693
Away Ratings: 2-6 79.256
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 85.975
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 81.315

Non-League Ratings (9-3): 83.818 (56) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 7-0 80.631 Away Ratings: 0-1 72.959 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 85.412 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 81.459

Wins Ratings: 83.102 (78)
1-5 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 11-4 82.031
Away Ratings: 2-7 79.828
Neutral Ratings: 4-3 89.992
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 85.567

Points Ratings: 79.635 (86) 1-5 v #1-25 2-4 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 7-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 11-4 79.539 Away Ratings: 2-7 77.108 Neutral Ratings: 4-3 83.518 League Ratings: 8-11 79.045 Non-League Ratings: 9-3 81.510 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.651

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 82.768 (71)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-1 79.022
Away Ratings: 1-3 79.490
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 85.975
League Ratings: 5-5 81.315
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 81.459

Home Advantage: 2.8991 (191)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0978 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2586 (66)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3948 (68)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5182 (62)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6607 (61)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8531 (96)

Upward Stability: 3.3619 (42)

Downward Stability: 3.3965 (61)

RPI
RPI: 0.5480 (68)
1-6 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (11-4): 0.5780 (81) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (2-7): 0.4841 (120)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (4-3): 0.5659 (85) 0-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI League (8-11): 0.5427 (88)
2-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.5564 (69) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5479 (53)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	W 81-68	vs. #312 Morgan St
11/22/1999	Neut	W 71-55	vs. #98 Memphis
11/23/1999	Neut	L 79-85	vs. #27 North Carolina
11/24/1999	Neut	L 62-72	vs. #6 Florida
11/28/1999	Away	L 69-85	vs. #39 Unlv
12/6/1999	Neut	W 78-37	vs. #317 Howard
12/8/1999	Home	W 83-76	vs. #243 Bethune Cookman
12/12/1999	Home	W 73-63	vs. #208 Marist
12/18/1999	Home	W 83-75	vs. #163 Houston
12/30/1999	Home	W 85-57	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
1/2/2000	Home	W 63-48	vs. #143 James Madison
1/5/2000	Away	L 48-55	vs. #165 Providence
1/8/2000	Home	L 62-65	vs. #33 Seton Hall
1/10/2000	Away	L 66-75	vs. #22 St Johns
1/15/2000	Home	W 65-61	vs. #32 Miami Fla
1/18/2000	Away	W 72-69	vs. #151 Boston College
1/22/2000	Home	L 71-92	vs. #23 Connecticut
1/26/2000	Away	L 64-69	vs. #97 West Virginia
1/29/2000	Home	W 71-55	vs. #108 Rutgers
2/1/2000	Home	W 61-59	vs. #37 Louisville
2/5/2000	Home	L 69-72	vs. #62 Villanova
2/7/2000	Away	L 55-77	vs. #32 Miami Fla
2/13/2000	Away	W 72-65	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
2/20/2000	Home	W 62-50	vs. #125 Pittsburgh
2/22/2000	Away	L 71-88	vs. #108 Rutgers
2/27/2000	Away	L 52-67	vs. #15 Syracuse
3/1/2000	Home	W 72-54	vs. #97 West Virginia
3/4/2000	Home	L 54-77	vs. #61 Notre Dame
3/8/2000	Neut	W 70-67	vs. #97 West Virginia
3/9/2000	Neut	W 76-72	vs. #15 Syracuse
3/10/2000	Neut	L 55-70	vs. #23 Connecticut

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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