NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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GEORGIA TECH
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-17
Power Rating: 78.114
Ranking: 123

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

Home Ratings (11-5): 81.232 (88) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 5-3 80.005 Non-League Ratings: 6-2 79.388 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 84.013

Away Ratings (0-9): 70.403 (213)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-8 75.716
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 78.802
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 78.974

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 76.786 (128) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 78.005 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 81.114 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 78.005

League Ratings (5-12): 77.810 (126)
0-2 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-3 80.005
Away Ratings: 0-8 75.716
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 78.005
Last Ten Ratings: 3-6 80.966

Non-League Ratings (8-5): 78.755 (115) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-2 79.388 Away Ratings: 0-1 78.802 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 81.114 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 85.614

Wins Ratings: 78.318 (127)
0-5 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 11-5 82.489
Away Ratings: 0-9 61.630
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 75.739
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.493

Points Ratings: 77.956 (116) 1-8 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 4-4 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 11-5 79.556 Away Ratings: 0-9 74.347 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 78.253 League Ratings: 5-12 77.275 Non-League Ratings: 8-5 79.370 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.718

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 79.517 (107)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 84.013
Away Ratings: 0-4 78.974
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 78.005
League Ratings: 3-6 80.966
Non-League Ratings: 1-0 85.614

Home Advantage: 12.572 (17)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1039 (60)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2636 (59)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3977 (64)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5108 (70)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6471 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8389 (114)

Upward Stability: 3.1193 (96)

Downward Stability: 2.7497 (201)

RPI
RPI: 0.5041 (145)
1-8 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (11-5): 0.5721 (86) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (0-9): 0.4152 (235)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.4468 (213) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI League (5-12): 0.4987 (150)
1-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5112 (136) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5277 (95)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	W 91-79	vs. #261 Mercer
11/24/1999	Neut	W 100-88	vs. #318 Grambling
11/26/1999	Neut	W 82-65	vs. #146 Washington
11/27/1999	Neut	L 70-84	vs. #24 Kansas
12/1/1999	Home	L 77-80	vs. #73 Michigan
12/8/1999	Away	L 68-70	vs. #142 Georgia
12/11/1999	Home	L 61-64	vs. #5 Stanford
12/18/1999	Home	W 81-75	vs. #263 Morehead St
12/22/1999	Home	W 80-70	vs. #193 Wofford
12/28/1999	Home	W 97-73	vs. #197 NC Greensboro
1/2/2000	Home	W 75-64	vs. #121 Lafayette
1/5/2000	Neut	L 71-80	vs. #18 Kentucky
1/8/2000	Away	L 65-83	vs. #53 Virginia
1/12/2000	Away	L 57-82	vs. #3 Duke
1/15/2000	Home	W 69-68	vs. #26 Maryland
1/19/2000	Home	W 65-62	vs. #110 Florida St
1/22/2000	Away	L 58-66	vs. #65 NO Carolina St
1/27/2000	Home	L 46-60	vs. #52 Wake Forest
1/29/2000	Home	L 53-70	vs. #27 North Carolina
2/2/2000	Away	L 58-70	vs. #167 Clemson
2/5/2000	Home	W 89-57	vs. #303 Florida A&M
2/9/2000	Home	W 68-47	vs. #53 Virginia
2/12/2000	Home	L 65-84	vs. #3 Duke
2/16/2000	Away	L 70-92	vs. #26 Maryland
2/21/2000	Away	L 54-64	vs. #110 Florida St
2/24/2000	Home	W 66-63	vs. #65 NO Carolina St
2/27/2000	Away	L 64-76	vs. #52 Wake Forest
3/1/2000	Away	L 72-74	vs. #27 North Carolina
3/4/2000	Home	W 85-69	vs. #167 Clemson
3/9/2000	Neut	L 62-63	vs. #110 Florida St

FUTURE GAMES

Date

Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

Opp. Rating

(Opp. Specific Rating)