NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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GEORGIA TECH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-13
Power Rating: 86.215
Ranking: 33

7-9 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319

Home Ratings (11-3): 87.480 (33) 3-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 6-2 87.484 Non-League Ratings: 5-1 81.090 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 93.293

Away Ratings (2-8): 80.520 (87)
1-5 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
League Ratings: 2-6 80.746
Non-League Ratings: 0-2 78.965
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 71.590

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 90.402 (22) 3-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-319 League Ratings: 1-1 89.473 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 90.098 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 87.535

League Ratings (9-9): 86.291 (32)
5-7 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 6-2 87.484
Away Ratings: 2-6 80.746
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 89.473
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 86.602

Non-League Ratings (8-4): 85.996 (41) 2-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 5-1 81.090 Away Ratings: 0-2 78.965 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 90.098 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 83.777

Wins Ratings: 88.252 (31)
6-8 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 11-3 89.072
Away Ratings: 2-8 82.072
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 93.189
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 87.580

Points Ratings: 83.848 (32) 7-9 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319 Home Ratings: 11-3 85.500 Away Ratings: 2-8 78.785 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 86.992 League Ratings: 9-9 83.691 Non-League Ratings: 8-4 84.246 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 84.512

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 86.160 (32)
1-1 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319
Home Ratings: 4-0 93.293
Away Ratings: 0-3 71.590
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 87.535
League Ratings: 5-4 86.602
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 83.777

Home Advantage: 7.3865 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1897 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3857 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5196 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6172 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7230 (22)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8819 (45)

Upward Stability: 3.0020 (161)

Downward Stability: 2.8032 (204)

RPI
RPI: 0.5791 (41)
3-7 v #1-25
4-4 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-319

RPI Home (11-3): 0.5912 (67) 2-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-319

RPI Away (2-8): 0.5104 (66)
0-5 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.6640 (10) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-319

RPI League (9-9): 0.5821 (36)
1-6 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-319

RPI Non-League (8-4): 0.5734 (55) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-319

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5832 (16)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2000	Home	W 92-49	vs. #213 Wofford
11/21/2000	Home	W 85-62	vs. #296 Charleston Sou
11/24/2000	Home	W 92-61	vs. #220 Davidson
11/28/2000	Away	L 67-85	vs. #28 Iowa
12/2/2000	Neut	W 72-67	vs. #11 UCLA
12/6/2000	Home	L 70-75	vs. #42 Georgia
12/9/2000	Neut	W 86-84	vs. #8 Kentucky
12/18/2000	Neut	W 78-56	vs. #186 Idaho St
12/19/2000	Away	L 66-80	vs. #2 Stanford
12/23/2000	Home	W 94-58	vs. #288 Morgan St
12/28/2000	Home	W 90-59	vs. #230 Harvard
1/2/2001	Home	L 70-84	vs. #6 North Carolina
1/6/2001	Away	L 80-93	vs. #7 Maryland
1/9/2001	Away	W 73-68	vs. #19 Virginia
1/13/2001	Home	W 95-89	vs. #22 Wake Forest
1/16/2001	Away	L 60-72	vs. #78 NO Carolina St
1/20/2001	Home	L 77-98	vs. #1 Duke
1/24/2001	Away	W 111-108	vs. #146 Clemson
1/27/2001	Home	W 77-68	vs. #145 Florida St
2/3/2001	Away	L 69-82	vs. #6 North Carolina
2/6/2001	Home	W 72-62	vs. #7 Maryland
2/11/2001	Home	W 62-56	vs. #19 Virginia
2/14/2001	Away	L 65-81	vs. #22 Wake Forest
2/17/2001	Home	W 69-54	vs. #78 NO Carolina St
2/21/2001	Away	L 54-98	vs. #1 Duke
2/25/2001	Home	W 85-64	vs. #146 Clemson
2/28/2001	Away	L 59-69	vs. #145 Florida St
3/9/2001	Neut	W 74-69	vs. #19 Virginia
3/10/2001	Neut	L 63-70	vs. #6 North Carolina
3/15/2001	Neut	L 62-66	vs. #21 St Josephs

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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