NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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GEORGETOWN
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-11
Power Rating: 84.110
Ranking: 46

0-3 v #1-25
2-5 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (11-5): 80.259 (91) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 4-4 83.208 Non-League Ratings: 7-1 78.813 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 82.118

Away Ratings (6-4): 89.020 (16)
0-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-3 88.583
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 88.298
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 86.454

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 79.415 (98) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 79.165 Non-League Ratings: 0-1 72.610 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 79.165

League Ratings (10-8): 84.727 (45)
0-3 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 4-4 83.208
Away Ratings: 5-3 88.583
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.165
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 83.282

Non-League Ratings (8-3): 81.055 (78) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 7-1 78.813 Away Ratings: 1-1 88.298 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 72.610 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 84.110

Wins Ratings: 85.026 (50)
0-3 v #1-25
2-5 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 11-5 79.182
Away Ratings: 6-4 91.327
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 81.151
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 85.077

Points Ratings: 83.188 (41) 0-4 v #1-25 2-5 v #26-50 7-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 9-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 11-5 81.708 Away Ratings: 6-4 86.391 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 77.219 League Ratings: 10-8 83.684 Non-League Ratings: 8-3 80.985 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 82.204

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 83.774 (55)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-2 82.118
Away Ratings: 3-1 86.454
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.165
League Ratings: 6-4 83.282
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 84.110

Home Advantage: -2.554 (297)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0892 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2395 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3793 (65)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4909 (74)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6200 (94)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8125 (147)

Upward Stability: 2.9739 (199)

Downward Stability: 2.9588 (190)

RPI
RPI: 0.5605 (61)
0-7 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (11-5): 0.5495 (126) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-4): 0.5844 (15)
1-1 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.5400 (109) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (10-8): 0.5777 (45)
0-5 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (8-3): 0.5316 (93) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5404 (70)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2001	Neut	L 59-73	vs. #29 Georgia
11/21/2001	Home	W 76-51	vs. #296 Coast Carolina
11/24/2001	Home	W 91-40	vs. #242 Towson
11/26/2001	Home	W 103-69	vs. #306 Grambling
11/28/2001	Home	W 91-61	vs. #293 Bethune Cookman
12/6/2001	Away	W 70-68	vs. #39 South Carolina
12/10/2001	Home	W 91-65	vs. #319 Morgan St
12/15/2001	Home	W 87-68	vs. #292 Norfolk St
12/17/2001	Home	W 99-80	vs. #239 Howard
12/20/2001	Home	L 55-61	vs. #65 Virginia
12/29/2001	Away	L 91-98	vs. #27 UCLA
1/2/2002	Home	L 71-79	vs. #30 Miami Fla
1/5/2002	Away	L 87-89	vs. #92 Rutgers
1/12/2002	Away	W 70-43	vs. #59 Boston College
1/16/2002	Home	W 84-58	vs. #122 Seton Hall
1/19/2002	Home	L 67-68	vs. #8 Pittsburgh
1/21/2002	Away	W 83-73	vs. #35 Notre Dame
1/26/2002	Away	L 56-67	vs. #8 Pittsburgh
1/28/2002	Home	W 75-60	vs. #62 Syracuse
2/2/2002	Home	W 84-77	vs. #216 West Virginia
2/9/2002	Home	L 111-116	vs. #35 Notre Dame
2/12/2002	Away	W 84-77	vs. #122 Seton Hall
2/16/2002	Away	L 72-83	vs. #51 Villanova
2/19/2002	Home	L 74-75	vs. #6 Connecticut
2/24/2002	Away	W 75-69	vs. #62 Syracuse
2/27/2002	Away	W 87-77	vs. #216 West Virginia
3/2/2002	Home	W 88-69	vs. #92 Rutgers
3/6/2002	Neut	W 68-67	vs. #104 Providence
3/7/2002	Neut	L 76-84	vs. #30 Miami Fla

FUTURE GAMES

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