NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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GEORGIA TECH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 28-10
Power Rating: 93.091
Ranking: 6

11-7 v #1-25
3-3 v #26-50
7-0 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (12-3): 88.517 (30) 2-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-3 87.337 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-0 93.529 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 85.716

Away Ratings (7-5): 93.017 (9)
3-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-4 93.994
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 92.154
Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 107.84

Neutral Ratings (9-2): 96.341 (4) 6-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 88.966 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-1 94.705 Last Ten Ratings: 6-2 91.642

League Power Rankings (10-8): 90.888 (12)
6-6 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-3 87.337
Away Ratings: 4-4 93.994
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 88.966
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 93.115

Non-League Power Ratings (18-2): 96.584 (2) 5-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 7-0 93.529 Away Ratings: 3-1 92.154 Neutral Ratings: 8-1 94.705 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 92.658

Wins Power Rankings: 96.882 (7)
10-7 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
7-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 12-3 90.597
Away Ratings: 7-5 96.148
Neutral Ratings: 9-2 101.91
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 102.71

Rankings: Points: 88.785 (7) 10-7 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 8-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 12-3 86.183 Away Ratings: 7-5 89.949 Neutral Ratings: 9-2 89.675 League Power Rankings: 10-8 87.418 Non-League Power Ratings: 18-2 90.753 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 89.234

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 96.568 (5)
6-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 1-0 85.716
Away Ratings: 1-0 107.84
Neutral Ratings: 6-2 91.642
League Power Rankings: 3-1 93.115
Non-League Power Ratings: 5-1 92.658

Home Advantage: -2.290 (289)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1972 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.4258 (2)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5824 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6902 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7948 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9216 (5)

Upward Stability: 3.7410 (3)

Downward Stability: 4.4405 (1)

RPI
RPI: 0.6381 (8)
10-7 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
9-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (12-3): 0.6130 (39) 1-3 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (7-5): 0.5804 (20)
3-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (9-2): 0.7349 (2) 6-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (10-8): 0.6123 (20)
3-4 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (18-2): 0.6596 (4) 5-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.6052 (6)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2003	Home	W 79-45	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
11/20/2003	Home	W 75-56	vs. #155 Hofstra
11/23/2003	Away	W 90-69	vs. #263 Cornell
11/26/2003	Neut	W 77-61	vs. #3 Connecticut
11/28/2003	Neut	W 85-65	vs. #29 Texas Tech
12/3/2003	Away	W 73-53	vs. #112 Ohio St
12/6/2003	Home	W 94-43	vs. #282 Tennessee St
12/13/2003	Neut	W 75-62	vs. #64 St Louis
12/17/2003	Home	W 74-41	vs. #294 Alabama A&M
12/21/2003	Home	W 79-66	vs. #196 St Johns
12/23/2003	Home	W 90-40	vs. #290 Marist
12/29/2003	Home	W 86-65	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
1/3/2004	Away	L 80-83	vs. #50 Georgia
1/11/2004	Away	L 88-103	vs. #14 North Carolina
1/15/2004	Home	W 75-57	vs. #40 Virginia
1/17/2004	Home	W 81-71	vs. #17 Maryland
1/20/2004	Away	W 73-66	vs. #13 Wake Forest
1/24/2004	Away	L 72-76	vs. #11 North Carolina St
1/27/2004	Home	W 76-69	vs. #89 Clemson
1/31/2004	Home	L 74-82	vs. #1 Duke
2/3/2004	Away	L 65-81	vs. #32 Florida St
2/7/2004	Away	W 77-62	vs. #73 Tennessee
2/10/2004	Home	W 88-77	vs. #14 North Carolina
2/14/2004	Away	L 80-82	vs. #40 Virginia
2/19/2004	Away	W 75-64	vs. #17 Maryland
2/22/2004	Home	L 76-80	vs. #13 Wake Forest
2/25/2004	Home	L 69-79	vs. #11 North Carolina St
2/28/2004	Away	W 79-60	vs. #89 Clemson
3/3/2004	Away	W 76-68	vs. #1 Duke
3/6/2004	Home	W 63-60	vs. #32 Florida St
3/12/2004	Neut	W 83-82	vs. #14 North Carolina
3/13/2004	Neut	L 71-85	vs. #1 Duke
3/19/2004	Neut	W 65-60	vs. #82 Northern Iowa
3/21/2004	Neut	W 57-54	vs. #25 Boston College
3/26/2004	Neut	W 72-67	vs. #24 Nevada
3/28/2004	Neut	W 79-71	vs. #20 Kansas
4/3/2004	Neut	W 67-65	vs. #4 Oklahoma St
4/5/2004	Neut	L 73-82	vs. #3 Connecticut

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

Opp. Rating

(Opp. Specific Rating)