NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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GEORGIA TECH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-12
Power Rating: 87.517
Ranking: 24

2-8 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (12-3): 85.353 (41) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 5-3 84.321 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-0 99.517 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 85.860

Away Ratings (4-6): 86.899 (28)
0-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 86.321
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 86.579
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 87.642

Neutral Ratings (4-3): 90.853 (22) 1-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-1 95.173 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 86.704 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 91.782

League Power Rankings (10-9): 87.450 (24)
2-5 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-3 84.321
Away Ratings: 3-5 86.321
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 95.173
Last Ten Ratings: 5-3 90.103

Non-League Power Ratings (10-3): 87.688 (25) 0-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-0 99.517 Away Ratings: 1-1 86.579 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 86.704 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 86.860

Wins Power Rankings: 89.624 (24)
2-8 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
8-1 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 12-3 86.022
Away Ratings: 4-6 89.577
Neutral Ratings: 4-3 93.733
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 93.608

Rankings: Points: 85.022 (23) 2-10 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 9-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 12-3 84.491 Away Ratings: 4-6 83.702 Neutral Ratings: 4-3 87.421 League Power Rankings: 10-9 84.728 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-3 85.757 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 86.569

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 90.462 (18)
1-4 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-1 85.860
Away Ratings: 2-1 87.642
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 91.782
League Power Rankings: 5-3 90.103
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 86.860

Home Advantage: 0.6351 (251)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1686 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3580 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4954 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6058 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7291 (11)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8891 (28)

Upward Stability: 1.8324 (131)

Downward Stability: 1.9337 (99)

RPI
RPI: 0.5866 (26)
2-8 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
7-3 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (12-3): 0.5342 (85) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-6): 0.6159 (16)
1-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (4-3): 0.6596 (18) 2-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (10-9): 0.5875 (34)
2-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (10-3): 0.5894 (43) 0-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5792 (5)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 74-37	vs. #298 Alabama St
11/22/2004	Away	W 60-59	vs. #143 Illinois Chi
11/26/2004	Home	W 79-54	vs. #112 Arkansas Lr
11/30/2004	Home	W 99-68	vs. #128 Michigan
12/5/2004	Home	W 87-49	vs. #196 Georgia
12/11/2004	Neut	W 64-42	vs. #87 Air Force
12/15/2004	Home	W 72-47	vs. #312 James Madison
12/18/2004	Neut	L 73-85	vs. #14 Gonzaga
12/22/2004	Home	W 90-48	vs. #256 Charleston Sou
12/28/2004	Home	W 92-58	vs. #276 Lafayette
1/1/2005	Away	L 68-70	vs. #12 Kansas
1/6/2005	Home	W 80-69	vs. #65 Miami Fla
1/8/2005	Home	W 92-69	vs. #76 Virginia
1/12/2005	Away	L 69-91	vs. #2 North Carolina
1/16/2005	Away	L 68-76	vs. #27 North Carolina St
1/22/2005	Home	L 69-70	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
1/27/2005	Home	W 102-101	vs. #5 Wake Forest
1/30/2005	Away	L 71-79	vs. #44 Maryland
2/2/2005	Home	W 64-61	vs. #105 Florida St
2/5/2005	Away	L 65-82	vs. #3 Duke
2/8/2005	Away	W 70-62	vs. #59 Clemson
2/13/2005	Home	L 51-53	vs. #27 North Carolina St
2/20/2005	Away	W 76-75	vs. #105 Florida St
2/23/2005	Home	L 56-60	vs. #3 Duke
2/26/2005	Away	W 76-72	vs. #65 Miami Fla
3/2/2005	Away	L 91-98	vs. #5 Wake Forest
3/5/2005	Home	W 64-56	vs. #59 Clemson
3/11/2005	Neut	W 73-54	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
3/12/2005	Neut	W 78-75	vs. #2 North Carolina
3/13/2005	Neut	L 64-69	vs. #3 Duke
3/18/2005	Neut	W 80-68	vs. #47 Geo Washington
3/20/2005	Neut	L 54-76	vs. #4 Louisville

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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