NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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GEORGIA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-20
Power Rating: 72.718
Ranking: 196

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

Home Ratings (7-9): 72.804 (198) 0-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-6 75.585 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-3 69.733 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 75.561

Away Ratings (0-9): 68.811 (257)
0-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 0-8 73.686
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 63.718
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 74.030

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 76.765 (135) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 74.343 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 76.655 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 70.530

League Power Rankings (2-15): 72.991 (193)
0-5 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-6 75.585
Away Ratings: 0-8 73.686
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.343
Last Ten Ratings: 1-8 74.991

Non-League Power Ratings (6-5): 72.257 (199) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 5-3 69.733 Away Ratings: 0-1 63.718 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.655 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 65.593

Wins Power Rankings: 72.565 (192)
0-6 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
2-8 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-9 72.417
Away Ratings: 0-9 64.815
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 78.597
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 71.190

Rankings: Points: 72.888 (204) 0-6 v #1-25 1-5 v #26-50 1-7 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-9 73.200 Away Ratings: 0-9 71.060 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 74.356 League Power Rankings: 2-15 73.649 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-5 71.645 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 73.091

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 71.960 (213)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-3 75.561
Away Ratings: 0-4 74.030
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 70.530
League Power Rankings: 1-8 74.991
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 65.593

Home Advantage: 5.8136 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1036 (47)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2666 (47)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4134 (42)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5384 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6720 (45)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8530 (96)

Upward Stability: 1.4266 (290)

Downward Stability: 1.0850 (310)

RPI
RPI: 0.4618 (224)
0-5 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (7-9): 0.4600 (207) 1-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (0-9): 0.4312 (278)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4945 (151) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (2-15): 0.4520 (243)
0-6 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-7 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (6-5): 0.4767 (180) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5469 (45)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2004	Home	L 61-71	vs. #95 Western KY
11/26/2004	Home	L 47-58	vs. #37 Nevada
12/1/2004	Home	W 71-54	vs. #284 Alabama A&M
12/5/2004	Away	L 49-87	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
12/8/2004	Home	W 67-62	vs. #190 Gardner-Webb
12/11/2004	Neut	W 76-74	vs. #93 Oregon St
12/19/2004	Home	W 93-89	vs. #210 Wofford
12/22/2004	Home	W 78-67	vs. #304 Bethune Cookman
12/28/2004	Home	W 100-69	vs. #330 Savannah St
12/31/2004	Home	L 52-56	vs. #266 Stetson
1/5/2005	Home	L 65-72	vs. #91 Tennessee
1/8/2005	Away	L 54-74	vs. #52 South Carolina
1/12/2005	Away	L 54-59	vs. #116 Mississippi
1/15/2005	Home	L 55-76	vs. #7 Kentucky
1/22/2005	Home	W 68-59	vs. #53 Vanderbilt
1/25/2005	Away	L 47-70	vs. #16 Florida
1/30/2005	Away	L 47-75	vs. #21 Alabama
2/2/2005	Home	L 79-95	vs. #32 LSU
2/5/2005	Home	L 53-60	vs. #52 South Carolina
2/9/2005	Away	L 47-62	vs. #71 Arkansas
2/12/2005	Away	L 51-60	vs. #7 Kentucky
2/16/2005	Neut	L 42-59	vs. #59 Clemson
2/19/2005	Home	W 57-45	vs. #124 Auburn
2/23/2005	Home	L 62-76	vs. #34 Mississippi St
2/26/2005	Away	L 37-65	vs. #53 Vanderbilt
3/2/2005	Home	L 38-50	vs. #16 Florida
3/5/2005	Away	L 68-78	vs. #91 Tennessee
3/10/2005	Neut	L 65-76	vs. #34 Mississippi St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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