Against Ranked Teams 2024 - basketball - after Week 13

[SWC75]

The last few years I’ve attempted to quantify team’s performances against ranked teams, (historically a big factor in decisions made about getting into playoffs) with a system that gives points to teams for the ranking of their opponents and adds or subtracts the point differential in their games, (adds in a win, subtracts in a loss). The ‘ranking’ points are 25 for playing a #1 ranked team, 24 for playing a #2 ranked team, etc., down to 1 point for playing a 25th ranked team. These points are easily computed by subtracting the ranking number from 26, (26-1 = 25; 26-25 =1, etc.). Over the course of the season, I add the points earned by each team in their games against ranked teams as a sort of standings but have always maintained that this is just one thing to look at in evaluating the team, not a final overall ranking.

WEEK 13 (1/29-2/4)
Kansas beat #4 Houston 78-65 = +35
Nebraska beat #6 Wisconsin 80-72 = +28
North Carolina beat #7 Duke 93-84 = +28
Tennessee beat #10 Kentucky 103-92 = +27
Purdue beat #6 Wisconsin 75-69 = +26
South Carolina beat #5 Tennessee 63-59 = +25
Georgia Tech beat #3 North Carolina 74-73 = +24
San Diego State beat #17 Utah State 81-67 = +23
Florida beat #10 Kentucky 94-91 = +19
Texas lost to #4 Houston 72-76 = +18
Texas Christian beat #15 Texas Tech 85-78 = +18
Wisconsin lost to #2 Purdue 69-75 = +18
Baylor beat #12 Kansas State 70-68 = +16
Providence lost to #1 Connecticut 65-74 = +16
Boise State beat #19 New Mexico 86-78 = +15
Northwestern lost to #2 Purdue 96-105 = +15
Butler beat #13 Creighton 99-98 = +14
Central Florida beat #23 Oklahoma 74-63 = +14
Cincinnati beat #15 Texas Tech 75-72 = +14
Duke lost to #3 North Carolina 84-93 = +14
St. John’s lost to #1 Connecticut 64-77 = +12
Texas beat #25 Texas Christian 77-66 = +12
Villanova lost to #9 Marquette 80-85 = +12
Kentucky lost to #5 Tennessee 92-103 = +10
Nebraska lost to #14 Illinois 84-87 = +9
Virginia Tech lost to #7 Duke 67-77 = +9
Iowa State lost to #18 Baylor 68-70 = +6
Houston lost to #8 Kansas 65-78 = +5
Stanford lost to #11 Arizona 71-82 = +4
Central Florida lost to #18 Baylor 69-77 = Even
Ohio State lost to #14 Illinois 75-87 = Even
St. Bonaventure lost to #21 Dayton 71-76 = Even
Mississippi lost to #16 Auburn 77-91 = -4
Texas lost to #25 Texas Christian 78-85 = -6
Georgia lost to #24 Alabama 76-85 = -7
West Virginia lost to #22 Brigham Young 73-86 = -9
California lost to #11 Arizona 65-91 = -11
Oklahoma State lost to #8 Kansas 54-83 = -11
San Jose State lost to #17 Utah State 61-82 = -12
Georgetown lost to #9 Marquette 57-91 = -17
George Washington lost to #21 Dayton 61-83 = -17
Kansas State lost to #23 Oklahoma 53-73 = -17
Vanderbilt lost to #16 Auburn 54-81 = -17
Tulsa lost to #20 Florida Atlantic 70-102 = -26
Mississippi State lost to #24 Alabama 67-99 = -30

Lots of big confrontations, (six games between ranked teams) meant plenty of points to be won- or lost. We got neither.


WEEKLY CHAMPIONS
Week 1 Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29
Week 2 Bryant beat #10 Florida Atlantic 61-52 = +25
Week 3 Colorado State beat #8 Creighton 69-48 = +39
Week 3 Marquette beat #1 Kansas 73-59 = +39
Week 4 Kentucky beat #8 U of Miami 95-73 = +40
Week 5 Colorado beat #15 U of Miami 90-63 = +38
Week 6 Michigan State beat #6 Baylor 88-64 = +44
Week 7 Seton Hall beat #5 Connecticut 75-60 = +36
Week 8 Stanford beat #4 Arizona 100-82 = +40
Week 9 Tennessee beat #22 Mississippi 90-64 = +30
Week 10 Nebraska beat #1 Purdue 88-72 = +41
Week 11 West Virginia beat #3 Kansas 91-85 = +29
Week 12 South Carolina beat #6 Kentucky 79-62 = +37
Week 13 Kansas beat #4 Houston 78-65 = +35

TOP TEN
Week 6 Michigan State beat #6 Baylor 88-64 = +44
Week 10 Nebraska beat #1 Purdue 88-72 = +41
Week 4 Kentucky beat #8 U of Miami 95-73 = +40
Week 8 Stanford beat #4 Arizona 100-82 = +40
Week 3 Colorado State beat #8 Creighton 69-48 = +39
Week 3 Marquette beat #1 Kansas 73-59 = +39
Week 5 Colorado beat #15 U of Miami 90-63 = +38
Week 12 South Carolina beat #6 Kentucky 79-62 = +37
Week 7 Seton Hall beat #5 Connecticut 75-60 = +36
Week 7 Providence beat #6 Marquette 72-57 = +35
Week 5 Marquette beat #12 Texas 86-65 = +35
Week 13 Kansas beat #4 Houston 78-65 = +35

The worst game so far:
Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79

CUMULATIVE TOP 25
Purdue +154
North Carolina +142
Kansas +139
Connecticut +117
Marquette +114

Tennessee +107
Texas Christian +100
Arizona +94
Wisconsin +85
Kentucky +81

Texas +74
UCLA +72
Iowa State +71
Georgia Tech +70
Michigan State +70

Cincinnati +66
Duke +64
Memphis +64
Alabama +62
Villanova +62

Seton Hall +61
South Carolina +59
Northwestern +57
Illinois +53
Texas A&M +51

The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79

Syracuse is -27, a worse ART than anyone we play. I’ve recorded 195 teams that have played ranked teams and done better than that. None of the 32 other teams that have done as badly or worse are Power 5 schools, so we are the worst Power 5 school in the country vs. ranked teams. We’re still better than Stanislaus State, however. And Chaminade.

Syracuse opponents:
Boston College +6
Butler +14
Canisius
Central Florida +14
Cincinnati +14
Clemson +44
Colgate -10
Cornell -11
Duke +78
Florida State +31
Georgetown -18
Georgia Tech +70
Gonzaga +14
Louisiana State +4
Louisville +4
U of Miami +15
New Hampshire
Niagara
North Carolina +142
North Carolina State +5
Notre Dame +8
Oregon +8
Pittsburgh +21
Tennessee +50
Virginia -20
Virginia Tech +31
Wake Forest +2

The teams we have played so far have a collective ART of +330. The teams we have yet to play are +352.