Against Ranked Teams - Basketball - 2024 Week 4

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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 4 (11/27-12/3)
Kentucky beat #8 U of Miami 95-73 = +40
Wisconsin beat #3 Marquette 75-64 = +34
Northwestern beat #1 Purdue 92-88 = +29
Kansas beat #4 Connecticut 69-65 = +26
Arkansas beat #7 Duke 80-75 = +24
North Carolina beat #10 Tennessee 100-92 = +24
Virginia beat #14 Texas A&M 59-47 = +24
Georgia Tech beat #7 Duke 72-68 = +23
St. Joseph’s beat #18 Villanova 78-65 = +21
UNC Wilmington beat #12 Kentucky 80-73 = +21
Connecticut lost to #5 Kansas 65-69 = +17
Xavier lost to #6 Houston 60-66 = +14
Georgia Tech beat #21 Mississippi State 67-59 = +13
Clemson beat #23 Alabama 85-77 = +11
Drexel beat #18 Villanova 57-55 = +10
Southern U. beat #21 Mississippi State 60-59 = +6
Notre Dame lost to #8 U of Miami 49-62 = +5
New Hampshire lost to #4 Connecticut 64-84 = +2
Southern California lost to #11 Gonzaga 76-89 = +2
Colorado lost to #20 Colorado State 83-88 = +1
Florida State lost to #17 North Carolina 70-78 = +1
Tennessee lost to #17 North Carolina 92-100 = +1
Washington lost to #20 Colorado State 81-86 = +1
Cal State-Bakersfield lost to #11 Gonzaga 65-81= -1
Charleston lost to #13 Florida Atlantic 74-90 = -3
Colgate lost to #2 Arizona 55-82 = -3
Oklahoma State lost to #15 Creighton 65-79 = -3
Texas Southern lost to #1 Purdue 67-99 = -7
U of Miami lost to #12 Kentucky 73-95 = -8
Texas State lost to #16 Texas 58-77 = -9
Buffalo lost to #2 James Madison 66-81 = -11
Liberty lost to #13 Florida Atlantic 58-83 = -12
Eastern Illinois lost to #5 Kansas 63-71 = -13
Southern U. lost to #3 Marquette 56-93 = -14
Rutgers lost to #24 Illinois 58-76 = -16
Nebraska lost to #15 Creighton 60-89 = -18
Arkansas-Pine Bluff lost to #25 Oklahoma 86-107 = -20
Nicholls lost to #9 Baylor 70-108 = -21
Fresno State lost to #19 Brigham Young 56-85 = -22
Northwestern State lost to #9 Baylor 40-91 = -34
La Plume lost to #22 James Madison 59-130 = -67
(La Plume is also known as Keystone College, if that helps.)

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

TOP TEN
Week 4 Kentucky beat #8 U of Miami 95-73 = +40
Week 3 Colorado State beat #8 Creighton 69-48 = +39
Week 3 Marquette beat #1 Kansas 73-59 = +39
Week 4 Wisconsin beat #3 Marquette 75-64 = +34
Week 1 Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29
Week 4 Northwestern beat #1 Purdue 92-88 = +29
Week 3 Kansas beat #7 Tennessee 69-60 = +28
Week 4 Kansas beat #4 Connecticut 69-65 = +26
Week 3 Wisconsin beat #24 Virginia 65-41 = +26
Week 1 James Madison beat #4 Michigan State 79-76 = +25
Week 2 Bryant beat #10 Florida Atlantic 61-52 = +25
Week 3 Purdue beat #11 Gonzaga 73-63 = +25
Week 3 Purdue beat #4 Marquette 78-75 = +25

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

CUMULATIVE TOP 25
Kansas +76
Purdue +73
Marquette +70
Wisconsin +67
Kentucky +50

North Carolina +45
Arizona +40
Colorado State +39
Connecticut +38
Tennessee +37

Georgia Tech +36
UCLA +31
Northwestern +29
Duke +26
Xavier +26

Bryant +25
James Madison +25
Michigan State +25
Ohio State +24
Virginia +24

St. Joseph’s +23
UNC Wilmington +21
Arkansas +21
Florida Atlantic +21
Brigham Young +18
UNC Greensboro +18

The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79

Syracuse is -2

Syracuse opponents:
Boston College
Canisius
Clemson +23
Colgate -3
Cornell
Duke +26
Florida State +15
Georgetown
Georgia Tech +36
Gonzaga +14
Louisville
U of Miami -8
New Hampshire
North Carolina +45
North Carolina State
Notre Dame +5
Louisiana State
Niagara
Oregon
Pittsburgh
Tennessee +37
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest