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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4879048, member: 289"] 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 [/QUOTE]

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