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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4834767, 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 1 (11/6-11/12) The week was full of “guarantee games”, where an over-matched opponent agrees to come to play a team clearly on another level for a generous payment. Most of the time they lose by a big score and it seemed as if these schools were in a contest to see how much they could lose by: Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29 James Madison beat #4 Michigan State 79-76 = +25 Brigham Young beat #17 San Diego State 74-65 = +18 Duke lost to #12 Arizona 73-78 = +9 Weber State beat #23 St. Mary’s 61-57 = +7 Wisconsin lost to #9 Tennessee 70-80 = +7 Ohio State lost to #15 Texas A&M 66-73 = +4 Loyola (Chicago) lost to #10 Florida Atlantic 62-75 = +3 Auburn lost to #20 Baylor 82-88 = Even Yale lost to #11 Gonzaga 71-86 = Even Northern Illinois lost to #5 Marquette 70-92 = -1 Southern Indiana lost to #4 Michigan State 51-74 = -1 Central Florida lost to #13 U of Miami 72-88 = -3 Gardner-Webb lost to #14 Arkansas 68-86 = -6 Morehead State lost to #3 Purdue 57-87 = -7 Kansas State lost to #21 Southern California 69-82 = -8 Gardner-Webb lost to #20 Baylor 62-77 = -9 Radford lost to #19 North Carolina 70-86 = -9 Rider lost to #5 Marquette 65-95 = -9 Oakland lost to #25 Illinois 53-64 = -10 Texas A&M-Commerce lost to #16 Kentucky 61-81 = -10 New Mexico lost to #23 St. Mary’s 58-72 = -11 North Dakota State lost to #8 Creighton 60-89 = -11 Manhattan lost to #1 Kansas 61-99 = -13 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi lost to #7 Houston 50-82 = -13 Dartmouth lost to #2 Duke 54-92 = -14 Lehigh lost to #19 North Carolina = -15 Cal State Fullerton lost to #17 San Diego State 57-83 = -17 North Carolina Central lost to #1 Kansas 56-99 = -18 Delaware State lost to #18 Texas 59-86 = -19 Indiana State lost to #24 Alabama 80-102 = -20 John Brown lost to #20 Baylor 70-96 = -20 (John Brown?) Stonehill lost to #6 Connecticut 67-107 = -20 Cal State Bakersfield lost to #21 Southern California 59-85 = -21 Tennessee Tech lost to #9 Tennessee 42-80 = -21 Texas A&M-Commerce lost to #15 Texas A&M 46-78 = -21 Alcorn State lost to #14 Arkansas 59-93 = -22 LeMoyne lost to #22 Villanova 57-83 = -22 American University lost to #22 Villanova 63-90 = -23 Northern Arizona lost to #6 Connecticut 52-95 = -23 Incarnate Word lost to #18 Texas 56-88 = -24 New Jersey Inst of Technology lost to #13 U of Miami 60-101= -28 Eastern Illinois lost to #25 Illinois 50-80 = -29 Morehead State lost to #24 Alabama 73-105 = -30 New Mexico State lost to #16 Kentucky 46-86 = -30 Samford lost to #3 Purdue 45-98 = -30 Florida A&M lost to #8 Creighton 54-105 = -33 Louisiana-Monroe lost to #7 Houston 31-84 = -34 Morgan State lost to #12 Arizona 59-122 = -49 And we have a winner: Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79 WEEKLY CHAMPIONS Week 1 Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29 TOP TEN Week 1 Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29 Week 1 James Madison beat #4 Michigan State 79-76 = +25 Week 1 Brigham Young beat #17 San Diego State 74-65 = +18 Week 1 Duke lost to #12 Arizona 73-78 = +9 Week 1 Weber State beat #23 St. Mary’s 61-57 = +7 Week 1 Wisconsin lost to #9 Tennessee 70-80 = +7 Week 1 Ohio State lost to #15 Texas A&M 66-73 = +4 Week 1 Loyola (Chicago) lost to #10 Florida Atlantic 62-75 = +3 Week 1 Auburn lost to #20 Baylor 82-88 = Even Week 1 Yale lost to #11 Gonzaga 71-86 = Even The worst game so far: Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79 CUMULATIVE TOP 25 Arizona +29 James Madison +25 Brigham Young +18 Duke +9 Weber State +7 Wisconsin +7 Ohio State +4 Loyola (Chicago) +3 Auburn lost to Even Yale Even Northern Illinois -1 Southern Indiana -1 Central Florida -3 Gardner-Webb -6 Morehead State -7 Kansas State -8 Gardner-Webb -9 Radford -9 Rider -9 Oakland -10 Texas A&M-Commerce -10 New Mexico -11 North Dakota State -11 Manhattan -13 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi -13 The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79 Syracuse has yet to play a ranked team Syracuse opponents: Boston College Canisius Clemson Colgate Cornell Duke +9 Florida State Georgetown Georgia Tech Louisville U of Miami New Hampshire North Carolina North Carolina State Notre Dame Louisiana State Niagara Oregon Pittsburgh Tennessee Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Possible opponents: Chaminade Gonzaga Kansas Marquette Purdue UCLA [/QUOTE]

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