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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4931594, 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 9 (1/1/-7/24) Tennessee beat #22 Mississippi 90-64 = +30 Cincinnati beat #12 Brigham Young 71-60 = +25 U of Miami beat #16 Clemson 95-82 = +23 Purdue beat #9 Illinois 83-78 = +22 Seton Hall beat #7 Marquette 78-75 = +22 Texas Christian lost to #2 Kansas 81-83 = +22 Illinois lost to #1 Purdue 78-83 = +20 North Carolina beat #16 Clemson 65-55 = +20 Florida lost to #6 Kentucky 85-87 = +18 Utah State beat #13 Colorado State 77-72 = +18 Southern Mississippi beat #19 James Madison 81-71 = +17 Texas Tech beat #20 Texas 78-67 = +17 Butler lost to #4 Connecticut 81-88 = +16 Creighton beat #23 Providence 69-60 = +12 Charlotte beat #17 Florida Atlantic 70-68 = +11 Maryland lost to #1 Purdue 53-67 = +11 Clemson lost to #8 North Carolina 55-65 = +8 Southern Methodist lost to #15 Memphis 59-62 = +8 Tulsa lost to #15 Memphis 75-78 = +8 Iowa State lost to #11 Oklahoma 63-71 = +7 Seton Hall beat #23 Providence 61-57= +7 New Mexico lost to #13 Colorado State 68-76 = +5 Pittsburgh lost to #8 North Carolina = +5 Notre Dame lost to #14 Duke 59-67 = +4 Oklahoma State lost to #18 Baylor 70-75 = +3 Louisiana lost to #19 James Madison 61-68 = Even Utah lost to #10 Arizona 73-92 = -3 Mississippi lost to #5 Tennessee 64-90 = -5 East Carolina lost to #17 Florida Atlantic 64-79 = -6 Iowa lost to #21 Wisconsin 72-83 = -6 DePaul lost to #4 Connecticut 56-85 = -7 Syracuse lost to #14 Duke 66-86 = -8 Cornell lost to #18 Baylor 79-98 = -11 Nebraska lost to #21 Wisconsin 72-88 = -11 Texas-Arlington lost to #20 Texas 62-79 = -11 West Virginia lost to #3 Houston 55-89 = -11 Northwestern lost to #9 Illinois 66-96 = -13 Norfolk State lost to #5 Tennessee 50-87 = -16 Pennsylvania lost to #25 Auburn 68-88 = -19 Pepperdine lost to #24 Gonzaga 60-86 = -24 San Diego lost to #24 Gonzaga 74-101 = -25 Arkansas lost to #25 Auburn 51-83 = -31 Colorado lost to #16 Arizona 50-97 = -37 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 TOP TEN Week 6 Michigan State beat #6 Baylor 88-64 = +44 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 7 Seton Hall beat #5 Connecticut 75-60 = +36 Week 5 Marquette beat #12 Texas 86-65 = +35 Week 7 Providence beat #6 Marquette 72-57 = +35 Week 4 Wisconsin beat #3 Marquette 75-64 = +34 The worst game so far: Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79 CUMULATIVE TOP 25 Purdue +128 Marquette +114 North Carolina +114 Connecticut +95 Arizona +94 Tennessee +80 Kansas +76 Kentucky +71 Wisconsin +67 Memphis +64 UCLA +64 Seton Hall +62 Michigan State +59 Illinois +53 Duke +50 Stanford +43 Florida Atlantic +41 Alabama +40 Colorado State +39 Georgia Tech +36 Northwestern +31 Villanova +30 Florida +27 Texas A&M +27 Xavier +26 The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79 Syracuse is -10 Syracuse opponents: Boston College Canisius Clemson +31 Colgate -10 Cornell -11 Duke +50 Florida State +15 Georgetown -10 Georgia Tech +36 Gonzaga +14 Louisiana State -4 Louisville -2 U of Miami +15 New Hampshire Niagara North Carolina +114 North Carolina State +5 Notre Dame +8 Oregon Pittsburgh +5 Tennessee +50 Virginia -20 Virginia Tech Wake Forest [/QUOTE]

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