Against Ranked Teams - Basketball after Week 10

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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 10 (1/8-14/24)
Nebraska beat #1 Purdue 88-72 = +41
Kansas beat #9 Oklahoma 78-66 = +29
Central Florida beat #3 Kansas 65-60 = +28
Iowa State beat #2 Houston 57-53 = +28
Mississippi State beat #5 Tennessee 77-72 = +26
Texas Christian beat #9 Oklahoma 71-80 = +26
Maryland beat #10 Illinois 76-67 = +25
New Mexico beat #19 San Diego State 88-70 = +25
Texas A&M beat #6 Kentucky 97-92 = +25
Texas Christian beat #2 Houston 68-67 = +25
Butler beat #11 Marquette 69-62 = +22
Virginia Tech beat #21 Clemson 87-72 = +22
Washington State lost to #8 Arizona 73-70 = +21
Baylor beat #18 Brigham Young 81-72 = +17
Xavier lost to #4 Connecticut 75-80 = +17
Boise State beat #17 Colorado State 65-58 = +16
Georgia lost to #5 Tennessee 79-85 = +15
Michigan State lost to #10 Illinois 68-71 = +13
Oklahoma lost to #3 Kansas 66-78 = +11
Georgia Tech lost to #11 Duke 79-84 = +10
Cincinnati lost to #14 Baylor 59-62 = +9
Georgetown lost to #4 Connecticut 67-80 = +9
Penn State lost to #1 Purdue 78-95 = +8
Texas-San Antonio lost to #13 Memphis 101-107 = +7
Missouri lost to #6 Kentucky 77-90 = +7
North Carolina State lost to #7 North Carolina 54-67 = +6
UNLV lost to #20 Utah State 86-87 = +5
San Jose State lost to #19 San Diego State 78-81 = +4
Santa Clara beat #23 Gonzaga 77-76 = +4
West Virginia beat #25 Texas 76-73 = +4
Central Florida lost to #18 Brigham Young 58-63 = +3
Northwestern lost to #15 Wisconsin 63-71 = +3
St. John’s lost to #22 Creighton 65-66 = +3
Brigham Young lost to #14 Baylor 72-81 = +1
Tulane lost to #24 Florida Atlantic 84-85 = +1
Cincinnati lost to #25 Texas 73-74 = Even
Ohio State lost to #15 Wisconsin 60-71 = Even
Texas A&M lost to #16 Auburn 55-66 = -1
Louisiana State lost to #16 Auburn 78-93 = -5
Boston College lost to #21 Clemson 78-89 = -6
Pittsburgh lost to #11 Duke 53-75 = -7
Alabama-Birmingham lost to #24 Florida Atlantic 73-86 = -11
Wichita State lost to #13 Memphis 86-113 = -14
Syracuse lost to #7 North Carolina 67-103 = -17
Wyoming lost to #20 Utah State 59-83 = -18
DePaul lost to #22 Creighton 58-84 = -22

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

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 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

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
Kansas +105
Connecticut +95

Arizona +94
Tennessee +80
Michigan State +72
Kentucky +71
Texas Chrisitan +67

Wisconsin +67
Memphis +64
UCLA +64
Seton Hall +62
Illinois +53

Texas A&M +51
Duke +50
Georgia Tech +46
Iowa State +45
Stanford +43

Xavier +43
Florida Atlantic +41
Alabama +40
Colorado State +39
Cincinnati +34

The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79

Syracuse is -27, a worse ART than anyone we play.

Syracuse opponents:
Boston College -6
Canisius
Clemson +31
Colgate -10
Cornell -11
Duke +50
Florida State +15
Georgetown -1
Georgia Tech +46
Gonzaga +14
Louisiana State -9
Louisville -2
U of Miami +15
New Hampshire
Niagara
North Carolina +114
North Carolina State +5
Notre Dame +8
Oregon
Pittsburgh -2
Tennessee +50
Virginia -20
Virginia Tech +22
Wake Forest

The teams we have played so far have a collective ART of +119. The teams we have yet to play are +280.