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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4945635, 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 11 (1/15-21) West Virginia beat #3 Kansas 91-85 = +29 Auburn beat #22 Mississippi 82-59 = +27 Houston beat #25 Texas Tech 77-54 = +24 Villanova lost to #1 Connecticut 65-66 = +24 New Mexico beat #10 Utah State 99-86 = +23 Pittsburgh beat #7 Duke 80-76 = +23 Connecticut beat #18 Creighton 62-48 = +22 Kansas State beat #9 Baylor 68-64 = +21 Penn State beat #11 Wisconsin 87-83 = +19 Texas beat #19 Baylor 75-73 = +19 Tulane beat #10 Memphis 81-79 = +18 Brigham Young beat #24 Iowa State 87-72 = +17 South Florida beat #10 Memphis 74-73 = +17 Louisiana State beat #22 Mississippi 89-80 = +13 Texas Tech beat #20 Brigham Young 85-78 = +13 Boston College lost to #4 North Carolina 66-76 = +12 Cincinnati beat #19 Texas Christian 81-77 = +11 Creighton lost to #1 Connecticut 48-62 = +11 Iowa lost to #2 Purdue 70-84 = +10 Georgia lost to #8 Kentucky 96-105 = +9 St. John’s beat #17 Marquette 72-73 = +8 UCLA lost to #12 Arizona 71-77 = +8 Cincinnati lost to #15 Oklahoma 65-69 = +7 Central Florida lost to #5 Houston 42-57 = +6 Iowa State beat #19 Texas Christian 73-72 = +6 Louisville lost to #4 North Carolina 70-86 = +6 Mississippi State lost to #8 Kentucky 77-90 = +5 Seton Hall lost to #18 Creighton 94-97 = +5 Indiana lost to #2 Purdue 66-87 = +3 Indiana lost to #11 Wisconsin 79-91 = +3 Florida lost to #6 Tennessee 66-85 = +1 Texas Christian lost to #24 Iowa State 72-73 = +1 Alabama lost to #6 Tennessee 71-91 = Even St. Louis lost to #21 Dayton 65-70 = Even Oklahoma State lost to #3 Kansas 66-90 = -1 Southern California lost to #12 Arizona 67-82 = -1 Texas Tech lost to #5 Houston 54-77 = -2 Vanderbilt lost to #13 Auburn 65-80 = -2 Michigan lost to #14 Illinois 73-88 = -3 West Virginia lost to #15 Oklahoma 63-77 = -3 Villanova lost to #17 Marquette 74-87 = -4 Brigham Young lost to #25 Texas Tech 78-85 = -6 Texas-San Antonio lost to #23 Florida Atlantic 103-112 = -6 Wichita State lost to #23 Wichita State 77-86 -6 Iowa State lost to #20 Brigham Young 72-87 = -9 Mississippi lost to #13 Auburn 59-82 = -10 Fresno State lost to #16 Utah State 62-83 = -11 Rutgers lost to #14 Illinois 63-86 = -11 Rhode Island lost to #21 Dayton 62-96 = -29 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 Week 11 West Virginia beat #3 Kansas 91-85 = +29 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 Connecticut +117 Marquette +114 North Carolina +114 Kansas +105 Arizona +94 Tennessee +80 Michigan State +72 UCLA +72 Kentucky +71 Texas Christian +68 Seton Hall +67 Wisconsin +67 Memphis +64 Illinois +53 Cincinnati +52 Texas A&M +51 Villanova +50 Duke +50 Georgia Tech +46 Stanford +43 Xavier +43 Iowa State +42 New Mexico +42 Florida Atlantic +41 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 +4 Louisville +4 U of Miami +15 New Hampshire Niagara North Carolina +114 North Carolina State +5 Notre Dame +8 Oregon Pittsburgh +21 Tennessee +50 Virginia -20 Virginia Tech +22 Wake Forest The teams we have played so far have a collective ART of +253. The teams we have yet to play are +251. [/QUOTE]

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