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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 5333041, 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 12 (1/20-26) Maryland beat #17 Illinois 91-70 = +30 Tennessee beat #14 Mississippi State 68-56 = +24 Tennessee lost to #1 Auburn 51-53 = +23 Auburn beat #6 Tennessee 53-51 = +22 Vanderbilt beat #9 Kentucky 74-69 = +22 Houston beat #12 Kansas 92-86 = +20 South Carolina lost to #5 Florida 69-70 = +20 Minnesota beat #15 Oregon 77-69 = +19 Missouri beat #15 Mississippi 83-75 = +19 Ohio State beat #11 Purdue 73-70 = +18 Wake Forest lost to #2 Duke 56-63 = +17 Kansas State beat #23 West Virginia 73-60 = +16 Louisiana State lost to #4 Alabama 73-80 = +15 Texas beat #13 Texas A&M 70-69 = +14 Kansas lost to #7 Houston 86-92 = +13 Mississippi lost to #13 Texas A&M 62-63 = +12 Rutgers lost to #8 Michigan State 74-81 = +11 Arizona State beat #23 West Virginia 65-57 = +11 Texas beat #23 Missouri 61-53 = +11 Texas A&M beat #16 Mississippi 63-62 = +11 Xavier beat #19 Connecticut 76-72 = +11 UCLA beat #18 Wisconsin 85-83 = +10 Arizona State lost to #3 Iowa State 61-76 = +8 Mississippi State lost to #6 Tennessee 56-68 = +8 South Carolina lost to #14 Mississippi State 60-65 = +7 Vanderbilt lost to #4 Alabama 87-103 = +6 Butler lost to #19 Connecticut 78-80 = +5 Villanova lost to #10 Marquette 74-87 = +3 Northwestern lost to #17 Illinois 74-83 = Even Washington lost to #15 Oregon 71-82 = Even Texas Christian lost to #12 Kansas 61-74 = +1 Seton Hall lost to #10 Marquette 59-76 = -1 Central Florida lost to #3 Iowa State 83-108 = -2 Xavier lost to #20 St. John’s 71-79 = -2 Mississippi lost to #22 Missouri 75-83 = -4 Wichita State lost to #24 Memphis 53-61 = -6 Georgia lost to #5 Florida 59-89 = -9 Michigan Lost to #11 Purdue 64-91 = -12 Utah lost to #7 Houston 36-70 = -15 Nebraska lost to #18 Wisconsin 55-83 = -20 Alabama-Birmingham lost to #24 Memphis 77-100 = -21 Southern Methodist lost to #25 Louisville 73-98 = -24 WEEKLY LEADERS Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points Week 2: Purdue beat #2 Alabama 87-78 = +33 Week 3: Marquette beat #6 Purdue 76-58 = +38 Week 4: Dayton beat #2 Connecticut 85-67 = +42 Week 5: Mississippi State beat #18 Pittsburgh 90-57 = +41 Week 6: Dayton beat #6 Marquette 71-63 = +28 Week 7: Ohio State beat #4 Kentucky 85-65 = +42 Week 8: Memphis beat #16 Mississippi 87-70 = +27 Week 9: Illinois beat #9 Oregon 109-77 = +49 Week 10: Florida beat #1 Tennessee 73-43 = +55 Week 11: Iowa State beat #9 Kansas 74-57 = +34 Week 12: Maryland beat #17 Illinois 91-70 = +30 TOP TEN PERFORMANCES Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points Week 10: Florida beat #1 Tennessee 73-43 = +55 Week 9: Illinois beat #9 Oregon 109-77 = +49 Week 4: Dayton beat #2 Connecticut 85-67 = +42 Week 7: Ohio State beat #4 Kentucky 85-65 = +42 Week 9: Alabama beat #12 Oklahoma 107-79 = +42 Week 5: Mississippi State beat #18 Pittsburgh 90-57 = +41 Week 4: Louisville beat #14 Indiana 89-61 = +40 Week 3: Marquette beat #6 Purdue 76-58 = +38 Week 5: Creighton beat #1 Kansas 76-63 = +38 Week 5: Missouri beat #1 Kansas 76-67 = +34 Week 11: Iowa State beat #9 Kansas 74-57 = +34 TOP 25 CUMULATIVE Auburn +144 points Alabama +140 Kentucky +132 Illinois +121 Gonzaga +108 Iowa State +106 Tennessee +101 Dayton +98 Mississippi State +93 Texas A&M +92 West Virginia +90 Maryland +85 Missouri +83 Memphis +78 Duke +77 Creighton +76 Marquette +76 Michigan +69 Florida +65 Georgia +62 Mississippi +59 Kansas +58 San Diego State +56 Xavier +56 North Carolina +55 The worst in a game is Maryland Eastern Shore who lost to #19 Arkansas 35-109 = -67. The Hawks also have the worst cumulative total at -143. Syracuse is -3 against ranked teams. Here are their opponents: Le Moyne -18 Colgate +10 Youngstown State -29 Texas +45 Saint Joseph’s Texas Tech +21 Cornell Tennessee +101 Notre Dame +10 Albany Georgetown +20 Maryland +85 Bucknell Wake Forest -26 Florida State -7 Georgia Tech -22 Boston College Louisville +31 Notre Dame Clemson +26 Pittsburgh 6 Stanford California Duke +77 U of Miami Even North Carolina +55 North Carolina State +4 Virginia Tech +2 Southern Methodist Virginia -30 [/QUOTE]

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