Against Ranked Teams - basketball - after Week 14

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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 14
Rutgers beat #11 Wisconsin 78-56 = +37
Texas A&M beat #6 Tennessee 85-69 = +36
Florida beat #12 Auburn 81-65 = +30
Auburn beat #16 Alabama 99-81 = +28
Clemson beat #3 North Carolina 80-76 = +27
Kansas State beat #4 Kansas 75-70 = +27
Michigan State beat #10 Illinois 88-80 = +24
Oklahoma beat #21 Brigham Young 66-82 = +21
U of Miami lost to #3 North Carolina 72-75 = +20
Baylor lost to #4 Kansas 61-64 = +19
Michigan beat #11 Wisconsin 72-68 = +19
Nevada-Reno beat #22 Utah State 77-63 = +18
Butler lost to #1 Connecticut 62-71 = +16
Cincinnati lost to #5 Houston 62-67 = +16
Kansas beat #13 Baylor 64-61 = +16
Gonzaga beat #17 Kentucky 89-85 = +13
Utah lost to #8 Arizona 99-105 = +12
Providence beat #19 Creighton 91-87 = +11
Virginia Commonwealth beat #18 Dayton 49-47 = +10
Alabama-Birmingham beat #20 Florida Atlantic 76-73 = +9
Baylor beat #23 Texas Tech 79-73 = +9
Mississippi lost to #15 South Carolina 65-68 = +8
St. John’s lost to #7 Marquette 75-86 = +8
Texas lost to #14 Iowa State 65-70 = +7
Texas Tech lost to #13 Baylor 73-79 = +7
Nevada-Reno beat #24 San Diego State 70-66 = +6
Oklahoma State lost to #5 Houston 63-79 = +5
Indiana lost to #2 Purdue 59-79 = +4
Nevada-Las Vegas beat #25 New Mexico 80-77 = +4
Boston College lost to #9 Duke 65-80 = +2
Georgetown lost to #1 Connecticut 64-89 = Even
Louisiana State lost to #6 Tennessee 68-88 = Even
Texas Christian lost to #14 Iowa State 59-71 = Even
Xaviers lost to #19 Creighton 71-78 = Even
Kansas State lost to #21 Brigham Young 66-72 = -1
Notre Dame lost to #9 Duke 53-71 = -1
Colorado lost to #8 Arizona 79-99 = -2
Alabama lost to #12 Auburn 81-99 = -4
Central Florida lost to #23 Texas Tech 59-66 = -4
Vanderbilt lost to #15 South Carolina 60-75 = -4
Louisiana State lost to #16 Alabama 92-109 = -7
St. Joseph’s lost to #18 Dayton 79-94 = -7
Wichita State lost to #20 Florida Atlantic 82-95 = -7
Air Force lost to #24 San Diego State 64-77 = -11
Boise State lost to #22 Utah State 61-80 = -15
Wyoming lost to #25 New Mexico 73-91 = -17
Vanderbilt lost to #17 Kentucky 77-109 = -23


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
Week 12 South Carolina beat #6 Kentucky 79-62 = +37
Week 13 Kansas beat #4 Houston 78-65 = +35
Week 14 Rutgers beat #11 Wisconsin 78-56 = +37

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 12 South Carolina beat #6 Kentucky 79-62 = +37
Week 14 Rutgers beat #11 Wisconsin 78-56 = +37
Week 7 Seton Hall beat #5 Connecticut 75-60 = +36
Week 14 Texas A&M beat #6 Tennessee 85-69 = +36

The worst game so far:
Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79

CUMULATIVE TOP 25
Kansas +155
Purdue +154
North Carolina +142
Connecticut +117
Marquette +114

Tennessee +107
Texas Christian +100
Arizona +94
Michigan State +94
Texas A&M +87

Wisconsin +85
Cincinnati +82
Kentucky +81
Texas +81
Florida +77

UCLA +72
Clemson +71
Iowa State +71
Georgia Tech +70
Duke +64

Memphis +64
Alabama +62
Villanova +62
Seton Hall +61
South Carolina +59

The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79

Syracuse is -27, a worse ART than anyone we play. I’ve recorded 193 teams that have played ranked teams and done better than that. None of the 38 other teams that have done as badly or worse are Power 5 schools, so we are the worst Power 5 school in the country vs. ranked teams. We’re still better than Stanislaus State, however. And Chaminade.

Syracuse opponents:
Boston College +8
Butler +14
Canisius
Central Florida +14
Cincinnati +14
Clemson +71
Colgate -10
Cornell -11
Duke +78
Florida State +31
Georgetown -18
Georgia Tech +70
Gonzaga +14
Louisiana State -11
Louisville +4
U of Miami +35
New Hampshire
Niagara
North Carolina +142
North Carolina State +5
Notre Dame +7
Oregon +8
Pittsburgh +21
Tennessee +50
Virginia -20
Virginia Tech +31
Wake Forest +2

The teams we have played so far have a collective ART of +432. The teams we have yet to play are +330.