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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4979514, 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 15 (2/12-18) Auburn beat #11 South Carolina 101-61 = +55 Connecticut beat #4 Marquette 81-53 = +50 Texas Tech beat #6 Kansas 79-50 = +49 Ohio State beat #2 Purdue 73-69 = +28 Syracuse beat #7 North Carolina 86-79 = +26 Kentucky beat #13 Auburn 70-59 = +24 Baylor beat #25 Oklahoma 79-62 = +18 Oklahoma State beat #19 Brigham Young 93-83 = +17 Butler lost to #4 Marquette 72-78 = +16 Illinois State beat #23 Indiana State 80-67 = +16 Louisiana State beat to #11 South Carolina 64-63 = +16 Minnesota lost to #2 Purdue 76-84 = +16 Pittsburgh beat #21 Virginia 74-63 = +15 Kansas beat #25 Oklahoma 67-57 = +11 Wake Forest lost to #9 Duke 69-77 = +9 Florida State lost to #9 Duke 67-76 = +8 Iowa beat #20 Wisconsin 88-86 = +8 Southern Illinois beat #23 Indiana State 74-69 = +8 Texas Tech lost to #10 Iowa State 74-82 = +8 Cincinnati lost to #10 Iowa State 59-68 = +7 Maryland lost to #14 Illinois 80-85 = +7 South Florida beat #24 Florida Atlantic 90-86 = +6 Central Florida lost to #19 Brigham Young 88-90 = +5 Virginia Tech lost to #7 North Carolina 81-96 = +4 Wake Forest lost to #21 Virginia 47-49 = +3 Fordham lost to #16 Dayton 70-78 = +2 Texas lost to #3 Houston 61-82 = +2 West Virginia lost to #12 Baylor 81-94 = +1 Ohio State lost to #20 Wisconsin 54-62 = -2 Marquette lost to #1 Connecticut 53-81 = -3 Oklahoma lost to #12 Baylor 62-79 = -3 Duquesne lost to #16 Dayton 59-75 = -6 Auburn lost to #22 Kentucky 59-70 = -7 Mississippi lost to #22 Kentucky 63-75 = -8 Oklahoma lost to #6 Kansas 57-67 = -10 Temple lost to #24 Florida Atlantic 68-80 = -10 Arkansas lost to #8 Tennessee 63-92 = -11 DePaul lost to #1 Connecticut 65-101 = -11 Butler lost to #17 Creighton 57-79 = -13 Georgetown lost to #17 Creighton 72-94 = -13 Texas A&M lost to #15 Alabama 75-100 = -14 Michigan lost to #14 Illinois 68-97 = -17 Vanderbilt lost to #8 Tennessee 53-88 = -18 Arizona State lost to #5 Arizona 60-105 = -24 South Carolina lost to #13 Auburn 61-101 = -27 Pepperdine lost to #18 St. Mary’s 59-103 = -36 Amazing in the 15th week, we get the three best performances against ranked teams of the entire years! 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 Week 15 Auburn beat #11 South Carolina 101-61 = +55 TOP TEN Week 15 Auburn beat #11 South Carolina 101-61 = +55 Week 15 Connecticut beat #4 Marquette 81-53 = +50 Week 15 Texas Tech beat #6 Kansas 79-50 = +49 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 The worst game so far: Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79 CUMULATIVE TOP 25 Connecticut +167 Kansas +166 Purdue +154 North Carolina +142 Marquette +111 Texas Tech +108 Tennessee +107 Kentucky +105 Auburn +103 Texas Christian +100 Arizona +94 Michigan State +94 Cincinnati +89 Wisconsin +85 Texas +83 Florida +77 Baylor +76 Texas A&M +73 UCLA +72 Clemson +71 Iowa State +71 Georgia Tech +70 Duke +64 Memphis +64 Alabama +62 Villanova +62 The worst cumulative total: DePaul -84 Syracuse is -1. Syracuse opponents: Boston College +8 Butler +14 Canisius Clemson +71 Colgate -10 Cornell -11 Duke +78 Florida State +27 Georgetown -31 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 +36 Tennessee +50 Virginia -20 Virginia Tech +35 Wake Forest +14 The teams we have played so far have a collective ART of +643. The teams we have yet to play are +58. [/QUOTE]

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