Against Ranked Teams - basketball - after Week 16

[SWC75]

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 16 (2/19-25)
Creighton beat #1 Connecticut 85-66 = +44
Kentucky beat #13 Alabama 117-95 = +35
Houston beat #6 Iowa State 73-65 = +28
St. John’s beat #15 Creighton 80-66 = +25
Washington State beat #4 Arizona 77-74 = +25
Brigham Young beat #11 Baylor 78-71 = +22
Wake Forest beat #8 Duke 83-79 = +22
Houston beat #11 Baylor 82-76 = +21
Baylor lost to #2 Houston 76-82 = +18
Arizona State beat #21 Washington State 73-61 = +17
Central Florida beat #23 Texas Tech 75-61 = +17
Iowa State lost to #2 Houston 65-73 = +16
Missouri lost to #5 Tennessee 67-72 = +16
Michigan lost to #3 Purdue 76-84 = +15
Penn State beat #12 Illinois 90-89 = +15
George Mason beat #16 Dayton 71-67 = +14
West Virginia lost to #6 Iowa State 64-71 = +13
Utah State lost to #19 San Diego State 68-63 = +12
Kansas State beat #25 Brigham Young 84-74 = +11
Louisiana State beat #17 Kentucky 75-74 = +10
Nevada-Las Vegas beat #22 Colorado State 66-60 = +10
Florida lost to #13 Alabama 93-98 = +8
Alabama beat #24 Florida 98-93 = +7
New Mexico beat #22 Colorado State 68-66 = +6
Virginia lost to #10 North Carolina 44-54 = +6
Washington lost to #4 Arizona 75-91 = +6
Iowa lost to #12 Illinois 85-95 = +4
San Francisco lost to #18 St, Mary’s 66-70 = +4
Arizona lost to #21 Washington State 74-77 = +2
Texas Christian lost to #23 Texas Tech 81-82 = +2
Villanova lost to #1 Connecticut 54-78 = +1
Texas lost to #9 Kansas 67-86 = -2
Xavier lost to #7 Marquette 64-88 = -5
Rutgers lost to #3 Purdue 68-96 = -5
Baylor lost to #25 Brigham Young 71-78 = -6
Mississippi lost to #20 South Carolina 59-72 = -7
Connecticut lost to #15 Creighton 66-85 = -8
Georgia lost to #14 Auburn 76-97 = -9
U of Miami lost to #8 Duke 55-84 = -11
Vanderbilt lost to #24 Florida 64-77 = -11
Alabama lost to #17 Kentucky 95-117 = -14
Texas A&M lost to #5 Tennessee 51-86 = -14
DePaul lost to #7 Marquette 71-105 = -15
San Diego lost to #18 St. Mary’s 62-88 = -18
Fresno State lost to #19 San Diego State 41-73 = -25


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
Week 16 Creighton beat #1 Connecticut 85-66 = +44

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 16 Creighton beat #1 Connecticut 85-66 = +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

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

CUMULATIVE TOP 25
Kansas +166
Connecticut +159
Purdue +154
North Carolina +142
Kentucky +140

Marquette +111
Texas Tech +108
Tennessee +107
Auburn +103
Texas Christian +102

Arizona +96
Michigan State +94
Houston +90
Cincinnati +89
Baylor +88

Iowa State +87
Florida +85
Wisconsin +85
Texas +81
Creighton +78

St. John’s +73
UCLA +72
Clemson +71
Georgia Tech +70
Brigham Young +67

The worst cumulative total: DePaul -99

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 -1
Louisville +4
U of Miami +24
New Hampshire
Niagara
North Carolina +142
North Carolina State +5
Notre Dame +7
Oregon +8
Pittsburgh +36
Tennessee +50
Virginia -14
Virginia Tech +35
Wake Forest +36

The teams we have played so far have a collective ART of +713. The teams we have yet to play are +110.