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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4988963, 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 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. [/QUOTE]

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