Against Ranked Teams - Basketball - After Week 18

[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 18 (3/4-10)
Houston beat #14 Kansas 76-46 = +42
Southern California beat #5 Arizona 78-65 = +34
Florida beat #16 Alabama 105-87 = +28
Kansas State beat #6 Iowa State 65-58 = +27
Kentucky beat #4 Tennessee 85-81 = +26
Connecticut beat #8 Marquette 74-67 = +25
Texas Tech beat #11 Baylor 78-68 = +25
North Carolina beat #9 Duke 84-79 = +22
Purdue beat #12 Illinois 77-71 = +20
Marquette lost to #2 Connecticut 67-74 = +18
Central Florida lost to #1 Houston 59-67 = +17
Illinois lost to #3 Purdue 71-77 = +17
Tennessee beat #17 South Carolina 66-59 = +16
Brigham Young lost to #6 Iowa State 68-63 = +15
South Carolina lost to #4 Tennessee 59-66 = +15
Wisconsin lost to #3 Purdue 70-78 = +15
Duke lost to #7 North Carolina 79-84 = +14
Villanova lost to #10 Creighton 67-69 = +14
Washington beat #18 Washington State 74-68 = +14
Xavier lost to #8 Marquette 80-86 = +12
Iowa State beat #20 Brigham Young 68-63 = +11
Providence lost to #2 Connecticut 60-74 = +10
UNLV beat #21 San Diego State 62-58 = +9
Tulsa beat #24 South Florida 76-70 = +8
Tennessee lost to #15 Kentucky 81-85 = +7
Texas lost to #11 Baylor 85-93 = +7
Arkansas lost to #16 Alabama 88-92 = +6
Mississippi State lost to #17 South Carolina 89-93 = +5
Boise State lost to #21 San Diego State 62-63 = +4
Iowa lost to #12 Illinois 61-73 = +2
New Mexico lost to #22 Utah State 85-87 = +2
North Carolina State lost to #9 Duke 64-79 = +2
Georgia lost to #13 Auburn 78-92 = -1
UCLA lost to #5 Arizona 65-88 = -2
Virginia Commonwealth lost to #25 Dayton 86-91 = -4
Kansas lost to #1 Houston 46-76 = -5
Vanderbilt lost to #15 Kentucky 77-93 = -5
Oklahoma State lost to #20 Brigham Young 71-85 = -8
Kansas State lost to #14 Kansas 68-90 = -10
Tulane lost to #24 South Florida 72-85 = -11
Missouri lost to #13 Auburn 74-101 = -14
Notre Dame lost to #7 North Carolina 51-84 = -14
Saint Louis lost to #25 Dayton 83-100 = -16
San Jose State lost to #22 Utah State 70-90 = -16


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
Week 17 Creighton beat #5 Marquette 89-75 = +35
Week 18 Houston beat #14 Kansas 76-46 = +42

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 18 Houston beat #14 Kansas 76-46 = +42
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
Connecticut +184
Purdue +174
Tennessee +172
Kentucky +166
Kansas +164

North Carolina +164
Texas Tech +133
Houston +132
Marquette +129
Auburn +117

Baylor +115
Florida +115
Creighton +113
Michigan State +112
Brigham Young +109

Cincinnati +106
Texas Christian +105
Wisconsin +105
Iowa State +99
Arizona +96

Texas +88
Central Florida +79
Villanova +77
St. John’s +73
UCLA +72

Interesting that North Carolina is ranked as high as they are with the dearth of ranked teams in the ACC.

The worst cumulative total: DePaul -99

Syracuse is -1.

Syracuse opponents:
Boston College +8
Butler +14
Canisius
Clemson +71
Colgate -10
Cornell -11
Duke +92
Florida State +27
Georgetown -31
Georgia Tech +70
Gonzaga +14
Louisiana State -1
Louisville -5
U of Miami +37
New Hampshire
Niagara
North Carolina +164
North Carolina State +21
Notre Dame -7
Oregon +8
Pittsburgh +36
Tennessee +50
Virginia -23
Virginia Tech +35
Wake Forest +36