Against Ranked Teams - Basketball - after Week 19

[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.

Iowa State beat #1 Houston 41-69 = +53
Auburn beat #15 South Carolina 86-55 = +42
Mississippi State beat #5 Tennessee 73-56 = +38
Connecticut beat #10 Marquette 73-57 = +32
Cincinnati beat #16 Kansas 72-52 = +30
North Carolina State beat #4 North Carolina 84-76 = +30
Oregon beat #6 Arizona 67-59 = +28
Texas A&M beat #9 Kentucky 97-87 = +27
Iowa State beat #14 Baylor 76-62 = +26
Houston beat #25 Texas Tech 82-59 = +24
San Diego State #18 Utah State 86-70 = +24
Wisconsin beat #3 Purdue 76-75 = +24
Providence beat #8 Creighton 78-73 = +23
Florida lost to #19 Alabama 102-88 = +21
North Carolina State beat #11 Duke 74-69 = +20
Texas Tech beat #20 Brigham Young 81-67 = +20
St. John’s lost to #2 Connecticut 90-95 = +19
Michigan State lost to #3 Purdue 62-67 = +18
Saint Mary’s beat #17 Gonzaga 69-60 = +18
Pittsburgh lost to #4 North Carolina 65-72 = +15
Colorado beat #22 Washington State 58-52 = +10
Colorado State beat #23 Nevada-Reno 85-78 = +10
Duquesne beat #24 Dayton 65-57 = +10
Ohio State beat #13 Illinois 74-77 = +10
Texas Christian lost to #1 Houston 45-60 = +10
Villanova lost to #10 Marquette 65-71 = +10
Marquette lost to #2 Connecticut 57-73 = +8
Mississippi State lost to #12 Auburn 66-73 = +7
Wisconsin lost #13 Illinois 87-93 = +7
Baylor lost to #7 Iowa State 62-76 = +5
Providence lost to #10 Marquette 68-79 = +5
Gonzaga lost to #21 Saint Mary’s 60-69 = +4
Nebraska lost to #13 Illinois 87-98 = +2
Texas Tech lost to #1 Houston 59-82 = +2
Cincinnati lost to #14 Baylor 56-68 = Even
Kansas State lost to #7 Iowa State 57-76 = Even
Southern California lost to #6 Arizona 49-70 = -1
Arkansas lost to #15 South Carolina 66-80 = -3
San Francisco lost to #17 Gonzaga 77-89 = -3
Xavier lost to #2 Connecticut 60-87 = -3
Fresno State lost to #18 Utah State 75-87 = -4
Florida lost to #12 Auburn 67-86 = -5
Florida State lost to #4 North Carolina 67-92 = -5
Central Florida lost to #20 Brigham Young 73-87 = -8
Houston lost to #7 Iowa State 41-69 = -9
Santa Clara lost to #21 Saint. Mary’s 65-79 = -9
Brigham Young lost to #1 Texas Tech 67-81 = -11
Stanford lost to #22 Washington State 62-79 = -13
South Carolina lost to #12 Auburn 55-86 = -17

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
Week 19 Iowa State beat #1 Houston 41-69 = +53
(First you’re the windshield, then you’re the bug.)

TOP TEN
Week 15 Auburn beat #11 South Carolina 101-61 = +55
Week 19 Iowa State beat #1 Houston 41-69 = +53
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 19 Auburn beat #15 South Carolina 86-55 = +42
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

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

CUMULATIVE TOP 25
Connecticut +216
Iowa State +178
Purdue +174
Tennessee +172
Kentucky +166

Kansas +164
North Carolina +164
Auburn +159
Texas Tech +155
Houston +147

Marquette +137
Cincinnati +136
Wisconsin +136
Florida +131
Michigan State +130

Baylor +120
Texas Christian +115
Creighton +113
Brigham Young +98
Arizona +96

St. John’s +92
Texas A&M +92
Texas +88
Villanova +87
Providence +85

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 +22
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 +71
Notre Dame -7
Oregon +36
Pittsburgh +51
Tennessee +50
Virginia -23
Virginia Tech +35
Wake Forest +36