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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4845871, 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 2 (11/13-19) Bryant beat #10 Florida Atlantic 61-52 = +25 (our old pals) UNC Greensboro beat #14 Arkansas 78-72 = +18 Duke beat #18 Michigan State 74-65 = +17 Illinois lost to #4 Marquette 64-71 = +15 Kansas beat #17 Kentucky 89-84 = +14 Xavier lost to #2 Purdue 71-83 = +12 Iowa lost to #8 Creighton 84-92 = +10 Kentucky lost to #1 Kansas 84-89 = +10 Marquette beat to #23 Illinois 71-64 = +10 Utah lost to #6 Houston 66-76 = +10 Pennsylvania beat #21 Villanova 76-72 = +9 Michigan State lost to #9 Duke 65-74 = +8 Florida International lost to #12 U of Miami 80-86 = +8 Oral Roberts lost to #13 Texas A&M = +5 Towson lost to #6 Houston 49-65 = +4 Georgia lost to #12 U of Miami 68-79 = +3 Old Dominion #14 Arkansas 77-86 = +3 Radford lost to #24 James Madison 73-76 = -1 Wofford lost to #7 Tennessee 61-82 = -2 Southern Methodist lost to #13 Texas A&M 66-79 = Even Belmont lost to #3 Arizona 68-100 = -9 Rice lost to #19 Texas 64-80 = -9 Stetson lost to #6 Houston 48-79 = -11 Butler lost to #18 Michigan State 54-74 = -12 Maryland lost to #21 Villanova 40-57 = -12 Bucknell lost to #9 Duke 60-90 = -13 Mississippi Valley State lost to #5 Connecticut 53-87 = -13 Texas Southern lost to #8 Creighton 50-82 = -14 Southern U. lost to #3 Arizona 59-97 = -15 UC Riverside lost to #20 North Carolina 52-77 = -19 Valparaiso lost to #23 Illinois 64-87 = -20 Stonehill lost to #17 Kentucky 67-101 = -25 Milwaukee lost to #25 Colorado 79-106 = -26 Eastern Michigan lost to #10 Florida Atlantic 57-100 = -27 Kansas City lost to #15 Baylor 61-99 = -27 Mercer lost to #22 Alabama 67-98 = -27 Eastern Oregon lost to #11 Gonzaga 57-123 = -51 South Alabama lost to #22 Alabama 46-102 = -52 WEEKLY CHAMPIONS Week 1 Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29 Week 2 Bryant beat #10 Florida Atlantic 61-52 = +25 TOP TEN Week 1 Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29 Week 2 Bryant beat #10 Florida Atlantic 61-52 = +25 Week 1 James Madison beat #4 Michigan State 79-76 = +25 Week 1 Brigham Young beat #17 San Diego State 74-65 = +18 Week 2 UNC Greensboro beat #14 Arkansas 78-72 = +18 Week 2 Duke beat #18 Michigan State 74-65 = +17 Week 2 Illinois lost to #4 Marquette 64-71 = +15 Week 2 Kansas beat #17 Kentucky 89-84 = +14 Week 2 Xavier lost to #2 Purdue 71-83 = +12 Week 1 Duke lost to #12 Arizona 73-78 = +9 Week 2 Pennsylvania beat #21 Villanova 76-72 = +9 The worst game so far: Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79 CUMULATIVE TOP 25 Arizona +29 Duke +26 Bryant +25 James Madison +25 Brigham Young +18 UNC Greensboro +18 Illinois +15 Kansas +14 Xavier +12 Iowa +10 Kentucky +10 Marquette +10 Utah +10 Pennsylvania +9 Florida International +8 Michigan State +8 Weber State +7 Wisconsin +7 Oral Roberts +5 Ohio State +4 Towson +4 Loyola (Chicago) +3 Old Dominion +3 Auburn lost to Even Yale Even The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79 Syracuse has yet to play a ranked team Syracuse opponents: Boston College Canisius Clemson Colgate Cornell Duke +26 Florida State Georgetown Georgia Tech Gonzaga Louisville U of Miami New Hampshire North Carolina North Carolina State Notre Dame Louisiana State Niagara Oregon Pittsburgh Tennessee Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Possible opponents: Chaminade Gonzaga UCLA [/QUOTE]

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