Against Ranked Teams - Basketball - After Week 2

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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
Purdue beat #2 Alabama 87-78 = +33 points
Wisconsin beat #9 Arizona 103-88 = +32
Kentucky beat #6 Duke 77-72 = +25
Texas A&M beat #21 Ohio State 78-64 = +19
Michigan State lost to #1 Kansas 69-77 = +17
McNeese lost to #2 Alabama 64-72 = +16
Maryland lost to #15 Maryland 74-78 = +7
Yale lost to #13 Purdue 84-92 = +5
Alabama lost to #13 Purdue 78-87 = +4
Oakland lost to #1 Kansas 57-78 = +4
Central Michigan lost to #15 Marquette 62-70 = +3
Duke lost to #19 Kentucky 72-77 = +2
Kent State lost to #5 Auburn 56-79 = -2
South Carolina lost to #16 Indiana 71-87 = -6
Florida State lost to #20 Florida 74-87 = -7
Kansas City lost to #7 Iowa State 56-82 = -7
Saint Peter’s lost to #24 Rutgers 65-75 = -8
Troy lost to #18 Arkansas 49-65 = -8
South Alabama lost to #25 Mississippi 54-64 = -9
New Mexico lost to #22 St. John’s 71-85 = -10
Kansas City lost to #14 Creighton 56-79 = -11
Ohio State lost to #23 Texas A&M 64-78 = -11
Colorado State lost to #25 Mississippi 69-84 = -14
Monmouth lost to #24 Rutgers 81-98 = -15
Wagner lost to #22 St. John’s 45-66 -17
Grambling lost to #20 Florida 62-86 = -18
Le Moyne lost to #3 Connecticut 49-90 = -18
Austin Peay lost to #11 Tennessee 68-103 = -20
Montana lost to #11 Tennessee 57-92 = -20
Houston Christian lost to #14 Creighton 43-78 = -23
Lamar lost to #23 Texas A&M 71-97 = -23
Sam Houston lost to #12 Baylor 67-104 = -23
Louisiana lost to #8 Houston 45-91 = -28
Nichols lost to #17 Cincinnati 49-86 = -28
Youngstown St lost to #21 Ohio State 47-81 = -29
Wofford lost to #6 Duke 35-86 = -31
American University lost to #10 North Carolina 55-107 = -36
UMASS-Lowell lost to #4 Gonzaga 54-113 = -37
Tarleton State lost to #12 Baylor 41-104 = -49


WEEKLY LEADERS
Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points
Week 2: Purdue beat #2 Alabama 87-78 = +33

TOP TEN PERFORMANCES
Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points
Week 2: Purdue beat #2 Alabama 87-78 = +33
Week 2: Wisconsin beat #9 Arizona 103-88 = +32
Week 1: Auburn beat #4 Houston 74-69 = +27
Week 2: Kentucky beat #6 Duke 77-72 = +25
Week 1: North Carolina lost to #1 Kansas 89-92 = +22
Week 1: Kansas beat #9 North Carolina 92-89 = +20
Week 2: Texas A&M beat #21 Ohio State 78-64 = +19
Week 2: Michigan State lost to #1 Kansas 69-77 = +17
Week 1: Central Florida beat #13 Texas A&M 64-61 = +16
Week 2: McNeese lost to #2 Alabama 64-72 = +16


TOP 25 CUMULATIVE
Gonzaga +56 points
Purdue +33
Wisconsin +32
Auburn +27
Kentucky +25

North Carolina +22
Kansas +20
Texas A&M +19
Michigan State +17
Central Florida +16

McNeese +16
Arkansas State +15
Arkansas +13
Houston +10
Arizona State +9

Maryland +7
New Mexico +5
Yale +5
Alabama +4
Oakland +4

Central Michigan +3
Elon +3
Duke +2
Grambling 0
Gardner-Webb -2
Kent State -2
Rio Grande -2

The worst in a game and for the season is Arkansas-Pine Bluff who lost to #20 Cincinnati 54-109 = -49 and Tarleton State who lost to #12 Baylor 41-104 = -49 Those ae also the worst ratings for the season.

Syracuse has yet to play a ranked team. Here are their opponents:
Le Moyne -18
Colgate
Youngstown State -29
Texas
Saint Joseph’s
Texas Tech
Cornell
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Albany
Georgetown
Maryland +7
Bucknell
Wake Forest
Florida State -7
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Louisville -8
Notre Dame
Clemson
Pittsburgh
Stanford
California
Duke +2
U of Miami
North Carolina +22
North Carolina State
Virginia Tech
Southern Methodist
Virginia