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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 5242485, 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 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 [/QUOTE]

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