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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4887936, 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 5 (12/5-12/11) Colorado beat #15 U of Miami 90-63 = +38 Marquette beat #12 Texas 86-65 = +35 Arizona beat #23 Wisconsin 98-73 = +28 Connecticut beat #9 North Carolina 87-76 = +28 Illinois beat #11 Florida Atlantic 98-89 = +24 Washington beat #7 Gonzaga 78-73 = +23 Alabama lost to #4 Purdue 86-92 = +16 St. Mary’s beat #13 Colorado State 64-61 = +16 Utah beat #14 Brigham Young 73-69 = +16 Missouri lost to #2 Kansas 64-73 = +15 Tennessee beat #20 Illinois 86-79 = +13 Memphis beat #21 Texas A&M 81-75 = +11 North Carolina lost to #5 Connecticut 76-87 = +10 Grand Canyon beat #25 San Diego State 79-73 = +7 Kansas City lost to #2 Kansas 69-88 = +5 Denver lost to #13 Colorado 80-90 = +3 Iowa lost to #4 Purdue 68-87 = +3 Illinois lost to #17 Tennessee 79-86 = +2 Seton Hall lost to #6 Baylor 60-78 = +2 UC Irvine lost to #25 San Diego State 62-63 Even Wisconsin lost to #1 Arizona 73-98 = Even Notre Dame lost to #8 Marquette 59-78 = -1 Arkansas lost to #19 Oklahoma 70-79 = -2 South Carolina lost to #24 Clemson 67-72 = -3 Florida Atlantic lost to #20 Illinois 89-98 = -3 Texas lost to #8 Marquette 65-86 = -3 Pennsylvania lost to #16 Kentucky 66-81 = -5 Texas Chrisitan lost to #24 Clemson 66-74 = -6 Old Dominion lost to #18 James Madison 69-84 = -7 Michigan State lost to #23 Wisconsin 57-70 = -10 Jackson State lost to #3 Houston 55-89 = -11 George Mason lost to #17 Tennessee 66-87 = -12 Houston Christian lost to #12 Texas = -13 Rice lost to #3 Houston 39-75 = -13 Providence lost to #19 Oklahoma 51-72 = -14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff lost to #5 Connecticut 63-101 -17 Charlotte lost to #22 Duke 56-80 = -20 DePaul lost to #21 Texas A&M 64-89 = -20 Arkansas Pine Bluff lost to #7 Gonzaga 71-111 = -21 Central Michigan lost to #10 Creighton 64-109 = -29 Evansville lost to #14 Brigham Young 55-96 = -29 Long Island lost to #15 U of Miami 49-97 = -37 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 TOP TEN Week 4 Kentucky beat #8 U of Miami 95-73 = +40 Week 3 Colorado State beat #8 Creighton 69-48 = +39 Week 3 Marquette beat #1 Kansas 73-59 = +39 Week 5 Colorado beat #15 U of Miami 90-63 = +38 Week 5 Marquette beat #12 Texas 86-65 = +35 Week 4 Wisconsin beat #3 Marquette 75-64 = +34 Week 1 Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29 Week 4 Northwestern beat #1 Purdue 92-88 = +29 Week 3 Kansas beat #7 Tennessee 69-60 = +28 Week 5 Arizona beat #23 Wisconsin 98-73 = +28 Week 5 Connecticut beat #9 North Carolina 87-76 = +28 The worst game so far: Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79 CUMULATIVE TOP 25 Marquette +105 Kansas +76 Purdue +73 Arizona +68 Wisconsin +67 Connecticut +66 North Carolina +55 Kentucky +50 Tennessee +50 Illinois +41 Colorado +39 Colorado State +39 Georgia Tech +36 UCLA +31 Northwestern +29 Duke +26 Utah +26 Xavier +26 Bryant +25 James Madison +25 Ohio State +24 Virginia +24 Washington +24 St. Joseph’s +23 Memphis +22 The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79 Syracuse is -2 Syracuse opponents: Boston College Canisius Clemson +23 Colgate -3 Cornell Duke +26 Florida State +15 Georgetown Georgia Tech +36 Gonzaga +14 Louisville U of Miami -8 New Hampshire North Carolina +55 North Carolina State Notre Dame +4 Louisiana State Niagara Oregon Pittsburgh Tennessee +50 Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest [/QUOTE]

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