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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 5
Mississippi State beat #18 Pittsburgh 90-57 = +41
Creighton beat #1 Kansas 76-63 = +38
Missouri beat #1 Kansas 76-67 = +34
Iowa State beat #5 Marquette 81-70 = +32
Duke beat #2 Auburn 84-78 = +30
Marquette beat #11 Wisconsin 88-74 = +29
Penn State beat #8 Purdue 81-70 = +29
Clemson beat #4 Kentucky 70-66 = +26
Arkansas State beat #16 Memphis 85-72 = +23
Alabama beat #20 North Carolina 94-79 = +21
Gonzaga lost to #4 Kentucky 89-90 = +21
Kentucky beat #7 Gonzaga 90-89 = +20
Villanova beat #14 Cincinnati 68-60 = +20
Michigan beat #11 Wisconsin 67-64 = +18
UCLA beat #12 Oregon 73-71 = +16
Connecticut beat #15 Baylor 76-72 = +15
Maryland lost to #8 Purdue 78-83 = +13
Auburn lost to #9 Duke 78-84 = +11
Northwestern beat #19 Illinois 70-66 = +11
Marquette lost to #6 Iowa State 70-81 = +9
Wisconsin lost to #5 Marquette 74-88 = +7
Louisville lost to #9 Duke 65-76 = +6
Southern California lost to #12 Oregon 60-68 = +6
Georgia Tech lost to #20 North Carolina 65-68 = +3
Virginia Tech lost to #18 Pittsburgh 59-64 = +3
North Carolina lost to #10 Alabama 79-94 = +1
Louisiana Tech lost to #16 Memphis 71-81 = 0
Texas Tech lost to #22 Texas A&M 67-72 = -1
Baylor lost to #25 Connecticut 72-76 = -3
Syracuse lost to #3 Tennessee 70-96 = -3
Howard lost to #14 Cincinnati 67-84 = -5
Virginia lost to #13 Florida 69-87 = -5
Wake Forest lost to #22 Texas A&M 46-57 = -7
Texas lost to #25 Connecticut 65-76 = -10
Georgia Tech lost to #21 Oklahoma 61-76 = -10
Alcorn State lost to #21 Oklahoma 78-94 = -11
San Diego lost to #24 San Diego State 57-74 = -15
Butler lost to #17 Houston 51-79 = -19
Fresno State lost to #24 San Diego State 62-84 = -20
Louisville lost to #23 Mississippi 63-86 = -20
Richmond lost to #2 Auburn 54-98 = -20
Jackson State lost to #6 Iowa State 58-100 = -22
Lindenwood lost to #23 Mississippi 53-86 = -30
Connecticut fell from #2 to #25, then beat #15 Baylor. That’s basketball.
WEEKLY LEADERS
Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points
Week 2: Purdue beat #2 Alabama 87-78 = +33
Week 3: Marquette beat #6 Purdue 76-58 = +38
Week 4: Dayton beat #2 Connecticut 85-67 = +42
Week 5: Mississippi State beat #18 Pittsburgh 90-57 = +41
TOP TEN PERFORMANCES
Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points
Week 4: Dayton beat #2 Connecticut 85-67 = +42
Week 5: Mississippi State beat #18 Pittsburgh 90-57 = +41
Week 4: Louisville beat #14 Indiana 89-61 = +40
Week 3: Marquette beat #6 Purdue 76-58 = +38
Week 5: Creighton beat #1 Kansas 76-63 = +38
Week 5: Missouri beat #1 Kansas 76-67 = +34
Week 2: Purdue beat #2 Alabama 87-78 = +33
Week 2: Wisconsin beat #9 Arizona 103-88 = +32
Week 5: Iowa State beat #5 Marquette 81-70 = +32
TOP 25 CUMULATIVE
Gonzaga +105 points
Duke +77
Marquette +76
Dayton +70
Auburn +61
Alabama +56
San Diego State +56
Iowa State +52
Michigan +47
Kentucky +45
Mississippi State +41
West Virginia +39
Wisconsin +39
Arkansas State +38
Creighton +38
Kansas +38
Memphis +36
Oregon +35
Michigan State +34
Missouri +34
North Carolina +32
Purdue +31
Texas A&M +30
Tennessee +28
Illinois +25
The worst in a game is Maryland Eastern Shore who lost to #19 Arkansas 35-109 = -67. The Hawks have has the worst cumulative total at -143. They were once Maryland State and had a respectable history in athletics as an historically black college. The name was changed to Maryland Eastern Shore in 1970. They were an NAIA basketball power in the early 1970’s, going to the NAIA finals in 1969 and 1973 and even to the NIT in 1974 where they won a game before going out in the quarterfinals. There were the first historically black school to play in that tournament. That team was 27-2. It finished #20 in the AP poll. The next year they were 2-24. Since then, they clung to Division 1 status despite three winning seasons. They make their money by playing, (this season, as an example): Vanderbilt, who beat them by 39 points, Illinois, (-47 points), Arkansas (-74 points) and Connecticut (-54 points), for the $$$$$.
Syracuse is -3 against ranked teams.
Here are their opponents:
Le Moyne -18
Colgate
Youngstown State -29
Texas
Saint Joseph’s
Texas Tech
Cornell
Tennessee +28
Notre Dame +10
Albany
Georgetown
Maryland +20
Bucknell
Wake Forest -16
Florida State -7
Georgia Tech -22
Boston College
Louisville -22
Notre Dame
Clemson +26
Pittsburgh +1
Stanford
California
Duke +77
U of Miami
North Carolina +32
North Carolina State +3
Virginia Tech +3
Southern Methodist
Virginia -33
WEEK 5
Mississippi State beat #18 Pittsburgh 90-57 = +41
Creighton beat #1 Kansas 76-63 = +38
Missouri beat #1 Kansas 76-67 = +34
Iowa State beat #5 Marquette 81-70 = +32
Duke beat #2 Auburn 84-78 = +30
Marquette beat #11 Wisconsin 88-74 = +29
Penn State beat #8 Purdue 81-70 = +29
Clemson beat #4 Kentucky 70-66 = +26
Arkansas State beat #16 Memphis 85-72 = +23
Alabama beat #20 North Carolina 94-79 = +21
Gonzaga lost to #4 Kentucky 89-90 = +21
Kentucky beat #7 Gonzaga 90-89 = +20
Villanova beat #14 Cincinnati 68-60 = +20
Michigan beat #11 Wisconsin 67-64 = +18
UCLA beat #12 Oregon 73-71 = +16
Connecticut beat #15 Baylor 76-72 = +15
Maryland lost to #8 Purdue 78-83 = +13
Auburn lost to #9 Duke 78-84 = +11
Northwestern beat #19 Illinois 70-66 = +11
Marquette lost to #6 Iowa State 70-81 = +9
Wisconsin lost to #5 Marquette 74-88 = +7
Louisville lost to #9 Duke 65-76 = +6
Southern California lost to #12 Oregon 60-68 = +6
Georgia Tech lost to #20 North Carolina 65-68 = +3
Virginia Tech lost to #18 Pittsburgh 59-64 = +3
North Carolina lost to #10 Alabama 79-94 = +1
Louisiana Tech lost to #16 Memphis 71-81 = 0
Texas Tech lost to #22 Texas A&M 67-72 = -1
Baylor lost to #25 Connecticut 72-76 = -3
Syracuse lost to #3 Tennessee 70-96 = -3
Howard lost to #14 Cincinnati 67-84 = -5
Virginia lost to #13 Florida 69-87 = -5
Wake Forest lost to #22 Texas A&M 46-57 = -7
Texas lost to #25 Connecticut 65-76 = -10
Georgia Tech lost to #21 Oklahoma 61-76 = -10
Alcorn State lost to #21 Oklahoma 78-94 = -11
San Diego lost to #24 San Diego State 57-74 = -15
Butler lost to #17 Houston 51-79 = -19
Fresno State lost to #24 San Diego State 62-84 = -20
Louisville lost to #23 Mississippi 63-86 = -20
Richmond lost to #2 Auburn 54-98 = -20
Jackson State lost to #6 Iowa State 58-100 = -22
Lindenwood lost to #23 Mississippi 53-86 = -30
Connecticut fell from #2 to #25, then beat #15 Baylor. That’s basketball.
WEEKLY LEADERS
Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points
Week 2: Purdue beat #2 Alabama 87-78 = +33
Week 3: Marquette beat #6 Purdue 76-58 = +38
Week 4: Dayton beat #2 Connecticut 85-67 = +42
Week 5: Mississippi State beat #18 Pittsburgh 90-57 = +41
TOP TEN PERFORMANCES
Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points
Week 4: Dayton beat #2 Connecticut 85-67 = +42
Week 5: Mississippi State beat #18 Pittsburgh 90-57 = +41
Week 4: Louisville beat #14 Indiana 89-61 = +40
Week 3: Marquette beat #6 Purdue 76-58 = +38
Week 5: Creighton beat #1 Kansas 76-63 = +38
Week 5: Missouri beat #1 Kansas 76-67 = +34
Week 2: Purdue beat #2 Alabama 87-78 = +33
Week 2: Wisconsin beat #9 Arizona 103-88 = +32
Week 5: Iowa State beat #5 Marquette 81-70 = +32
TOP 25 CUMULATIVE
Gonzaga +105 points
Duke +77
Marquette +76
Dayton +70
Auburn +61
Alabama +56
San Diego State +56
Iowa State +52
Michigan +47
Kentucky +45
Mississippi State +41
West Virginia +39
Wisconsin +39
Arkansas State +38
Creighton +38
Kansas +38
Memphis +36
Oregon +35
Michigan State +34
Missouri +34
North Carolina +32
Purdue +31
Texas A&M +30
Tennessee +28
Illinois +25
The worst in a game is Maryland Eastern Shore who lost to #19 Arkansas 35-109 = -67. The Hawks have has the worst cumulative total at -143. They were once Maryland State and had a respectable history in athletics as an historically black college. The name was changed to Maryland Eastern Shore in 1970. They were an NAIA basketball power in the early 1970’s, going to the NAIA finals in 1969 and 1973 and even to the NIT in 1974 where they won a game before going out in the quarterfinals. There were the first historically black school to play in that tournament. That team was 27-2. It finished #20 in the AP poll. The next year they were 2-24. Since then, they clung to Division 1 status despite three winning seasons. They make their money by playing, (this season, as an example): Vanderbilt, who beat them by 39 points, Illinois, (-47 points), Arkansas (-74 points) and Connecticut (-54 points), for the $$$$$.
Syracuse is -3 against ranked teams.
Here are their opponents:
Le Moyne -18
Colgate
Youngstown State -29
Texas
Saint Joseph’s
Texas Tech
Cornell
Tennessee +28
Notre Dame +10
Albany
Georgetown
Maryland +20
Bucknell
Wake Forest -16
Florida State -7
Georgia Tech -22
Boston College
Louisville -22
Notre Dame
Clemson +26
Pittsburgh +1
Stanford
California
Duke +77
U of Miami
North Carolina +32
North Carolina State +3
Virginia Tech +3
Southern Methodist
Virginia -33
