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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4909483, 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 6 (12/11-17) Michigan State beat #6 Baylor 88-64 = +44 Purdue beat #1 Arizona 92-84 = +33 UNLV beat #8 Creighton 79-64 = +33 Connecticut beat #10 Gonzaga 76-63 = +29 Kentucky beat #9 North Carolina 87-83 = +21 Indiana lost to #2 Kansas 71-75 = +20 Texas A&M lost to #4 Houston 66-70 = +18 Alabama lost to #8 Creighton 82-85 = +15 Arizona lost to #3 Purdue 84-92 = +15 Memphis beat #13 Clemson 79-77 = +15 St Thomas (Minn) lost to #7 Marquette 79-84 = +14 Gonzaga lost to #5 Connecticut 63-76 = +8 North Carolina lost to #14 Kentucky 83-87 = +8 North Carolina State lost to #12 Tennessee 83-87 = +5 Chicago State beat #25 Northwestern 75-73 = +3 Northwestern lost to #22 Virginia 54-56 = +2 Georgia Southern lost to #12 Tennessee 56-74 = -4 Hampton lost to #20 James Madison 71-88 = -4 Louisiana State lost to #19 Texas 85-96 = -4 St. Bonaventure lost to #15 Florida Atlantic 54-64 = -4 LaSalle lost to #24 U of Miami 77-84 = -5 Colgate lost to #16 Illinois 57-74 = -7 Denver lost to #18 Brigham Young 74-90 = -8 DePaul lost to #25 Northwestern 46-56 = -9 Jacksonville lost to #23 Wisconsin 60-75 = -12 Hofstra lost to #21 Duke 68-89 = -16 Mississippi Valley St. lost to #10 Gonzaga 40-78 = -22 CSU Pueblo lost to #17 Colorado State 54-86 = -23 Florida International lost to #15 Florida Atlantic 60-94 = -23 Green Bay lost to #11 Oklahoma 47-84 = -23 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 Week 6 Michigan State beat #6 Baylor 88-64 = +44 TOP TEN Week 6 Michigan State beat #6 Baylor 88-64 = +44 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 6 Purdue beat #1 Arizona 92-84 = +33 Week 6 UNLV beat #8 Creighton 79-64 = +33 Week 1 Arizona beat #2 Duke 78-73 = +29 Week 4 Northwestern beat #1 Purdue 92-88 = +29 Week 6 Connecticut beat #10 Gonzaga 76-63 = +29 The worst game so far: Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79 CUMULATIVE TOP 25 Purdue +106 Marquette +105 Connecticut +95 Arizona +83 Kansas +76 Kentucky +71 Wisconsin +67 UCLA +64 North Carolina +63 Michigan State +59 Tennessee +50 Illinois +41 Colorado +39 Colorado State +39 Memphis +37 Georgia Tech +36 Alabama +31 Northwestern +31 Duke +26 Utah +26 Xavier +26 Bryant +25 James Madison +25 Ohio State +24 Virginia +24 Washington +24 The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79 Syracuse is -2 Syracuse opponents: Boston College Canisius Clemson +23 Colgate -10 Cornell Duke +26 Florida State +15 Georgetown Georgia Tech +36 Gonzaga +14 Louisiana State -4 Louisville U of Miami -8 New Hampshire North Carolina +63 North Carolina State +5 Notre Dame +4 Louisiana State Niagara Oregon Pittsburgh Tennessee +50 Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest [/QUOTE]

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