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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 5310603, member: 289"] (getting up-to-date) 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 9 (12/30-1/5) Illinois beat #9 Oregon 109-77 = +49 Alabama beat #12 Oklahoma 107-79 = +42 Tennessee beat #23 Arkansas 76-52 = +27 Kentucky beat #6 Florida 106-100 = +26 Iowa State beat #25 Baylor 74-55 +20 West Virginia beat #7 Kansas 61-62 = +20 Nebraska beat #15 UCLA 66-58 = +19 Arizona beat #16 Cincinnati 72-67 = +15 Colorado lost to #3 Iowa State 69-79 = +13 Kansas State beat #16 Cincinnati 70-67 = +13 Maryland lost to #9 Oregon 79-83 = +13 Northwestern lost to #20 Purdue 61-79 = +12 Providence lost to #11 Connecticut 84-87 = +12 Creighton lost to #8 Marquette 71-79 = +10 Florida lost to #10 Kentucky 100-106 = +10 Norfolk State lost to #1 Tennessee 52-67 = +10 Missouri lost to #2 Auburn 68-84 = +8 Baylor lost to #3 Iowa State 55-74 = +4 DePaul lost to #11 Connecticut 68-81 = +2 Arkansas lost to #1 Tennessee 52-76 = +1 North Texas lost to #21 Memphis 64-68 = +1 Ohio State lost to #18 Michigan State 62-69 = +1 Pepperdine lost to #19 Gonzaga 82-89 = Even Washington lost to #22 Illinois 77-81 = Even Virginia Tech lost to #4 Duke 65-88 = -1 Oklahoma State lost to #14 Houston 47-60 = -1 Bethune-Cookman lost to #17 Mississippi State 73-87 = -5 Monmouth lost to #2 Auburn 58-87 = -5 Southern Methodist lost to #4 Duke 62-89 = -5 Oklahoma lost to #5 Alabama 79-107 = -7 Texas lost to #13 Texas A&M 60-80 = -7 Georgia lost to #24 Mississippi 51-63 = -10 Providence lost to #8 Marquette 50-78 = -10 Western Michigan lost to #18 Michigan State 62-80 = -10 Minnesota lost to #20 Purdue 61-81 = -14 Brown lost to #10 Kentucky 54-88 = -18 Brigham Young lost to #14 Houston 55-86 = -19 Loyola Marymount lost to #19 Gonzaga 68-96 = -21 Florida Atlantic lost to #21 Memphis 62-90 = -23 Portland lost to #19 Gonzaga 50-81 = -24 Utah lost to #25 Baylor 56-81 = -24 South Carolina lost to #17 Mississippi = -26 Oakland lost to #23 Arkansas 62-92 = -27 Oregon lost to #22 Illinois 77-109 = -28 Central Florida lost to #7 Kansas 48-99 = -32 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 Week 6: Dayton beat #6 Marquette 71-63 = +28 Week 7: Ohio State beat #4 Kentucky 85-65 = +42 Week 8: Memphis beat #16 Mississippi 87-70 = +27 Week 9: Illinois beat #9 Oregon 109-77 = +49 TOP TEN PERFORMANCES Week 1: Gonzaga beat #8 Baylor 101-63 = +56 points Week 9: Illinois beat #9 Oregon 109-77 = +49 Week 4: Dayton beat #2 Connecticut 85-67 = +42 Week 7: Ohio State beat #4 Kentucky 85-65 = +42 Week 9: Alabama beat #12 Oklahoma 107-79 = +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 TOP 25 CUMULATIVE Illinois +109 points Gonzaga +108 Alabama +98 Dayton +98 Auburn +89 Memphis +78 Duke +77 Marquette +76 Iowa State +72 Kentucky +71 Creighton +59 Mississippi State +59 West Virginia +59 Michigan +58 San Diego State +56 North Carolina +55 Tennessee +55 Texas A&M +49 Kentucky +45 Missouri +42 Nebraska +42 Purdue +42 Connecticut +39 Wisconsin +39 Arkansas State +38 Kansas +38 The worst in a game is Maryland Eastern Shore who lost to #19 Arkansas 35-109 = -67. The Hawks also have the worst cumulative total at -143. Syracuse is -3 against ranked teams. Here are their opponents: Le Moyne -18 Colgate +10 Youngstown State -29 Texas -7 Saint Joseph’s Texas Tech Cornell Tennessee +55 Notre Dame +10 Albany Georgetown Maryland +33 Bucknell Wake Forest -26 Florida State -7 Georgia Tech -22 Boston College Louisville +31 Notre Dame Clemson +26 Pittsburgh +1 Stanford California Duke +77 U of Miami +12 North Carolina +55 North Carolina State +4 Virginia Tech +2 Southern Methodist Virginia -30 [/QUOTE]

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