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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3256780, member: 289"] This year I will be again charting how teams have done “against ranked teams”, which is something that always comes up at the end of the year when the arguments over who should be in the NCAA tournament start. As usual, this is not meant to end those arguments, just to give those making them something to look at in forming their opinions. This is just one thing to look at. But I think it’s a big thing. I will again be using my “new procedure” this year. The old procedure was that I would first grant teams playing ranked teams a certain number of points based on who they are playing. If you played the #1 team, (I use the AP- writer’s poll for continuity), you get 25 points. If you are playing the #2 team, you get 24 points, etc. down to getting 1 point for playing the #25 team. I call these “schedule points”. Here’s a chart to make it simple: 1-25, 2-24, 3-23, 4-22, 5-21, 6-20, 7-19, 8-18, 9-17, 10-16, 11-15, 12-14, 13-13, 14-12, 15-11, 16-10, 17-9, 18-8, 19-7, 20-6, 21-5, 22-4, 23-3, 24-2, 25-1. (Of course you can always just subtract the ranking from 26. That will work every time.) Then I look at the point differential in the actual game. If you defeated the ranked team, you add the number of points you won by to the schedule points. If you lost to that team, you subtract the margin you lost by from the schedule points. (I call these ‘game’ points.) The difference is that formerly I didn’t count any deficit: if you got to zero, you got zero. This year I’m going to record negative points, too, so a team can get full ‘credit’ for a really bad performance. WEEK 11 Florida beat #Auburn 47-69 = +44 points Alabama beats #4 Auburn 83-64 = +41 points DePaul beat #5 Butler 79-66 = +34 points Clemson beat #2 Duke 79-72 = +31 points Kansas State beat #12 West Virginia 84-68 = +30 points Louisville beat #3 Duke 79-73 = +29 points Seton Hall beats #5 Butler 78-70 = +29 points Washington State beat #8 Oregon 72-61 = +29 points Arizona beat #20 Colorado 75-54 = +27 points Temple beat #16 Wichita State 65-53 = +22 points Houston beat #16 Wichita State 65-54 = +21 points Penn State beat #21 Ohio State 90-75 = +19 points South Carolina beat #10 Kentucky 81-78 = +19 points Oklahoma State lost to #2 Baylor 68-75 = +17 points Washington lost to #8 Oregon 61-64 = +15 points Iowa beat #19 Michigan 90-83 = +14 points U of Miami lost to #9 Florida State 79-83 = +13 points Virginia lost to #9 Florida State 50-54 = +13 points Iowa State lost to #2 Baylor 55-68 = +11 points St. Louis lost to #13 Dayton 76-78 = +11 points Texas lost to #6 Kansas 57-66 = +11 points Wisconsin beat #17 Maryland 56-54 = +11 points Fresno State lost to #7 San Diego State 55-64 = +10 points Pittsburgh lost to #11 Louisville 68-73 = +10 points Arkansas lost to #10 Kentucky 66-73 = +9 points Duke lost to #11 Louisville 73-79 = +9 points DePaul lost to #14 Villanova 75-79 = +8 points Connecticut lost to #14 Villanova 55-61 = +6 points Nevada-Reno lost to #7 San Diego State 55-68 = +6 points Oklahoma lost to #6 Kansas 52-66 = +6 points St, John’s lost to #18 Seton Hall 79-82 = +5 points Georgetown beat #25 Creighton 83-80 = +4 points Brigham Young lost to #1 Gonzaga 69-92 = +2 points Purdue lost to #17 Maryland 50-57 = +2 points Butler lost to #18 Seton Hall 70-78 = 0 points Arizona lost to #20 Colorado 61-68 = -1 point Virginia Commonwealth lost to #13 Dayton 65-79 = -1 point Wisconsin lost to #15 Michigan State 55-67 = -1 point Northwestern lost to #24 Illinois 71-75 = -2 points Providence lost to #25 Creighton 74-78 = -3 points Cincinnati lost to #22 Memphis 49-60 = -7 points Nebraska lost to #21 Ohio State 68-80 = -7 points Kansas State lost to #23 Texas Tech 63-77 = -11 points Iowa State lost to #23 Texas Tech 52-72 = -17 points Texas Christian lost to #12 West Virginia 49-81 = -18 points Santa Clara lost to #1 Gonzaga 54-104 = -25 points Comments: It was a good week to play Auburn, Duke and Wichita State. Iowa is turning out to be one of the best teams in the country- and the most successful on our schedule against ranked teams. Top 25 Ohio State +109 points Purdue +109 points Baylor +90 points Iowa +83 points Kentucky +78 points Michigan State +78 points Oregon +78 points Kansas +74 points Michigan +73 points Florida State +72 points Seton Hall +65 points West Virginia +64 points Duke +61 points Louisville +61 points Arizona +60 points Alabama +55 points Wisconsin +54 points Minnesota +53 points Texas Tech +52 points South Carolina +47 points Colorado +46 points Florida +45 points Rutgers +44 points DePaul +42 points Gonzaga +42 points Penn State +42 points Syracuse has +17 points SU’s opponents: Virginia +41, Colgate -22, Seattle -18, Cornell -25, Bucknell none, Oklahoma State -19, Penn State +42, Iowa +83, Georgia Tech +15, Georgetown +37, Oakland -24, North Florida -17, Niagara 0, Notre Dame +13, Virginia Tech +11, Virginia +41, Boston College 0, Virginia Tech +11, Notre Dame +13, Pittsburgh +7, Clemson -9, Duke +61, Wake Forest -1, North Carolina State +13, Florida State +76, Louisville +61, Georgia Tech +15, Pittsburgh +7, North Carolina +37, Boston College 0, U of Miami +8 The worst team so far is Alabama State with -71 points. Don’t spend it all in one place… [/QUOTE]

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