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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4954812, 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 12 (1/22-28) South Carolina beat #6 Kentucky 79-62 = +37 Texas beat #11 Oklahoma 75-60 = +30 Mississippi State beat #8 Auburn 64-58 = +24 Iowa State beat #7 Kansas 79-75 = +23 Alabama beat #8 Auburn 79-75 = +22 Northwestern beat #10 Illinois 96-91 = +21 Oregon State lost to #9 Arizona 83-80 = +20 Florida State lost to #3 North Carolina 68-75 = +16 Alabama-Birmingham beat #19 Memphis 97-88 = +16 Rutgers lost to #2 Purdue 60-68 = +16 Texas Tech beat #11 Oklahoma 85-84 = +16 Brigham Young lost to #4 Houston 68-75 = +15 Nevada-Reno beat #24 Colorado State 77-64 = +15 Richmond beat #16 Dayton 69-64 = +15 Arkansas lost to #6 Kentucky 57-63 = +14 Cincinnati lost to #7 Kansas 69-74 = +14 Texas Christian beat #15 Baylor 105-102 +14 Clemson lost to #12 Duke 71-72 = +13 Houston beat #21 Brigham Young 75-68 = +12 Minnesota lost to #13 Wisconsin 59-61 = +11 Indiana lost to #10 Illinois 62-70 = +8 Oregon lost to #9 Arizona 78-87 = +8 Vanderbilt lost to #5 Tennessee 62-75 = +8 Oklahoma lost to #20 Texas Tech 84-85 = +5 Wyoming beat #24 Colorado State 79-76 = +5 Boise State lost to #18 Utah State 84-90 = +2 Wake Forest lost to #3 North Carolina 64-85 = +2 Xavier lost to #17 Creighton 78-85 = +2 North Texas lost to #22 Florida Atlantic 63-66 = +1 Kansas State lost to #4 Houston 52-74 = Even Louisville lost to #12 Duke 69-83 = Even DePaul lost to #14 Marquette 73-86 = -1 Kansas lost to #23 Iowa State 75-79 = -1 LaSalle lost to #16 Dayton 54-66 = -2 Michigan State lost to #13 Wisconsin 66-81 = -2 Seton Hall lost to #14 Marquette 57-75 = -6 Texas lost to #21 Brigham Young 72-84 = -7 Kansas State lost to #23 Iowa State 67-78 = -8 Michigan lost to #2 Purdue 67-99 = -8 Rice lost to #22 Florida Atlantic 56-69 = -9 DePaul lost to #17 Creighton 62-85 = -14 Xavier lost to #1 Connecticut 56-99 = -18 San Jose State lost to #25 New Mexico 75-95 = -19 Nevada-Reno lost to #25 New Mexico 55-89 = -33 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 Week 7 Seton Hall beat #5 Connecticut 75-60 = +36 Week 8 Stanford beat #4 Arizona 100-82 = +40 Week 9 Tennessee beat #22 Mississippi 90-64 = +30 Week 10 Nebraska beat #1 Purdue 88-72 = +41 Week 11 West Virginia beat #3 Kansas 91-85 = +29 Week 12 South Carolina beat #6 Kentucky 79-62 = +37 TOP TEN Week 6 Michigan State beat #6 Baylor 88-64 = +44 Week 10 Nebraska beat #1 Purdue 88-72 = +41 Week 4 Kentucky beat #8 U of Miami 95-73 = +40 Week 8 Stanford beat #4 Arizona 100-82 = +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 12 South Carolina beat #6 Kentucky 79-62 = +37 Week 7 Seton Hall beat #5 Connecticut 75-60 = +36 Week 5 Marquette beat #12 Texas 86-65 = +35 Week 7 Providence beat #6 Marquette 72-57 = +35 The worst game so far: Week 1 Stanislaus State lost to #23 St. Mary’s 28-107 = -79 CUMULATIVE TOP 25 Purdue +128 Connecticut +117 Marquette +114 North Carolina +114 Kansas +105 Arizona +94 Texas Christian +82 Tennessee +80 UCLA +72 Kentucky +71 Michigan State +70 Wisconsin +67 Cincinnati +66 Iowa State +65 Memphis +64 Alabama +62 Seton Hall +61 Texas +50 Illinois +53 Texas A&M +51 Villanova +50 Duke +50 Georgia Tech +46 Brigham Young +45 Texas Tech +44 The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79 Syracuse is -27, a worse ART than anyone we play. Syracuse opponents: Boston College +6 Canisius Clemson +44 Colgate -10 Cornell -11 Duke +50 Florida State +31 Georgetown -1 Georgia Tech +46 Gonzaga +14 Louisiana State +4 Louisville +4 U of Miami +15 New Hampshire Niagara North Carolina +114 North Carolina State +5 Notre Dame +8 Oregon +8 Pittsburgh +21 Tennessee +50 Virginia -20 Virginia Tech +22 Wake Forest +2 The teams we have played so far have a collective ART of +178. The teams we have yet to play are +299. [/QUOTE]

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