SWC75
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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.
I didn’t do that for this year’s football season because with some conferences opting out and then opting back in later in the seasons, the rankings were a mess. But everybody is playing basketball now, or trying to, so I’ve decided to keep track of performances against ranked teams in this sport. I’ve decided to add an extra wrinkle: I will keep track of the performances of the ranked teams themselves by totaling the points earned against them, with the +/- reversed. This will measure their performance “as a ranked team” We’ll see how that goes and I’ll decide whether to continue with that.
When ranked teams play each other, their only points will be under the first test. Otherwise the Duke-Kentucky game would look like this:
Duke beat #10 Kentucky 79-71: Duke +24 Kentucky -24
Kentucky lost to #9 Duke 71-79: Kentucky +9 Duke -9
That would give Duke +15 points and Kentucky -15 points. They should both get credit for playing each other in a competitive game. Giving Duke +24 points and Kentucky +9 makes more sense.)
WEEK #6 (12/13-19/21)
Creighton beat #9 Villanova 79-59 Creighton +37 Villanova -37
Memphis beat #8 Alabama 92-78 Memphis +32 Alabama -32
Oregon lost to #1 Baylor 70-78 Oregon +17 Baylor -17
Gonzaga beat #25 Texas Tech 69-55 Gonzaga +15 both ranked
Jacksonville State lost to #6 Alabama 59-65 Jacksonville State +14 Alabama -14
California-Irvine lost to #10 Southern California 61-66 California-Irvine +11 So. California -11
Stephen . Austin lost to #7 Kansas 72-80 Stephen . Austin +11 Kansas -11
Hofstra beat #24 Arkansas 89-81 Hofstra +10 Arkansas -10
Providence beat #20 Connecticut 57-53 Providence +10 Connecticut -10
St. Louis lost to #13 Auburn 70-74 St. Louis +9 Auburn -9
Texas Tech lost to #5 Gonzaga 55-69 Texas Tech +7 both ranked
Georgia Tech lost to #10 Southern California 53-67 Georgia Tech +2 So. California -2
Stanford lost to #17 Texas 53-60 Stanford +2 Texas -2
Oklahoma State lost to #14 Houston 61-72 Oklahoma State +1 Houston -1
Appalachian State lost to #2 Duke 67-92 Appalachian St. -1 Duke +1
Louisiana Tech lost to #19 Louisiana State 57-66 Louisiana Tech -2 Louisiana State +2
Louisiana lost to #14 Houston 56-71 Louisiana -3 Houston +3
Marquette lost to #22 Xavier 71-80 Marquette -5 Xavier +5
Butler lost to #3 Purdue 48-77 Butler -6 Purdue +6
California Baptist lost to #8 Arizona 60-84 California Baptist -6 Arizona +6
Elon lost to #2 Duke 56-87 Elon -7 Duke +7
Northern Colorado lost to #8 Arizona 76-101 Northern Colorado -7 Arizona +7
SE Louisiana lost to #11 Iowa State 54-77 SE Louisiana -8 Iowa State +8
Arkansas State lost to #25 Texas Tech 62-75 Arkansas State -12 Texas Tech +12
North Alabama lost to #13 Auburn 44-70 North Alabama -13 Auburn +13
South Carolina State lost to #2 Duke 62-103 So. Carolina St. -17 Duke +17
Morehead State lost to #22 Xavier 63-86 Morehead State -19 Xavier +19
Arkansas Pine Bluff lost to #17 Texas 31-63 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -23 Texas +23
North Carolina lost to #21 Kentucky 69-98 North Carolina -24 Kentucky +24
NW Louisiana lost to #19 Louisiana State 49-89 NW Louisiana -33 Louisiana State +33
South Carolina Upstate lost to #18 Tennessee 52-96 SC Upstate -36 Tennessee +36
Top Ten Against Ranked Teams
Gonzaga +111
Villanova +59
Oklahoma +55
Creighton +52
Duke +52
Seton Hall +47
Brigham Young +46
Alabama +45
Purdue +44
Baylor +41
The worst is NW Louisiana -63
Syracuse is -8. The following SU opponents (or potential opponents), are: Auburn -2, Clemson +1, Duke +52, Florida State -4, Georgia Tech -12, Lafayette -14, U of Miami -16, North Carolina +3, North Carolina St +15 Notre Dame +20 Villanova +59, Virginia -9 Virginia Commonwealth +9, Virginia Tech +9
Top Ten as a Ranked Team Against Unranked Teams
Houston +143
Auburn +116
Connecticut +94
Tennessee +93
Kentucky +79
Texas +69
Southern California +67
Arizona +63
Florida +63
Seton Hall +56
The worst team is Michigan -96
Syracuse is not on this list yet. The following SU opponents (or potential opponents), are: Auburn +116 Duke +44, Florida State +29, North Carolina +12, Villanova -10, Virginia +20
I didn’t do that for this year’s football season because with some conferences opting out and then opting back in later in the seasons, the rankings were a mess. But everybody is playing basketball now, or trying to, so I’ve decided to keep track of performances against ranked teams in this sport. I’ve decided to add an extra wrinkle: I will keep track of the performances of the ranked teams themselves by totaling the points earned against them, with the +/- reversed. This will measure their performance “as a ranked team” We’ll see how that goes and I’ll decide whether to continue with that.
When ranked teams play each other, their only points will be under the first test. Otherwise the Duke-Kentucky game would look like this:
Duke beat #10 Kentucky 79-71: Duke +24 Kentucky -24
Kentucky lost to #9 Duke 71-79: Kentucky +9 Duke -9
That would give Duke +15 points and Kentucky -15 points. They should both get credit for playing each other in a competitive game. Giving Duke +24 points and Kentucky +9 makes more sense.)
WEEK #6 (12/13-19/21)
Creighton beat #9 Villanova 79-59 Creighton +37 Villanova -37
Memphis beat #8 Alabama 92-78 Memphis +32 Alabama -32
Oregon lost to #1 Baylor 70-78 Oregon +17 Baylor -17
Gonzaga beat #25 Texas Tech 69-55 Gonzaga +15 both ranked
Jacksonville State lost to #6 Alabama 59-65 Jacksonville State +14 Alabama -14
California-Irvine lost to #10 Southern California 61-66 California-Irvine +11 So. California -11
Stephen . Austin lost to #7 Kansas 72-80 Stephen . Austin +11 Kansas -11
Hofstra beat #24 Arkansas 89-81 Hofstra +10 Arkansas -10
Providence beat #20 Connecticut 57-53 Providence +10 Connecticut -10
St. Louis lost to #13 Auburn 70-74 St. Louis +9 Auburn -9
Texas Tech lost to #5 Gonzaga 55-69 Texas Tech +7 both ranked
Georgia Tech lost to #10 Southern California 53-67 Georgia Tech +2 So. California -2
Stanford lost to #17 Texas 53-60 Stanford +2 Texas -2
Oklahoma State lost to #14 Houston 61-72 Oklahoma State +1 Houston -1
Appalachian State lost to #2 Duke 67-92 Appalachian St. -1 Duke +1
Louisiana Tech lost to #19 Louisiana State 57-66 Louisiana Tech -2 Louisiana State +2
Louisiana lost to #14 Houston 56-71 Louisiana -3 Houston +3
Marquette lost to #22 Xavier 71-80 Marquette -5 Xavier +5
Butler lost to #3 Purdue 48-77 Butler -6 Purdue +6
California Baptist lost to #8 Arizona 60-84 California Baptist -6 Arizona +6
Elon lost to #2 Duke 56-87 Elon -7 Duke +7
Northern Colorado lost to #8 Arizona 76-101 Northern Colorado -7 Arizona +7
SE Louisiana lost to #11 Iowa State 54-77 SE Louisiana -8 Iowa State +8
Arkansas State lost to #25 Texas Tech 62-75 Arkansas State -12 Texas Tech +12
North Alabama lost to #13 Auburn 44-70 North Alabama -13 Auburn +13
South Carolina State lost to #2 Duke 62-103 So. Carolina St. -17 Duke +17
Morehead State lost to #22 Xavier 63-86 Morehead State -19 Xavier +19
Arkansas Pine Bluff lost to #17 Texas 31-63 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -23 Texas +23
North Carolina lost to #21 Kentucky 69-98 North Carolina -24 Kentucky +24
NW Louisiana lost to #19 Louisiana State 49-89 NW Louisiana -33 Louisiana State +33
South Carolina Upstate lost to #18 Tennessee 52-96 SC Upstate -36 Tennessee +36
Top Ten Against Ranked Teams
Gonzaga +111
Villanova +59
Oklahoma +55
Creighton +52
Duke +52
Seton Hall +47
Brigham Young +46
Alabama +45
Purdue +44
Baylor +41
The worst is NW Louisiana -63
Syracuse is -8. The following SU opponents (or potential opponents), are: Auburn -2, Clemson +1, Duke +52, Florida State -4, Georgia Tech -12, Lafayette -14, U of Miami -16, North Carolina +3, North Carolina St +15 Notre Dame +20 Villanova +59, Virginia -9 Virginia Commonwealth +9, Virginia Tech +9
Top Ten as a Ranked Team Against Unranked Teams
Houston +143
Auburn +116
Connecticut +94
Tennessee +93
Kentucky +79
Texas +69
Southern California +67
Arizona +63
Florida +63
Seton Hall +56
The worst team is Michigan -96
Syracuse is not on this list yet. The following SU opponents (or potential opponents), are: Auburn +116 Duke +44, Florida State +29, North Carolina +12, Villanova -10, Virginia +20
