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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4910922, 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 7 (12/18-25) Seton Hall beat #5 Connecticut 75-60 = +36 Providence beat #6 Marquette 72-57 = +35 North Carolina beat #7 Oklahoma 81-69 = +31 Memphis beat #22 Virginia 77-54 = +27 Duke beat #10 Baylor 78-70 = +24 Florida Atlantic beat #4 Arizona 96-95 = +23 St. John’s lost to #5 Connecticut 65-69 = +17 Villanova beat #12 Creighton 68-66 = +16 Arizona lost to #14 Florida Atlantic 95-96 = +11 Alabama lost to #4 Arizona 74-87 = +9 Texas A&M lost to #19 Texas 55-71 = +9 Yale lost to #2 Kansas 60-75 = +9 Oklahoma lost to #11 North Carolina 69-81 = +3 Loyola Marymount lost to #16 Colorado State 67-76 = +1 Vanderbilt lost to #23 Memphis 75-77 = +1 Tarleton State lost to #8 Tennessee 46-65 = -1 Louisville lost to #9 Kentucky 76-95 = -2 Baylor lost to #21 Duke 70-78 = -3 Morgan State lost to #20 James Madison 75-89 = -8 Georgetown lost to #6 Marquette 51-81 = -10 Missouri lost to #13 Illinois 73-97 = -11 Queens lost to #8 Clemson 79-109 = -12 Texas State lost to #3 Houston 37-72 = -12 Jackson State lost to #15 Gonzaga 76-100 = -13 Southern Mississippi lost to #25 Mississippi 72-89 = -16 Jacksonville lost to #1 Purdue 57-100 = -18 Troy lost to #25 Mississippi 53-74 = -20 Virginia lost to #23 Memphis 54-77 = -20 Chicago State lost to #24 Wisconsin 53-80 = -25 Bellarmine lost to #17 BYU 59-101 = -33 Coppin State lost to #20 James Madison 48-87 = -33 Mississippi Valley State lost to #10 Baylor 48-107 = -43 Strangely, no ranked teams played on Sunday. Beginning next week the Mississippi Valley State type teams should disappear form these listings as conference play begins in earnest. 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 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 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 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 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 +94 North Carolina +94 Kansas +76 Kentucky +71 Wisconsin +67 Memphis +64 UCLA +64 Michigan State +59 Duke +50 Tennessee +50 Florida Atlantic +41 Illinois +41 Alabama +40 Colorado +39 Colorado State +39 Georgia Tech +36 Seton Hall +33 Northwestern +31 Villanova +30 Texas A&M +27 Utah +26 Xavier +26 The worst cumulative total: Stanislaus State -79 Syracuse is -2 Syracuse opponents: Boston College Canisius Clemson +23 Colgate -10 Cornell Duke +50 Florida State +15 Georgetown -10 Georgia Tech +36 Gonzaga +14 Louisiana State -4 Louisville -2 U of Miami -8 New Hampshire North Carolina +94 North Carolina State +5 Notre Dame +4 Louisiana State Niagara Oregon Pittsburgh Tennessee +50 Virginia -20 Virginia Tech Wake Forest [/QUOTE]

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