Against Ranked Teams - Football - 2023 - Week 5

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I’ll continue to keep track of how teams did against ranked teams. Just something to look at in evaluating teams. The formula is to give teams points based on the ranking of the team they played: 25 points for playing a #1 ranked team, 24 for #2, 23 for #3, down to 1 point for playing #25. (A shortcut: subtract the number of the ranking from 26). Then you add in the net point differential of the game.

Examples: Navy lost to #13 Notre Dame 3-42. The Middies get 13 points for playing the #13 team but lose 39 for losing to that team 3-42. Net points: -26. Let’s see who had the best result each week and who accumulates the most points over the season.

WEEK 5
Oregon State beat #10 Utah 21-7 = +30
Texas beat #24 Kansas 40-14 = +24
Kentucky beat #22 Florida 33-14 = +23
Mississippi beat #13 Louisiana State 55-49 = +19
Auburn lost to #1 Georgia 20-27 = +18
Notre Dame beat #17 Duke 21-14 = +16
Arizona lost to #7 Washington = +12
Colorado lost to #8 Southern California 41-48 = +11
Duke lost to #11 Notre Dame 14-21 = +8
Louisiana State lost to #20 Mississippi 49-55 = Even
Kansas lost to #3 Texas 14-40 = -3
Utah lost to #19 Oregon State 7-21 = -7
Northwestern lost to #6 Penn State 13-41 = -8
Mississippi State lost to #12 Alabama 17-40 = -9
Nebraska lost to #2 Michigan 7-45 = -14
Vanderbilt lost to #23 Missouri 21-38 = -14
South Carolina lost to #21 Tennessee 20-41 = -16
Nevada-Reno lost to #25 Fresno State 9-27 = -17
Iowa State lost to #14 Oklahoma 20-50 = -18
Stanford lost to #9 Oregon 6-42 = -19

WEEKLY LEADERS
Week 0 San Jose State lost to #6 Southern California 28-56 = -8 points
Week 1 Florida State beat #5 Louisiana State 45-24 = +42
Week 2 Texas beat #3 Alabama 34-24 = +33
Week 3 Florida beat #11 Tennessee 29-16 = +28
Week 4 Oregon beat #19 Colorado 42-6 = +43
Week 5 Oregon State beat #10 Utah 21-7 = +30

TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
Week 4 Oregon beat #19 Colorado 42-6 = +43 points
Week 1 Florida State beat #5 Louisiana State 45-24 = +42
Week 1 Duke beat #9 Clemson 28-7 = +38
Week 2 Texas beat #3 Alabama 34-24 = +33
Week 4 Penn State beat #24 Iowa 31-0 = +33
Week 5 Oregon State beat #10 Utah 21-7 = +30
Week 3 Florida beat #11 Tennessee 29-16 = +28
Week 4 Alabama beat #15 Mississippi 24-10 = +25
Week 5 Texas beat #24 Kansas 40-14 = +24
Week 5 Kentucky beat #22 Florida 33-14 = +23

TOP 25 CUMMULATIVE
Texas +57 points
Duke +46
Oregon +43
Florida State +42
Mississippi +37

Notre Dame +33
Penn State +33
Oregon State +32
Alabama +30
Florida +27

Washington State +25
Kentucky +23
Boston College +21
Ohio State +20
Auburn +18

U of Miami +18
Clemson +15
Arizona +12
Arkansas +11
Missouri +8

UCLA +8
Arizona State +7
Baylor +7
Texas Tech +5
Utah +4

The worst game: Week 1: Arkansas State lost to #20 Oklahoma 0-73 = -67
Worst Cumulative: Arkansas State -67

Syracuse has yet to play a ranked team.

SU opponents: Colgate none (0 would mean they played a ranked team and came out even), Western Michigan -30, Purdue none, Army none, Clemson +15, North Carolina none, Florida State +42, Virginia Tech none, Boston College +21, Pittsburgh -8, Georgia Tech -16, Wake Forest none