"My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house.
That's not my world. My world was a cracked sidewalk." —Al McGuire

Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Top 25 vs. Top 25: A two year summary

This weeks ESPN/USA Today top 25, and their two year record against other top 25 teams.

1. Illinois: 8-3
2. UNC: 10-8
3. Kansas: 5-4
4. Kentucky 4-2
5. BC: 5-6
6. Duke: 11-3
7. Wake Forest: 10-9
8. Syracuse: 5-5
9. Louisville: 3-2
10. MSU: 0-10 (including Illinois)
11. Oklahoma State: 4-3
12. Washington: 3-5
13. Arizona: 4-3
14. Alabama: 3-5
15. Pitt: 5-2
16. Oklahoma: 4-9
17. Cincnnati: 0-4
18. Texas: 5-7
19. Wisconsin: 7-3
20. Uconn: 3-7
21. Gonzaga: 5-2
22. Utah: 0-3
23. Georgia Tech: 7-8
24. Maryland: 8-12
25. Villanova: 2-9

Makes our 4-5 mark against ranked teams seem pretty good by comparison--both in terms of number of ranked opponents as well as our success rate.

1 comment:

TB said...

and true to form, MSU was thumped at home tonight against Illinois.

great posts tonight!