Nice job, Cal: UK not in the top 10 schools with most wins against ranked programs
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I wonder why UK fans keep conveniently forgetting the massive cheating going on with Kansas and UNC? I wonder why that is?
Notice that the majority of teams on that list play in the same conference. Winning percentage against ranked teams would be a better indicator of success.
That's partially true but it hides the bigger problem. We did only play 78 ranked teams over those 10 years so we wouldn't be close to Kansas in total wins. The problem is we went 39-39 in the ones we played for 50%. That is an unacceptable number at UK. There, spin that one.
This gotta be a troll post. UK just played 3/4 final 4 teams last year in.... non conference! But yea lets add Indiana thatll really beef the schedule.
This is dumb. You go by percentage but even then we're ranked #10.
Plus the B12 schools play around 10 games a year against ranked opponents. Iowa St. 106 games with a 39% winning percentage winning 42. If UK played that many games with their subpar 51% record they'd have just above 53 wins, placing them in a tie for 4th
All this chart shows is how weak the SEC has been over the past 10 years (since 2012). It's why UK has only 81 games versus ranked opponents.
UK 81 games, 41-40, 50.6%
1. KU - 115 games, 74- 41, 64.4%
2. DUKE - 88 games, 57-31 64.8%
3. MICH ST. 104 games, 56-48 53.9%
4. NOVA - 83 games, 53-30, 63.9 %
5. BAYLOR - 106, 54-52, 50.9 %
6. UNC - 103, 49-54, 47.6 %
7. MICH- 100, 48-52, 48%
8. WISC - 97, 47-50, 48.5%
9. OU - 105, 43-62, 41%
10. IOWA ST. - 106, 42-64, 39.6%
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For context the second best team is UT who played 66 games against ranked opponents in this span going 26-40.
Shoot if you ignore KU and UK the average ranked teams played by conference would be around 100 for the B12 and 50 for the SEC. If that doesn't show weakness idk what does.
Plus the B12 schools play around 10 games a year against ranked opponents. Iowa St. 106 games with a 39% winning percentage winning 42. If UK played that many games with their subpar 51% record they'd have just above 53 wins, placing them in a tie for 4th
All this chart shows is how weak the SEC has been over the past 10 years (since 2012). It's why UK has only 81 games versus ranked opponents.
UK 81 games, 41-40, 50.6%
1. KU - 115 games, 74- 41, 64.4%
2. DUKE - 88 games, 57-31 64.8%
3. MICH ST. 104 games, 56-48 53.9%
4. NOVA - 83 games, 53-30, 63.9 %
5. BAYLOR - 106, 54-52, 50.9 %
6. UNC - 103, 49-54, 47.6 %
7. MICH- 100, 48-52, 48%
8. WISC - 97, 47-50, 48.5%
9. OU - 105, 43-62, 41%
10. IOWA ST. - 106, 42-64, 39.6%
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For context the second best team is UT who played 66 games against ranked opponents in this span going 26-40.
Shoot if you ignore KU and UK the average ranked teams played by conference would be around 100 for the B12 and 50 for the SEC. If that doesn't show weakness idk what does.
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On average, the SEC is weaker than the ACC, Big 12, and Big 10 over the last 10 years. There are less opportunities to play home/homes against ranked teams.
As an example, checkout the number of ranked teams there were in the conference during our seasons, 2012 and 2015. These were years we were good enough to inflate the win column, but the 2012 team played only 3 games against ranked teams at the time all conference season, all against Florida. Granted, Vandy was ranked at some points during the season. The 2015 team had only 2 games against a ranked opponent and they were both against Arkansas.
The SEC just hasn't offered enough opportunities to accrue wins against top 25 teams to top such a list.
As an example, checkout the number of ranked teams there were in the conference during our seasons, 2012 and 2015. These were years we were good enough to inflate the win column, but the 2012 team played only 3 games against ranked teams at the time all conference season, all against Florida. Granted, Vandy was ranked at some points during the season. The 2015 team had only 2 games against a ranked opponent and they were both against Arkansas.
The SEC just hasn't offered enough opportunities to accrue wins against top 25 teams to top such a list.
This is a more rational post compared to the nonsense everywhere else. 50% is good elsewhere but typically bluebloods are around 60%
If UK played the same number of games against ranked opponents as say the B12 they'd be in the 4-6 range on that chart.
If UK was dominant and had a 65% winning percentage they'd have 53 wins rounded up, assuming 81 games played. So even then they'd be 5th.
This chart doesn't show anything else other than the SEC isn't elite compared to the other conferences.
And in fairness there are about 3, maybe 5teams on that list that have fared better than UK in the past 10 years:
KU, DUKE, NOVA 100% better
BAYLOR AND UNC most likely
The only problem with your post is that it goes against the narrative (on this site) that the B12 and Big10 are garbage and the SEC is awesome every year
Isn’t this what it’s all about?
THIS IS ONLY BECAUSE THE TEAM HASNT JELLY YET!!?! Why ONLY a ten year WINDOW!!!!
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You guys just HATE CAL!!!!!!
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You guys just HATE CAL!!!!!!
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Jon Scott’s site; I may have miscounted but I think it is correct
I used ESPN and counted tourney games against opponents seeded 6 or better. At any rate, we're pretty close.
I wonder which poll they are using.NCAA Basketball Team Win Trends - Against Ranked Opponents
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begok at UK against RANKED teams
first 3 seasons--26-4--(86.7%)
last 10 seasons--41-40--(50.6%)
for the begok crowd all is fine--just not as many good sec teams.
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first 3 seasons--26-4--(86.7%)
last 10 seasons--41-40--(50.6%)
for the begok crowd all is fine--just not as many good sec teams.
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This only further proves the point you're going against.begok at UK against RANKED teams
first 3 seasons--26-4--(86.7%)
last 10 seasons--41-40--(50.6%)
for the begok crowd all is fine--just not as many good sec teams.
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It took UK 13 years to play the same number of games against ranked opponents as some B12 teams played in 10 seasons.
I bet you don't. It would make you throw up a little, so you avoid anything like that.
I guess LCC's ban was either permanent or long-term. I wonder if he knows how obvious it is?
The winning % is a lot more telling of Cals success against quality opponents than the number of wins. The number of wins shows how weak the SEC has been for the last ten years. The winning % shows that Cal has been a little better than average against ranked teams and is more accurate.
Anyone who doesn't see that a decent part of this was how bad the SEC was for more than half of his tenure. There were times where it was just us and one more SEC team in the top 25. I'd like to see the stats on numbers of top 25 teams played in the last 10 years. Or winning percentage vs top 25 teams in the last ten years.
The gold standard in dirty recruiting? Going to catch up with him sooner rather than later.
I thought I was smedmoley. You called me that for days. Make up your mind.
Who are you a sock for, again?
It is amazing the success Kansas has had under Self. Plays the hardest schedule every year and still wins more than anyone else. I believe it is safe to say he is a top 5 all time coach and is still moving up.
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Which is why our non-conference schedule should be loaded year in and year out.
It is though. Ignoring UK the average SEC team played 5 games a year versus ranked opponents. UK averages 8 games a year.
You have the Champions Classic at the beginning of the year. You also have any ranked teams we play before conference play.
I'm not counting KU because that is sometimes part of the SEC/B12 challenge which would be reflected in the 5 games/year for those other SEC schools.
Louisville would be another but they've fallen off a cliff and UK basketball cannot control that.
As for the cupcakes, we've been playing them for decades. Look at the early 2000s. There's also more parity nowadays so even an unranked P5 or mid major school can be a challenge.
When did the American Athletic Conference reach power 5 status?
Soon to be B12. Gonzaga isn't a P5 school but they'd be a top notch win. UH isn't at that level but had a 33-4 record in the 18-19 season and were ranked in the top 10.
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