Syracuse (20-12)


Syracuse's opponents in order of rating:
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   North Carolina     725.2 LOSS   67-103        29- 7 Division I
   Tennessee          721.4 LOSS   56-73         26- 8 Division I
   Duke               705.6 LOSS   66-86         26- 8 Division I
   Gonzaga            693.9 LOSS   57-76         27- 7 Division I
   Clemson            693.3 LOSS   68-77         23-11 Division I
   Clemson            693.3 LOSS   75-90         23-11 Division I
   Virginia           683.3 LOSS   62-84         23-11 Division I
   N. Carolina St.    680.0 LOSS   65-83         24-14 Division I
   Wake Forest        668.4 LOSS   70-99         21-14 Division I
   Florida St.        657.5 LOSS   69-85         17-16 Division I
   Boston College     655.6 LOSS   75-80         20-16 Division I
   Georgia Tech       637.0 LOSS   60-65         14-18 Division I
>> Syracuse           677.1 <<                   20-12 Division I
   North Carolina     725.2 WIN    86-79   ++    29- 7 Division I
   Oregon             681.4 WIN    83-63   ++    24-12 Division I
   N. Carolina St.    680.0 WIN    77-65   ++    24-14 Division I
   N. Carolina St.    680.0 WIN    87-83   ++    24-14 Division I
   Pittsburgh         677.9 WIN    81-73   ++    22-11 Division I
   Pittsburgh         677.9 WIN    69-58   ++    22-11 Division I
   Virginia Tech      662.5 WIN    84-71    +    19-15 Division I
   Boston College     655.6 WIN    69-59    +    20-16 Division I
   Louisiana St.      645.0 WIN    80-57    +    17-16 Division I
   Miami (FL)         640.0 WIN    72-69    +    15-17 Division I
   Cornell            636.3 WIN    81-70    +    22- 8 Division I
   Notre Dame         624.5 WIN    88-85    +    13-20 Division I
   Colgate            598.1 WIN    79-75    +    25-10 Division I
   Louisville         591.6 WIN    94-92    +     8-24 Division I
   Louisville         591.6 WIN    82-76    +     8-24 Division I
   Georgetown         584.8 WIN    80-68          9-23 Division I
   New Hampshire      576.0 WIN    83-72         16-15 Division I
   Canisius           551.7 WIN    89-77    -    14-18 Division I
   Niagara            549.8 WIN    83-71    -    17-16 Division I
   Chaminade          488.0 WIN   105-56    -    10-17 Division II

Games against teams within about 100 rating points are often the best indicators of a team's actual strength.

"Effect" ranges from "---", a game that caused a large decrease in the team rating, to "+++", a game that produced a large increase in rating.

Note that wins over very weak teams may actually hurt a team's rating (the opposite is true for losses to very good teams).