Syracuse (20-12)


Syracuse's opponents in order of rating:
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   North Carolina     722.8 LOSS   67-103        29- 8 Division I
   Tennessee          722.8 LOSS   56-73         27- 9 Division I
   Duke               706.5 LOSS   66-86         27- 9 Division I
   Clemson            694.6 LOSS   68-77         24-12 Division I
   Clemson            694.6 LOSS   75-90         24-12 Division I
   Gonzaga            692.2 LOSS   57-76         27- 8 Division I
   N. Carolina St.    686.6 LOSS   65-83         26-15 Division I
   Virginia           684.3 LOSS   62-84         23-11 Division I
   Wake Forest        669.1 LOSS   70-99         21-14 Division I
   Florida St.        657.6 LOSS   69-85         17-16 Division I
   Boston College     656.3 LOSS   75-80         20-16 Division I
   Georgia Tech       637.5 LOSS   60-65         14-18 Division I
>> Syracuse           678.1 <<                   20-12 Division I
   North Carolina     722.8 WIN    86-79   ++    29- 8 Division I
   N. Carolina St.    686.6 WIN    77-65   ++    26-15 Division I
   N. Carolina St.    686.6 WIN    87-83   ++    26-15 Division I
   Oregon             680.8 WIN    83-63   ++    24-12 Division I
   Pittsburgh         678.5 WIN    81-73   ++    22-11 Division I
   Pittsburgh         678.5 WIN    69-58   ++    22-11 Division I
   Virginia Tech      662.8 WIN    84-71    +    19-15 Division I
   Boston College     656.3 WIN    69-59    +    20-16 Division I
   Louisiana St.      645.5 WIN    80-57    +    17-16 Division I
   Miami (FL)         640.3 WIN    72-69    +    15-17 Division I
   Cornell            636.2 WIN    81-70    +    22- 8 Division I
   Notre Dame         625.1 WIN    88-85    +    13-20 Division I
   Colgate            598.0 WIN    79-75    +    25-10 Division I
   Louisville         592.4 WIN    94-92    +     8-24 Division I
   Louisville         592.4 WIN    82-76    +     8-24 Division I
   Georgetown         586.4 WIN    80-68          9-23 Division I
   New Hampshire      576.0 WIN    83-72         16-15 Division I
   Canisius           551.4 WIN    89-77    -    14-18 Division I
   Niagara            549.7 WIN    83-71    -    17-16 Division I
   Chaminade          488.3 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).