Statistical College Basketball Rankings, Vol. III

Below are my latest statistical college basketball rankings. Dropping out of the Top 50 were: Creighton, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Xavier. They were replaced by five new teams: Indiana, Virginia, Florida St., Arizona St., and George Washington. For this week's rankings, I began the process of decreasing the weight of last year's final rankings, and will continue to do so until it is completely removed by New Year's Day.

Rank	Prev. Rank	TEAM	Record	Weighted Metric	2013-14 Metric Rank	AP Rank
1	7	Arizona	(7-0, 0-0)	9.2	3	2
2	8	Ohio State	(6-0, 0-0)	12.4	5	5
3	4	Syracuse	(7-0, 0-0)	12.8	17	4
4	3	Pittsburgh	(7-0, 0-0)	15	8	31
5	6	Memphis	(5-1, 0-0)	17.5	9	16
6	9	Oklahoma St	(7-1, 0-0)	18.85	2	9
7	23	Villanova	(7-0, 0-0)	19.9	4	14
8	1	Kansas	(6-1, 0-0)	19.9	18	6
9	11	Iowa State	(6-0, 0-0)	20.15	10	17
10	5	Louisville	(6-1, 0-0)	20.2	39	7
11	12	Wisconsin	(8-0, 0-0)	20.3	25	8
12	2	Florida	(6-2, 0-0)	25.3	11	15
13	10	Michigan St	(7-0, 0-0)	25.6	16	1
14	14	Duke	(6-2, 0-0)	27.6	62	10
15	34	San Diego St	(5-1, 0-0)	29.2	14	24
16	17	Wichita St	(8-0, 0-0)	29.4	7	11
17	NR	Indiana	(6-1, 0-0)	29.75	56	26
18	24	Connecticut	(8-0, 0-0)	30.5	45	12
19	15	Kentucky	(7-1, 0-0)	31	13	3
20	13	UCLA	(7-0, 0-0)	32.6	34	18
21	20	Oregon	(7-0, 0-0)	33	38	13
22	19	Colorado	(7-1, 0-0)	33.4	15	35
23	43	Dayton	(6-1, 0-0)	34.2	21	25
24	27	Iowa	(7-1, 0-0)	34.6	1	23
25	50	Michigan	(5-2, 0-0)	37.05	6	22
26	18	Baylor	(7-1, 0-0)	40.4	28	20
27	32	Arkansas	(4-2, 0-0)	41.2	29	NR
28	41	Marquette	(5-3, 0-0)	41.2	35	NR
29	16	Minnesota	(6-2, 0-0)	41.2	22	NR
30	25	BYU	(6-2, 0-0)	41.2	36	NR
31	22	California	(6-2, 0-0)	42.4	23	NR
32	39	Gonzaga	(7-1, 0-0)	42.6	27	19
33	26	Cincinnati	(6-0, 0-0)	43.05	58	40
34	NR	Virginia	(7-1, 0-0)	46.7	32	27
35	31	Oklahoma	(6-1, 0-0)	47.2	37	NR
36	40	Saint Louis	(6-2, 0-0)	48.2	49	NR
37	49	VCU	(6-2, 0-0)	49.1	50	33
38	33	Butler	(5-2, 0-0)	49.5	48	NR
39	38	U Mass	(6-0, 0-0)	49.6	30	21
40	44	Missouri	(7-0, 0-0)	49.8	75	37
41	28	St Marys	(6-0, 0-0)	49.8	61	42
42	37	New Mexico	(5-1, 0-0)	50.6	33	28
43	29	Texas	(7-1, 0-0)	50.8	20	NR
44	46	Belmont	(7-2, 0-0)	53.6	97	NR
45	35	Stanford	(6-2, 0-0)	54	55	NR
46	45	LSU	(5-2, 0-0)	54.25	42	NR
47	NR	Florida St	(5-2, 0-0)	55.8	19	30
48	48	Mississippi	(6-0, 0-0)	56.8	66	41
49	NR	Arizona St	(7-2, 0-0)	59.25	79	NR
50	NR	George Washington	(6-1, 0-0)	59.8	41	43

November Climate Summary

Wherever you are, wherever you are going, it is good to know where you have been. So I have decided that in addition to continuing my monthly climate summaries during the winter (now at my current residence nestled on the Wasatch Bench), I will compare each month to my former residence in Grand Forks, ND. I am not expecting any surprises - with the more southern latitude I expect noticeably warmer temperatures, and living higher in elevation and often downwind of the Great Salt Lake, I expect a higher seasonal snowfall.

Although it was not too snowy this month, the 3.6" I observed (increasing the seasonal snowfall to 4.8") beat Grand Forks' puny total of 1.6". Regretfully for my former colleagues and friends, obtaining even such a small monthly snowfall came at a price in terms of temperatures. There were only three days in Grand Forks in which the high temperature there was warmer than the high temperature here. Meanwhile, an alarming 16 days there featured high temperatures colder than our low temperature. Clearly the snow:cold ratio is much better here than it is there. Our coldest temperature was on 11/22 with a mean temperature of 30°F, while their coldest day was 11/23, with a mean temperature of -2°F! Needless to say, I do not miss that one iota.

Enjoy this graphical depiction comparing temperatures and snowfall between the Wasatch Bench and Grand Forks:

Salt Lake City, UT

Day	CW8826 High	CW8826 Low	SLC Mean Departure	Snowfall	12z Snow Depth	Seasonal Snowfall
1	55	44	+5	0.0”	0”	1.2”
2	67	40	+9	0.0”	0”	1.2”
3	59	30	-2	0.5”	0”	1.7”
4	38	28	-7	Trace	0”	1.7"
5	37	26	-8	2.3"	2"	4.0”
6	51	33	+2	0.0"	0"	4.0”
7	61	41	+6	0.0"	0"	4.0”
8	59	45	+8	0.0"	0"	4.0”
9	58	41	+6	0.0"	0"	4.0”
10	61	43	+8	0.0"	0"	4.0”
11	63	44	+7	0.0"	0"	4.0”
12	64	47	+10	0.0"	0"	4.0”
13	57	43	+7	0.0"	0"	4.0”
14	55	38	+6	0.0"	0"	4.0”
15	46	32	-1	0.6"	0"	4.6”
16	39	32	-1	0.2"	0"	4.8”
17	52	33	+7	0.0"	0"	4.8”
18	60	40	+11	0.0”	Trace	4.8”
19	53	42	+13	0.0"	0"	4.8”
20	50	39	+11	0.0"	0"	4.8"
21	39	32	+3	Trace	0"	4.8"
22	35	25	-1	0.0"	0"	4.8"
23	45	27	+1	0.0"	0"	4.8"
24	44	34	+7	0.0"	0"	4.8"
25	45	31	+3	0.0"	0"	4.8"
26	49	32	+5	0.0"	0"	4.8"
27	48	34	+6	0.0"	0"	4.8"
28	47	36	+6	0.0"	0"	4.8"
29	50	36	+8	0.0"	0"	4.8"
30	50	37	+8	0.0"	0"	4.8"
31
Nov 2013	51.23	36.17	+6.8	3.6”	N/A	N/A

Statistical College Basketball Rankings, Vol. II

Below are my rankings for the Top 50 college basketball teams. Statistics/ratings are through games played on Monday, 11/25. Louisville, the former #1, dropped to #5 following their loss to UNC. Kansas is the new #1 team and I suspect they'll be near the top much of the season. Dropping out were: Indiana, Georgetown, Virginia, NC State, Arizona State, Southern Mississippi, Colorado State, and Alabama. Replacing those teams were: North Carolina, Texas, Stanford, Tennessee, Dayton, Belmont, Xavier, and Mississippi. As I expected with it being early in the season, some teams fluctuated quite a bit, and I think that will continue for maybe another month. It seems there is not much separating teams ranked 35-50 from team ranked 51-65, so look for another ten or so teams to move up in my Top 50 next week.

Rank	Prev. Rank	TEAM	Record	Weighted Metric	2013-14 Metric Rank	AP Rank
1	2	Kansas	(4-0, 0-0)	6.125	7	2
2	16	Florida	(5-1, 0-0)	15.585	9	15
3	7	Pittsburgh	(5-0, 0-0)	16.89	13	39
4	20	Syracuse	(5-0, 0-0)	18.215	34	8
5	1	Louisville	(5-1, 0-0)	18.228	44	9
6	18	Memphis	(2-1, 0-0)	18.49	6	21
7	3	Arizona	(5-0, 0-0)	18.72	27	4
8	5	Ohio State	(5-0, 0-0)	19.67	28	7
9	13	Oklahoma St	(5-0, 0-0)	20.31	1	5
10	11	Michigan St	(6-0, 0-0)	20.665	8	1
11	14	Iowa State	(5-0, 0-0)	22.55	2	17
12	15	Wisconsin	(6-0, 0-0)	22.89	25	10
13	10	UCLA	(5-0, 0-0)	28.575	19	19
14	4	Duke	(5-1, 0-0)	32.08	84	6
15	22	Kentucky	(5-1, 0-0)	32.275	4	3
16	19	Minnesota	(5-1, 0-0)	33.205	15	43
17	42	Wichita St	(7-0, 0-0)	33.55	23	12
18	23	Baylor	(5-0, 0-0)	33.68	36	18
19	26	Colorado	(6-1, 0-0)	33.685	11	36
20	21	Oregon	(4-0, 0-0)	34.115	43	14
21	NR	N Carolina	(4-1, 0-0)	34.292	12	16
22	40	California	(5-0, 0-0)	36.675	24	NR
23	31	Villanova	(4-0, 0-0)	37.895	22	37
24	43	Connecticut	(6-0, 0-0)	38.755	30	13
25	25	BYU	(5-2, 0-0)	41.125	29	NR
26	30	Cincinnati	(4-0, 0-0)	43.48	57	42
27	37	Iowa	(5-0, 0-0)	44.865	32	23
28	32	St Marys	(5-0, 0-0)	45.55	58	NR
29	NR	Texas	(4-1, 0-0)	45.58	17	NR
30	35	Creighton	(4-0, 0-0)	45.645	45	20
31	36	Oklahoma	(4-1, 0-0)	46.105	33	NR
32	45	Arkansas	(3-1, 0-0)	46.34	18	NR
33	39	Butler	(4-0, 0-0)	46.515	65	NR
34	41	San Diego St	(2-1, 0-0)	47.28	50	NR
35	NR	Stanford	(5-1, 0-0)	48.085	39	NR
36	27	Illinois	(5-0, 0-0)	48.745	77	44
37	34	New Mexico	(4-1, 0-0)	49.138	38	26
38	46	U Mass	(6-0, 0-0)	49.3	20	24
39	12	Gonzaga	(4-1, 0-0)	49.47	55	11
40	29	Saint Louis	(5-0, 0-0)	50.22	67	NR
41	9	Marquette	(3-2, 0-0)	50.898	52	25
42	NR	Tennessee	(3-1, 0-0)	50.9625	5	41
43	NR	Dayton	(5-0, 0-0)	52.36	35	NR
44	17	Missouri	(5-0, 0-0)	54.63	94	NR
45	50	LSU	(3-1, 0-0)	54.65	14	NR
46	NR	Belmont	(6-1, 0-0)	55.263	68	33
47	NR	Xavier	(5-0, 0-0)	55.57	31	38
48	NR	Mississippi	(3-0, 0-0)	55.755	70	NR
49	28	VCU	(4-2, 0-0)	57.005	53	27
50	6	Michigan	(4-2, 0-0)	57.67	10	22