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[QUOTE="auror, post: 3380492, member: 1329"]
The way I use is looking at the change in our KenPom rank on a game by game basis. That essentially shows how we're performing relative to the "KenPom spread" expectation, which factors in opponent strength and our team's at the time perceived strength. For the cupcakes...

[B]2019[/B]
(positive is ranking climb, negative is fall)
Sacred Heart: +2
St. Joe's: -14
Buffalo: +6
Maine: 0
Iona: +2
St. Peter's -5
UNH: +4
NJIT: +1

Mean: -0.5, Median: +1.5
So generally we performed pretty well against the cupcakes, but had 2 big stinkers which skewed the overall impact negative.

[B]2018[/B]
(positive is ranking climb, negative is fall)
Morehead St.: -5
UMKC: +10
Cornell: +2
UNH: +1
UMass Lowell: +1
Lafayette: +8
Manhattan: -7
Drexel: +9

Mean: +2.4, Median: +1.5

So identical median, both 2 negative games, but last year had higher highs of rank change. The only thing to keep in consideration is that it is harder to raise ranks as you increase your rank, so the +10 from 102 to 92 for example might not be as impressive as the +6 from 60 to 54.
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