Sagarin says

[bisonaudit]

Using the Sports Network bracket?

Yes. .

[runtheoption]

Student already covered it, but here is the expanded version.

If you go to this website: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt11.htm
You will see that there are several columns. If you go to the far right, you will see two columns of numbers. The blue numbers are labeled PREDICTOR and the red column is labeled ELO_CHESS. The blue column includes all factors like W/L record, strength of schedule and score margin. When the BCS approached Sagarin to include his numbers in their computer rankings, they forbid him from using some factors in his calculation, including margin of victory. All that was allowed was W/L record and SOS. Those results make up the red column. When USA Today started running Sagarin's results, they wanted something that included both figures. So Sagarin created a third set of results that basically averages the two numbers(not exactly, but close). This third set of numbers is labeled RATING and is colored purple.

So which to use? Sagarin makes this comment in his introduction at the top of the webpage linked above: (emphases mine)


Since Sagarin says PREDICTOR is the most accurate, that's the one I go with. The conference rankings are also recalculated using the PREDICTOR numbers and the central mean method.

I normally have to re-explain this about every third week.

Hammersmith was having a beer with my Dad & I at tailgating yesterday. I told Dad, "This is the smartest guy I know." I should add you are probably one of the most patient people, too!

[westnodak93bison]

NDSU 71.23; Western Illinois 41.56 + 3 for them...so Bison by 26.67

[NDSUstudent]

The computers still love us....should mean good things for our GPI....

http://masseyratings.com/cf/compare1aa.htm

[Strommer10]

If we take care of business this week like we should, we will get a good seed. IF we are the top 2, I want to be #3 and have a chance to play @ #2 MSU again like last year. That would be a fantastic game to see.

[Hammerhead]

We are still #1 in the GPI, but that doesn't guarantee a #1 seed. It should give us at least a #4 seed, I hope.

The computers still love us....should mean good things for our GPI....

http://masseyratings.com/cf/compare1aa.htm

[90 BISON]

If we win a 4 seed should be extremely attainable. We still have the possibility of a 2 seed if everything goes our way.


Go Bison! Go Mont.! Go TX St! Go Ill. St! and Go Bama!

[bisonaudit]

14-1 27.5%
13-2 18.3%
12-2 21.3%
11-2 19.2%
10-2 12.4%
11-3 0.5%
10-3 0.4%
9-3 0.3%

Sports Network moved Wofford @ Montana into our quarter and Towson @ App. St. out. Which increases the projected difficulty of our quarter final and makes Sam Houston's projected road to the Semi's easier.

[CAS4127]

Sports Network moved Wofford @ Montana into our quarter and Towson @ App. St. out. Which increases the projected difficulty of our quarter final and makes Sam Houston's projected road to the Semi's easier.

Umm, some of those records you posted have a zero chance of happening, yet there are still percentages??!!!!!!!

Computers these days . . . . . . . . . . . .

[Answer Guy]

Umm, some of those records you posted have a zero chance of happening, yet there are still percentages??!!!!!!!

Computers these days . . . . . . . . . . . .

I'll bite...which ones are impossible, Mr. Pythagoras?