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CompuDrew Rankings – The Three Classes

aishak — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:48:07 +0000

I got some good feedback after posting my playoff system proposal last week. One thing that makes this year really strange in terms of proposing such a system is that there have been three distinct classes of playoff worthy teams this year and I think the case could be made that a cutoff after the first . . . → Read More: CompuDrew Rankings – The Three Classes

CompuDrew – Playoff Proposal Part 2

aishak — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:08:43 +0000

Let’s take a quick look at the current CompuDrew ratings. Part 2 of my playoff proposal is below (read Part 1).

So based on Part 1, the top 7 conference champions make the playoffs, as well as the highest-ranked at-large team (I called it a wildcard last week, but I’ll use the popular college football term). Those . . . → Read More: CompuDrew – Playoff Proposal Part 2

CompuDrew – Playoff Proposal Part 1

aishak — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:52:53 +0000

Here are the latest CompuDrew rankings. The first part of my playoff proposal is below.

Before I detail my playoff system, I should let you know that its biggest strength lies in appeasing all of college football constituencies: the teams, the schools, the conferences, the bowls, and most importantly, the fans.

CompuDrew Playoff Proposal Part 1

Who makes the . . . → Read More: CompuDrew – Playoff Proposal Part 1

CompuDrew Week 4

aishak — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:35:49 +0000

Okay, this is a little embarrassing. I was looking at my formula and I realized that when we get to the end of the season, the combined reward-punishment of both teams playing in a conference’s championship will be negative. Put another way, the ratings would favor teams that don’t even play in those games. So I . . . → Read More: CompuDrew Week 4

CompuDrew Week 2 – College Football Ratings

aishak — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000

One of the biggest controversies of the BCS is that the computers cannot take margin of victory into account. This means the Texas blowout of Missouri (41-7) would be given the same weight even if the Horns beat them by two points on a last second touchdown, or needed a blocked field goal as time expired . . . → Read More: CompuDrew Week 2 – College Football Ratings