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<blockquote data-quote="bobongo" data-source="post: 489315" data-attributes="member: 3893"><p>The more I look at these rankings, the more they make sense to me. I don't think they look all that weird at all, really. There are some rankings that seem off to the casual subjective observer, but by and large they seem right and are based on results on the field using the metric that matters most in my opinion, winning and losing. But the weakness in the poll is that is doesn't seem to accurately reflect SOS. The winning percentage of G5 teams, for example, is achieved against other G5 teams for the most part, and the winning percentage of the teams they play will likewise be against inferior opponents, on average.</p><p></p><p>Nonetheless, what I would like to do is take this ranking at the end of the season and apply it to the bowl games. Let's see what kind of win percentage is achieved by the higher ranking team in every bowl game vs. the winning percentage of the higher ranking teams in another, stat-based poll. That may give us a better idea of the validity of the two polls, although I do believe that polls should reflect something earned on the field as opposed to simply "being the better team" in someone's arbitrary determination. Maybe that's why the poll looks off in some respects. Maybe Alabama is a better team than Georgia, but have they earned it? They've played a cushier schedule, to be sure. But by the end of the season and championship game this may be rectified. At any rate, I will concede that the poll may be off in some respects, but I will also offer that the other polls seem off in some respects as well. I notice that <strong>Mississippi State</strong> is ranked<strong> #50</strong> in the poll. That seems about right to me, and seems to be a much more realistic ranking than the one they are given in the other, popular polls</p><p></p><p>So let's compare polls scientifically. After the season and all the championship games are played in each conference, I'll count how many of the bowl games are won by the team ranked higher in this poll, and you can count how many games are won by the team ranked higher in any stat-based poll of your choosing. Then we can see how that turns out. Deal?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobongo, post: 489315, member: 3893"] The more I look at these rankings, the more they make sense to me. I don't think they look all that weird at all, really. There are some rankings that seem off to the casual subjective observer, but by and large they seem right and are based on results on the field using the metric that matters most in my opinion, winning and losing. But the weakness in the poll is that is doesn't seem to accurately reflect SOS. The winning percentage of G5 teams, for example, is achieved against other G5 teams for the most part, and the winning percentage of the teams they play will likewise be against inferior opponents, on average. Nonetheless, what I would like to do is take this ranking at the end of the season and apply it to the bowl games. Let's see what kind of win percentage is achieved by the higher ranking team in every bowl game vs. the winning percentage of the higher ranking teams in another, stat-based poll. That may give us a better idea of the validity of the two polls, although I do believe that polls should reflect something earned on the field as opposed to simply "being the better team" in someone's arbitrary determination. Maybe that's why the poll looks off in some respects. Maybe Alabama is a better team than Georgia, but have they earned it? They've played a cushier schedule, to be sure. But by the end of the season and championship game this may be rectified. At any rate, I will concede that the poll may be off in some respects, but I will also offer that the other polls seem off in some respects as well. I notice that [B]Mississippi State[/B] is ranked[B] #50[/B] in the poll. That seems about right to me, and seems to be a much more realistic ranking than the one they are given in the other, popular polls So let's compare polls scientifically. After the season and all the championship games are played in each conference, I'll count how many of the bowl games are won by the team ranked higher in this poll, and you can count how many games are won by the team ranked higher in any stat-based poll of your choosing. Then we can see how that turns out. Deal? [/QUOTE]
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