tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post6507314711524886292..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: Saurian Sagacity Week 10 Power RankingsHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-23152221364925687422007-11-06T13:06:00.000-05:002007-11-06T13:06:00.000-05:00I wrote about my methodology elsewhere, but essent...I wrote about my methodology elsewhere, but essentially what I was seeking was unbiased INPUTS. As Henry points out, no system is totally without bias.<BR/><BR/>The NCAA's SOS simply ranks teams by their opponents W/L records. Perfect? Perhaps not, but it is at least better than someone deciding what teams have tougher schedules (like Sagarin last year putting essentially every PAC 10 team in hisMergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-36642505061819854922007-11-06T09:59:00.000-05:002007-11-06T09:59:00.000-05:00Unbiased, meaning that the formula is not a secret...Unbiased, meaning that the formula is not a secret and it's not arbitrary. Trying to eliminate bias is possible, completely eliminating it is impossible. At some point you have to decide how you are going to weight the variables. What's your model Nick? Would you use a SoS calculation created by a third party that doesn't explain how it's calculated?Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-66528161431838658332007-11-06T09:26:00.000-05:002007-11-06T09:26:00.000-05:00The NCAA ranking is unbiased? Are you sure?So the ...The NCAA ranking is unbiased? Are you sure?<BR/><BR/>So the 2/3 and 1/3 weightings make perfect sense to you? If so, explain where they come from, and why they make sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-88906527965406791422007-11-05T21:03:00.000-05:002007-11-05T21:03:00.000-05:00I use the NCAA SOS for a reason - it is the only u...I use the NCAA SOS for a reason - it is the only unbiased one, based strictly on opponent's records. The others use various opinion based weightings.<BR/><BR/>The whole point of our Power Rankings is that is has no biased input - it is simply a team's total offense and total defense weighted by SOS, and their win-loss record. I don't necessarily agree with any single ranking, but they are what Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-39870635285987672082007-11-05T20:04:00.000-05:002007-11-05T20:04:00.000-05:00USF has the 2nd hardest schedule according to NCAA...USF has the 2nd hardest schedule according to NCAA, 28th according to Anderson and Hester, 9th according to Sagarin, and 10th according to ColleyMatrix. Who's to say who is right? Why should we take one over the other. No, the NCAA doesn't look at the records of the opponents of the opponents but I think before we stick a variable into our equation we'd like to know exactly what goes into it.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-19921965362771532152007-11-05T19:13:00.000-05:002007-11-05T19:13:00.000-05:00Which is exactly why SoS should be measured ittera...Which is exactly why SoS should be measured itteratively. I suggest you use either A&H or Colley's SOS rankings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-80846794169873375952007-11-05T13:47:00.000-05:002007-11-05T13:47:00.000-05:00Fattening up on second-tier teams that play other ...Fattening up on second-tier teams that play other weak teams doesn't make "the nation's 2nd toughest schedule" -- <BR/><BR/>Elon (6-3)<BR/>Central Fla. (6-3)<BR/>Fla. Alt. (4-4)<BR/><BR/>Having been suckered in to watching them recently, I'm puzzled as to how they beat West Va. (7-1) or Auburn (7-3), other than those teams figured USF was a "bye" week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com