How about you take a look at this one (
http://www.offtackleempire.com/2016/5/3/...rts-update) It accounts for a number of items.
Conference Standing Percentage (CS%): Think of the final standings for a given sport as a number line, 0-1, with last place at 0 and first place at 1. A school's CS% is the average of their position on this number line for every sport in which they compete. This is, in my mind, the best metric to use for direct comparison, and thus the metric by which the B1GASS field is ranked.
Weighted Conference Standing Percentage (WCS%): WCS% is a school's CS% multiplied by the number of sports they compete in. Northwestern has 10 fewer sports than Michigan or Ohio State, so they have 10 fewer chances for poor finishes. WCS% attempts to correct for that. Presented as a reference point only.
Average Standing (AS): Exactly what it sounds like--an average of the final standing for each sport. This is a deeply flawed metric, due to different numbers of schools participating in different sports. For example, Average Standing will treat a 6th place finish in football (out of 14 teams--admirable) the same as a 6th place finish in hockey (out of 6--dead last). Presented as a reference point only.
It also shows how effective the athletic department is with money. "Several people mentioned last year that it would be interesting to combine the above metrics with athletic department expenditures to see who spends their money most effectively and gets the most performance per dollar."
Do I like this one more because it make the Terps look better…perhaps. But I do think it is really interesting and can't wait to see what it looks like when updated in July(ish) with the most recent financial info is released. Should also be interesting to see year over year change and long(er) term trends.