CONFERENCE CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS

1 PAC-10 (A) = 79.39 79.50 ( 1) 10
2 BIG TEN (A) = 77.52 77.68 ( 2) 11
3 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 77.15 76.95 ( 3) 12
4 BIG 12 (A) = 76.07 76.49 ( 4) 12
5 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 76.00 74.93 ( 6) 12
6 BIG EAST (A) = 74.46 75.22 ( 5) 8
7 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 73.91 74.08 ( 7) 3
8 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 70.43 69.87 ( 8) 9
9 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 65.75 66.25 ( 9) 12
10 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 64.91 64.90 ( 10) 9
11 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 62.03 61.01 ( 11) 13
12 GREAT WEST (AA)= 61.75 60.74 ( 12) 5
13 ATLANTIC 10 (AA)= 58.73 59.11 ( 13) 12
14 GATEWAY (AA)= 58.33 57.26 ( 14) 8
15 SUN BELT (A) = 56.58 56.50 ( 15) 8
16 BIG SKY (AA)= 55.04 56.07 ( 16) 9
17 SOUTHERN (AA)= 51.73 53.12 ( 17) 8
18 IVY LEAGUE (AA)= 49.49 49.71 ( 18) 8
19 SOUTHLAND (AA)= 48.27 48.18 ( 19) 7
20 PATRIOT LEAGUE (AA)= 45.75 45.32 ( 20) 7
21 OHIO VALLEY (AA)= 44.06 44.73 ( 21) 9
22 BIG SOUTH (AA)= 42.89 42.00 ( 22) 5
23 MID-EASTERN (AA)= 39.80 39.83 ( 23) 9
24 SOUTHWESTERN (AA)= 37.28 37.60 ( 24) 10
25 NORTHEAST (AA)= 35.70 35.12 ( 25) 8
26 I-AA INDEPENDENTS (AA)= 30.71 31.40 ( 26) 4
27 PIONEER (AA)= 28.60 30.07 ( 27) 8
28 METRO ATLANTIC (AA)= 21.57 22.16 ( 28) 5
29 ***UNRATED*** (**)= -90.00 -90.00 ( 29) 1

This should come with a footnote indicating that for some unknown reason Sagarin is counting Temple in the MAC's stats even though they aren't a member of the conference yet.

Where are our PaxCUSAians at? LOL, they are closer to 1-AA leagues than they are to the Big East.

Colley Matrix Rating, also part of the BCS.

Conference Rankings

1. BIG EAST 0.710354
2. BIG Ten 0.703135
3. SEC 0.694765
4. PAC Ten 0.654726
5. ACC 0.588165
6. BIG XII 0.540048
7. IND 0.509861
8. MWC 0.370425
9. WAC 0.366401
10. C-USA 0.349073
11. MAC 0.346341
12. SUN BELT 0.166705

http://www.colleyrankings.com/curconf.html

Heh...If this guy counted I-AA games, we'd have an even bigger lead because the Big11 lost to two I-AA teams.

Maize Wrote:Colley Matrix Rating, also part of the BCS.

Conference Rankings

1. BIG EAST 0.710354
2. BIG Ten 0.703135
3. SEC 0.694765
4. PAC Ten 0.654726
5. ACC 0.588165
6. BIG XII 0.540048
7. IND 0.509861
8. MWC 0.370425
9. WAC 0.366401
10. C-USA 0.349073
11. MAC 0.346341
12. SUN BELT 0.166705

http://www.colleyrankings.com/curconf.html

Am I missing something here? The Big 10 is 22-8 while the BE is 19-8, yet the BE has a higher rating than the Big 10. Shouldnt those numbers be flip flopped? Or am I misunderstanding Colley's ratings?

He doesn't list the DIAA games and the Big Ten lost twice to them.

Maize Wrote:He doesn't list the DIAA games and the Big Ten lost twice to them.

OK, I get it. Thanks Maize.

cuseroc Wrote:Am I missing something here? The Big 10 is 22-8 while the BE is 19-8, yet the BE has a higher rating than the Big 10. Shouldnt those numbers be flip flopped? Or am I misunderstanding Colley's ratings?

I read that as the BE having better wins than the Big11. The BE has nine wins vs. BCS teams while the Big11 has only six. Perhaps the Big11's 12-0 record against the MAC pulls down their rating. The site doesn't really explain his methodology very well.

Here is another BCS Computer Conference Ratings, the first Anderson Sports Rating.

Pac-10 .648
Southeastern .640
Big East .593
Big Ten .573
Atlantic Coast .564
Big 12 .557
Conference USA .453
Mountain West .433
WAC .432
Mid-American .354
Sun Belt .335

http://www.andersonsports.com/football/ACF_frnk.html

It just goes to show you that some geeks have no sense of propriety.