The CFP ranking appears to correlate more to the AP & coaches poll....for all the mouthbreathers who think the AP and Coaches Polls mean something...
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The statistic that Iowa has not beaten a team ranked in the final Top 25 since 2019 is a demonstrable objective fact.Not counting when Iowa beats top 25 teams and knocking them out of the rankings where if those teams had won, they’d count beating us is the dumbest thing I’ve ever read. Not counting Iowa say beating #22 USC to end the season and knocking them out of the final top 25, also, dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of. While I get what the base of this argument is, it’s too rigid and doesn’t account for a whole F ton of common sense
...for all the mouthbreathers who think the AP and Coaches Polls mean something...
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Sagarin takes SOS into account in an objective, mathematical way that isn't a biased "smell test" done by humans.Indiana has taken full advantage of a very fortuitous schedule. Not an easy thing to do. Most teams fail to win out with a soft schedule.
They are sitting very nicely right now. Beat Ohio State and they're in the top four. Win all but Ohio State and they are still in the playoff bracket.
That Iowa is somehow ranked ahead of Iowa State in this system. Talk about smell test issues.....ok... what do you see here that we should know?
Yeah. They are doing what we've been trying to do the last 10 plus yrs being in the BIG west. Good for them.Indiana has taken full advantage of a very fortuitous schedule. Not an easy thing to do. Most teams fail to win out with a soft schedule.
They are sitting very nicely right now. Beat Ohio State and they're in the top four. Win all but Ohio State and they are still in the playoff bracket.
The Sagarin ranking system is based on real data, applied equally across all teams, and has been historically proven as the best predictive index of wins/losses, and light years better than the AP and coaches polls.ok... what do you see here that we should know?
That Iowa is somehow ranked ahead of Iowa State in this system. Talk about smell test issues.....
Objectively, Iowa State went on the road and beat Iowa head-to-head. Jesu...Iowa is objectively better than Iowa State when you take into account ISU's schedule.
That was two months ago...with McNamara at QB. The question is who is a better team right now. If they played again this Saturday, you betting on Iowa State?Objectively, Iowa State went on the road and beat Iowa head-to-head. Jesu...
I've always wondered why it is that, for example, the #4 team could lose on the road to the #1 team by a point or maybe a last second FG and drop in the rankings. Shouldn't they move up? That (hypothetical) last second FG hit the upright and went through, which means your team needs to drop in the polls. If it would have hit the upright and missed, you win and move up in the poll. That's the difference between being the 3rd best team in the nation and the 6th best team in the nation.The Sagarin ranking system is based on real data, applied equally across all teams, and has been historically proven as the best predictive index of wins/losses, and light years better than the AP and coaches polls.
In other words, this is a whole lot more valid as a ranking system that either of those human popularity contests.
Iowa is objectively better than Iowa State when you take into account ISU's schedule.
Iowa is objectively a better team than a lot of teams in the popularity contests.
AP and coaches polls are worthless and stupid when objectively comparing college football teams.
I'm reporting you to the mods. Common sense isn't allowed around here. Great stuff by the way, fellow math nerd.The Sagarin ranking system is based on real data, applied equally across all teams, and has been historically proven as the best predictive index of wins/losses, and light years better than the AP and coaches polls.
In other words, this is a whole lot more valid as a ranking system that either of those human popularity contests.
Iowa is objectively better than Iowa State when you take into account ISU's schedule.
Iowa is objectively a better team than a lot of teams in the popularity contests.
AP and coaches polls are worthless and stupid when objectively comparing college football teams.