Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sports ratings systems use a variety of methods for rating teams, but the most prevalent method is called a power rating. The power rating of a team is a calculation of the team's strength relative to other teams in the same league or division. The basic idea is to maximize the number of transitive relations in a given data set due to game ...
Massey's ratings came under some scrutiny, even from Massey himself in late 2008 for rating undefeated Utah ahead of then-consensus human poll #1 Alabama at the end of the season. In spite of the controversy, his ratings gained redemption after then-#6 Utah's 31–17 victory in the 2009 Sugar Bowl over then-#4 Alabama.
Football Power Index (abbreviated as FPI) is a predictive rating system developed by ESPN that measures team strength and uses it to forecast game and season results in American football. Each team's FPI rating is composed of predictive offensive, defensive, and special teams value, as measured by a function of expected points added (EPA).
A key part of the deal was that the NFL would lose antitrust protections if it broadcast any games from 6 p.m. on Friday nights until Sunday that were being played within 75 miles of a high school ...
The latest College Football Playoff rankings have been revealed. Alabama is back in the playoffs despite two truly bad losses while Miami crashes out of the top 12 after their loss to Syracuse.
The 12-team College Football Playoff has given us more games and also juggled the bowl schedule. Bowl season began on Dec. 14 and now ends on Jan. 4 for the non-playoff bowls.
The Dunkel System, also known as the Dunkel College Football Index, [1] [2] is a college football rating system developed in 1929 by Richard C. "Dick" Dunkel, Sr. (1906–1975), to determine a national champion. [3] Dunkel rated college football teams from 1929 until his death in 1975. [4]
The Litkenhous Difference by Score Ratings system was a mathematical system used to rank football and basketball teams. [1] [2] [3] The Litrating system was developed by Vanderbilt University professor Edward E. Litkenhous (1907 – December 22, 1984) [2] and his brother, Francis H. Litkenhous (December 9, 1912 – June 22, 1996).