Hi John -
 
  So, when do you decamp for Switzerland ?? :-)
 
On Sun, 30 Aug 1998, John T. Whelan wrote:
>>  ([AP (Media) Poll Rank + USA-Today (Coaches) Poll Rank] / 2 ) +
>>  ([Sagarin/USA Today + Seattle Times + NY Times Computer Rankings] / 3 ) +
> -->  ([(0.67 * opp win %) + (0.33 * opp opp win %)] / 25 ) +
>>  (team's number of losses) = Team X BCSR
>
>  I presume the strength of schedule factor is subtracted, or else a team
>  would be lower ranked for having a stronger schedule!
 
  I was a little confused too; the description is not 100% clear :-)
 
  I transcribed the formula as printed .... As I understand the way SoS is
calculated, the % weighting factors as given are used to rank the schedule
strength of all 112 DivIA teams, and then THAT number is divided by 25.
Thus, [(0.67 * opp win %) + (0.33 * opp opp win %)] is computed for ALL
teams, then each team's relative placement ranking is divided by 25, i.e.,
if Michigan's schedule is deemed 28th toughest in the country using its
OW% and OOW%, then 28/25 is the number spit out for that term ....  All
terms are added as shown, and then all teams are ranked, with LOWEST BCSR
deemed the #1 team , and so on ....
 
> Also, is "winning percentage" a number between 0 and 100?  If it were
> between 0 and 1, the strength of schedule effect would be negligible.
 
  The goal is to have the *lowest* BCSR; thus a team whose schedule is
computed to be #1 would have 1/25 = 0.04 added in for this term, quite a
bit lower than the teams with schedules ranked 26th-toughest and higher
where this term would be greater than 1.00 ...
 
  Hope this clarifies at least some of the confusion ....
 
  Cheers - Jim
 
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