Because of the difference of BU's ranking between the PWR and
OSR I decided to look at the PWR and compare the top 10 teams
in it with their rank in the OSR.  Below is the difference between
the two systems.  Teams are listed according their PWR rank with
the difference between the PWr and OSR also listed (i.e., Denver is
first in the PWR and fourth in the OSR, -3 positions).

Team difference
Denver  -3
St. Cloud  -1
UMass Lowell - 3
Minnesota +3
New Hampshire  0
Cornell  -4
Boston University  -16
Michigan State  +6
Colorado College  -7
Michigan  +2

I think the 7 position drop by CC and 6 position rise by MSU are
extreme enough, but a 16 position drop for BU?  To me this
confirms that the OSR has a fatal flaw.

Sean

On 28 Dec 2001, at 9:27, Mel Oliveira wrote:

> OSR Top Ten
>
> The OSR Sports Rating for NCAA Division I Ice Hockey, for the week of
> 12/26/01.
>
> 1 Minnesota ( Minneapolis, MN )       WCHA 12-2-3   80.70
> 2 Michigan State ( East Lansing, MI ) CCHA 12-3-2   79.06
> 3 St. Cloud ( St Cloud, MN )          WCHA 17-2-1   67.83
> 4 Denver ( Denver, CO )               WCHA 14-2-0   59.67
> 5 New Hampshire ( Durham, NH )        HE   10-4-2   53.17
> 6 UMass-Lowell ( Lowell, MA )         HE   11-3-0   50.58
> 7 Maine ( Orono, ME )                 HE    8-5-3   48.55
> 8 Michigan ( Ann Arbor, MI )          CCHA 10-5-3   48.45
> 9 Wisconsin ( Madison, WI )           WCHA  8-7-1   45.20
> 10 Cornell ( Ithaca, NY )             ECAC  8-2-1   40.96
>
> The full ratings can be viewed at the following site:
> http://home.nycap.rr.com/lscape/OSRD1HData.xml
>
> I have been computing this rating for about six years now, and have it
> very well tweaked.  The rating takes into account a teams current
> record, success against top teams, success on the road and failure at
> home, scoring capability, defense, and a proportional mix of last
> years rating.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Mel Oliveira
>
> ---(: GO Union :)---


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