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Date: | Mon, 30 Apr 90 18:25:05 EDT |
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Interesting algorithm. One quick point:
>My hockey GOM:
>The winning team gets 20. Add the margin of victory, with a maximum
>of 5 (Sagarin might call this a "diminishing returns principle" because it
>doesn't help teams who blow out weak opponents).
>If the winners were on the road, add 1;if home subtract 1; if neutral, 0.
>If the winners won in overtime, subtract one.
>If the teams tied, then start with zero, call the visiting team the winner,
>and apply the home/road rule from above.
This doesn't help poor teams who gain ties with good teams, among
others. If Michigan State goes to Kent and the game ends up a tie,
MSU gets +1 and Kent gets -1 (if I understand correctly). Conversely,
a Kent one-goal win at Notre Dame or Huntsville is worth 22 points.
Why 20? This overshadows the "subtract one for winning in OT" so
that OT is hardly a factor, along with road/home/neutral.
- mike
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