>Dave Hendrickson writes: Before anybody played any games, there were >polls based on expectations. That is true, but games have been played >and of course early season polls mean very little I think it is foolish >to even have Harvard rated in any poll until they at least play a game. >I always thought polls were based on the overall performance and record >of a team not upcoming expectations. > >Brad Cuyler. NMU This only leads to second guessing. Are one team's games worth the same as some other team's games, especially when they are a _different number_ of games, played against _differing opponents_. The only way to remove expectation is to have something like power ratings to equalize schedules. But then you are talking about a different sort of poll.