Do you want to know an intelligent, passionate fan’s perspective on college football? Go somewhere else. In the meantime, here is my computer rating system (my next post will be about my completely reasonable playoff proposal–even Lee Corso is appeased).
CompuDrew – Andrew Ishak’s computer ratings
This rating system is based on team record, strength of schedule (SOS) and conference strength of schedule. Margin of victory is not taken into account. Measurements I threw by the wayside: team honor, perseverance, handsomeness of quarterback, if the team likes to “just win”, fight song, things written on eye black.
Here’s the formula: ((Winning Pct+1) multiplied by (SOS/2 +1) multiplied by (Conference SOS/8 + 1)) all divided by 0.03
(I divided it by 0.03 to make the system look like it’s out of 100; it’s easier to digest that way. SOS is 2/3 opponents’ winning percentage and 1/3 opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage.)
You might be asking: How can a conference like the Mountain West have a stronger SOS than the Big 12? At this point, the Big 12 has only had 15 or so in-conference games, and has beat up on Conference USA and FCS opponents, while the MWC has actually faced just as many BCS conference teams as the Big 12 has. As the season progresses, the Big 12 SOS will strengthen quite a bit.
Look for my completely reasonable playoff proposal coming soon.