http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_Alabama_Crimson_Tide.html?Alabama
Interesting looking at the predictions for other schools.
Interesting looking at the predictions for other schools.
and the SOS ranks. It really hurts that we can't play ourselveshttp://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_Alabama_Crimson_Tide.html?Alabama
Interesting looking at the predictions for other schools.
I believe their Strength of Schedule algorithm needs some serious updating. If you compare our schedule with Ohio State, you'll see Ohio State has 1 team in the top 25, vs our schedule with 5 teams in the top 25 (and again with 1 top 10 vs. 2 top 10 teams). Yet, OSU has a higher overall SOS ranking. It seems they don't have a weighting factor for playing top teams vs. all average teams.and the SOS ranks. It really hurts that we can't play ourselves
Exactly. Bama's opp rank range is 9-151 and tOSU's is 6-98.I believe their Strength of Schedule algorithm needs some serious updating. If you compare our schedule with Ohio State, you'll see Ohio State has 1 team in the top 25, vs our schedule with 5 teams in the top 25 (and again with 1 top 10 vs. 2 top 10 teams). Yet, OSU has a higher overall SOS ranking. It seems they don't have a weighting factor for playing top teams vs. all average teams.
And it looks like if you played the 49th and 51st best teams or the #1 and #99 teams, you'd have the same strength of schedule in their algorithm.
Right now Bama/UGA is a pick 'em.I'd say Alabama will be a favorite by a TD or more in every game except @ Georgia (say -4.5), LSU (say -6) and @ Auburn (say -3.5).
Interestingly enough, it lists the closest game as @ Miss St with a 1 point win.
Phil Steele has them ranked:So according to them, the SECW ends up looking like this:
BAMA 12-0 (8-0)
Miss St 9-3 (5-3)
Miss 8-4 (5-3)
Lsu 8-4 (4-4)
auburn 8-4 (4-4)
aTm 7-5 (3-5)
Arkansas 5-7 (1-7)
This has serious problems. No way Arkansas finishes last or State second.So according to them, the SECW ends up looking like this:
BAMA 12-0 (8-0)
Miss St 9-3 (5-3)
Miss 8-4 (5-3)
Lsu 8-4 (4-4)
auburn 8-4 (4-4)
aTm 7-5 (3-5)
Arkansas 5-7 (1-7)