Top Rankings for Computer and Human Poll Biases - 11/07
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:48 am
Top Rankings for Computer and Human Poll Biases - Week after 11/07 Games*
Top 10 Teams Whose Rankings are Biased Towards the Computer's Favor
1 James Madison (4-5) 0.428 (Last Week's Ranking #4)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #13, #13, #14, #17, #19
Human Rankings: #33-34(Tied), #36, #Unranked
2 Northern Arizona (5-4) 0.408 (Last Week's Ranking #1)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #12, #14, #16, #16, #19
Human Rankings: #29, #31, #31
3 Delaware (6-3) 0.378 (Last Week's Ranking #2)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #11, #11, #12, #13, #13
Human Rankings: #20, #23, #23
4 Massachusetts (5-4) 0.335 (Last Week's Ranking #3)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #15, #17, #17, #18, #19
Human Rankings: #27, #30-31(Tied), #34
5 Eastern Washington (6-3) 0.249 (Last Week's Ranking #6)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #11, #11, #13, #16
Human Rankings: #18, #18, #18
6 South Dakota State (7-2) 0.235 (Last Week's Ranking #10)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #7, #7, #7, #7, #8
Human Rankings: #12, #12, #12
7 Jacksonville State (6-3) 0.217 (Last Week's Ranking #7)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #11, #12, #12, #12
Human Rankings: #15, #17, #17
8 Montana State (6-3) 0.178 (Last Week's Ranking #14)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #19, #20, #20, #20, #22
Human Rankings: #23, #29, #30
9 Northern Iowa (6-3) 0.178 (Last Week's Ranking #8)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #6, #6, #7, #7, #9
Human Rankings: #11, #11, #11
10 Weber State (5-4) 0.124 (Last Week's Ranking #11)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #15, #15, #15, #16, #27
Human Rankings: #19, #19, #22
Dropped Out of Top 10
Southern Utah
Cal Poly SLO
Top 10 Teams Whose Rankings Are Biased Towards the Human Poll's Favor
1 McNeese State (7-2) -0.539 (Last Week's Ranking #1)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #21, #22, #25, #26, #27
Human Rankings: #10, #10, #10
2 Holy Cross (8-1) -0.412 (Last Week's Ranking #2)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #23, #24, #31, #32, #32
Human Rankings: #13, #13, #14
3 Appalachian State (7-2) -0.270 (Last Week's Ranking #3)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #10, #14, #15, #21
Human Rankings: #7, #7, #8
4 South Carolina State (8-1) -0.220 (Last Week's Ranking #10)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #13, #13, #15, #16, #18
Human Rankings: #9, #9, #9
5 SF Austin (7-2) -0.216 (Last Week's Ranking #19)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #20, #20, #21, #23, #25
Human Rankings: #14, #15, #17
6 Liberty (7-2) -0.213 (Last Week's Ranking #4)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #21, #22, #22, #22, #23
Human Rankings: #16, #16, #16
7 Prairie View (6-1) -0.194 (Last Week's Ranking #9)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #36, #39, #40, #43, #44
Human Rankings: #19, #21, #24
8 Florida A&M (7-2) -0.187 (Last Week's Ranking #8)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #29, #33, #38, #40, #41
Human Rankings: #21, #22, #22
9 Eastern Illinois (7-2) -0.122 (Last Week's Ranking #7)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #17, #18, #18, #19, #19
Human Rankings: #13, #14, #15
10 Montana (9-0) -0.101 (Last Week's Ranking #15)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #4, #4, #5, #5, #6
Human Rankings: #1, #2, #3
Dropped Out of Top 10
Colgate
Central Arkansas
*Computer Rankings: (% of points of Massey, Sagarin, Laz Index, Keeper, Self, Ashburn, and Sauceda (-high and low rankings))/5
Human Poll: (% of points AGS + % of points SN + % of points coaches poll)/3
Bias = Computer Rankings - Human Poll
Bonus Ranking
Top 3 Teams Whose Rankings are Biased Between Human Polls
1 Prairie View 0.159** % of points of TSN poll - % of points of AGS poll
2 Delaware 0.110 *** % of points of AGS poll - % of points of FCS poll
3 Colgate 0.101 **** % of points of TSN poll - % of points of AGS poll
** Prairie View received 741 points out of 135 voters in the The Sports Network poll and only 228 points out of 90 voters in the Any Given Saturday poll.
*** Delaware received 536 points out of 90 voters in the Any Given Saturday poll and only 90 points out of 28 voters in the FCS Coaches poll.
**** Colgate received 392 points out of 135 voters in The Sports Network poll and only 35 points out of 90 voters in the Any Given Saturday poll.
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Top 10 Teams Whose Rankings are Biased Towards the Computer's Favor
1 James Madison (4-5) 0.428 (Last Week's Ranking #4)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #13, #13, #14, #17, #19
Human Rankings: #33-34(Tied), #36, #Unranked
2 Northern Arizona (5-4) 0.408 (Last Week's Ranking #1)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #12, #14, #16, #16, #19
Human Rankings: #29, #31, #31
3 Delaware (6-3) 0.378 (Last Week's Ranking #2)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #11, #11, #12, #13, #13
Human Rankings: #20, #23, #23
4 Massachusetts (5-4) 0.335 (Last Week's Ranking #3)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #15, #17, #17, #18, #19
Human Rankings: #27, #30-31(Tied), #34
5 Eastern Washington (6-3) 0.249 (Last Week's Ranking #6)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #11, #11, #13, #16
Human Rankings: #18, #18, #18
6 South Dakota State (7-2) 0.235 (Last Week's Ranking #10)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #7, #7, #7, #7, #8
Human Rankings: #12, #12, #12
7 Jacksonville State (6-3) 0.217 (Last Week's Ranking #7)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #11, #12, #12, #12
Human Rankings: #15, #17, #17
8 Montana State (6-3) 0.178 (Last Week's Ranking #14)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #19, #20, #20, #20, #22
Human Rankings: #23, #29, #30
9 Northern Iowa (6-3) 0.178 (Last Week's Ranking #8)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #6, #6, #7, #7, #9
Human Rankings: #11, #11, #11
10 Weber State (5-4) 0.124 (Last Week's Ranking #11)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #15, #15, #15, #16, #27
Human Rankings: #19, #19, #22
Dropped Out of Top 10
Southern Utah
Cal Poly SLO
Top 10 Teams Whose Rankings Are Biased Towards the Human Poll's Favor
1 McNeese State (7-2) -0.539 (Last Week's Ranking #1)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #21, #22, #25, #26, #27
Human Rankings: #10, #10, #10
2 Holy Cross (8-1) -0.412 (Last Week's Ranking #2)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #23, #24, #31, #32, #32
Human Rankings: #13, #13, #14
3 Appalachian State (7-2) -0.270 (Last Week's Ranking #3)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #10, #14, #15, #21
Human Rankings: #7, #7, #8
4 South Carolina State (8-1) -0.220 (Last Week's Ranking #10)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #13, #13, #15, #16, #18
Human Rankings: #9, #9, #9
5 SF Austin (7-2) -0.216 (Last Week's Ranking #19)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #20, #20, #21, #23, #25
Human Rankings: #14, #15, #17
6 Liberty (7-2) -0.213 (Last Week's Ranking #4)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #21, #22, #22, #22, #23
Human Rankings: #16, #16, #16
7 Prairie View (6-1) -0.194 (Last Week's Ranking #9)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #36, #39, #40, #43, #44
Human Rankings: #19, #21, #24
8 Florida A&M (7-2) -0.187 (Last Week's Ranking #8)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #29, #33, #38, #40, #41
Human Rankings: #21, #22, #22
9 Eastern Illinois (7-2) -0.122 (Last Week's Ranking #7)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #17, #18, #18, #19, #19
Human Rankings: #13, #14, #15
10 Montana (9-0) -0.101 (Last Week's Ranking #15)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #4, #4, #5, #5, #6
Human Rankings: #1, #2, #3
Dropped Out of Top 10
Colgate
Central Arkansas
*Computer Rankings: (% of points of Massey, Sagarin, Laz Index, Keeper, Self, Ashburn, and Sauceda (-high and low rankings))/5
Human Poll: (% of points AGS + % of points SN + % of points coaches poll)/3
Bias = Computer Rankings - Human Poll
Bonus Ranking
Top 3 Teams Whose Rankings are Biased Between Human Polls
1 Prairie View 0.159** % of points of TSN poll - % of points of AGS poll
2 Delaware 0.110 *** % of points of AGS poll - % of points of FCS poll
3 Colgate 0.101 **** % of points of TSN poll - % of points of AGS poll
** Prairie View received 741 points out of 135 voters in the The Sports Network poll and only 228 points out of 90 voters in the Any Given Saturday poll.
*** Delaware received 536 points out of 90 voters in the Any Given Saturday poll and only 90 points out of 28 voters in the FCS Coaches poll.
**** Colgate received 392 points out of 135 voters in The Sports Network poll and only 35 points out of 90 voters in the Any Given Saturday poll.
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/stat ... 09gpi.html