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Use an ELO System to Rank Teams...Don't penalize teams playing tough competition
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:14 am
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:14 am
If you use an ELO system like chess, UT fairs well. Basically, you are awarded for beating high caliber teams, not rewarded for beating bad teams, penalized heavily for losing to bad teams (outside top 25) and not penalized for losing to elite competition.
I re-ranked the Top 25 teams using the latest CFP rankings as a baseline, a plus 25-1 scale for wins against top 25, no points for wins outside the top 25 and a reverse minus 1-25 scale for loses against the top 25 plus a minus (-30) penalty losing to a team outside the top 25.
Remarkably, when schedules were evaluated, 11 of 12 current CFP teams were similarly ranked...the exception, Texas which was a top 7 team. Bottomline...UT is being penalized for losing to tough competition and having its wins against strong teams marginalized. This is not good for College football and will stymie future cross-conference games between top-tier teams during the regular season. This is from a LSU Tiger & TAMU supporter.
I re-ranked the Top 25 teams using the latest CFP rankings as a baseline, a plus 25-1 scale for wins against top 25, no points for wins outside the top 25 and a reverse minus 1-25 scale for loses against the top 25 plus a minus (-30) penalty losing to a team outside the top 25.
Remarkably, when schedules were evaluated, 11 of 12 current CFP teams were similarly ranked...the exception, Texas which was a top 7 team. Bottomline...UT is being penalized for losing to tough competition and having its wins against strong teams marginalized. This is not good for College football and will stymie future cross-conference games between top-tier teams during the regular season. This is from a LSU Tiger & TAMU supporter.
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:34 am to Delupe
Sick idea. But it props Texas up..... scrap it.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:52 am to Delupe
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This is from a LSU Tiger & TAMU supporter.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:56 am to Delupe
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:16 am to Delupe
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If you use an ELO system like chess, UT fairs well. Basically, you are awarded for beating high caliber teams, not rewarded for beating bad teams, penalized heavily for losing to bad teams (outside top 25) and not penalized for losing to elite competition.
I re-ranked the Top 25 teams using the latest CFP rankings as a baseline, a plus 25-1 scale for wins against top 25, no points for wins outside the top 25 and a reverse minus 1-25 scale for loses against the top 25 plus a minus (-30) penalty losing to a team outside the top 25.
Remarkably, when schedules were evaluated, 11 of 12 current CFP teams were similarly ranked...the exception, Texas which was a top 7 team. Bottomline...UT is being penalized for losing to tough competition and having its wins against strong teams marginalized. This is not good for College football and will stymie future cross-conference games between top-tier teams during the regular season. This is from a LSU Tiger & TAMU supporter.
If it's just wins and losses it doesn't factor in how you win or lose. Part of Texas' problem is going to OT with UK and MSU. That's not a major factor, but it is a factor. It's not that they lost to OSU and UF, they looked terrible with very few exceptions through the first two months of the season. Even after this great November, it was marred with a 25 point loss to Georgia. Game was closer than the scoreboard made it, but still, losing like that in the fourth quarter hurts them and it should.
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