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CBS Sports : Best In College Sports Award (more weighted Athletic Dept Rankings)

Posted on 7/11/19 at 8:42 am
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 7/11/19 at 8:42 am
CBS Sports : Best In College Sports Athletic Department Awards

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The National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) has been ranking athletic programs for years by weighing every sport equally, meaning a football national title is worth the same number of points (100) as a women's water polo title. CBS Sports tweaked the formula in 2013, providing additional weight toward sports with more broad fan bases and media interest. We rate every FBS school in three sports -- football, men's basketball and women's basketball -- along with two "wild cards" among the school's most successful spectator sports: baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, lacrosse, hockey and wrestling.

The weighted formula puts 2.5 times as much emphasis on football and 2.0 times the emphasis on men's basketball compared to women's basketball and the "wild cards." Teams that did not finish in the final AP Top 25 in football but played in a bowl were awarded 62.5 points (25 x 2.5). Teams that made the men's NIT were given 20 points (10 x 2), while WNIT teams received 10 points. For all titles settled via bracket, point totals were based upon how many teams participated. All champions in the other sports received 100 points for a national title.


This is what a lot of people were basically arguing for when we posted the Directors Cup.


1. Michigan (501.75)
2. KENTUCKY (494.25)
3. Oklahoma (490.00)
4. LSU (465.75)
5. Ohio State (456.00)
6. Virginia (432.50)
7. Iowa (419.00)
8. FLORIDA (417.88)
9. Notre Dame
10. Washington

12. ALABAMA (394.75)
15. AUBURN (376.50)
26. TEXAS A&M (324.25)
30. MISSISSIPPI STATE (313.50)
32. GEORGIA (300.88)
34. TENNESSEE (290.00)
48. MISSOURI (241.50)
50. SOUTH CAROLINA (226.50)
52. VANDERBILT (212.50)
64. OLE MISS (178.00)
68. ARKANSAS (158.50)
This post was edited on 7/11/19 at 8:44 am
Posted by msu202020
Member since Feb 2011
4142 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 8:44 am to
So State finished 7th in the SEC with the smallest budget?

Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
49142 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 8:45 am to
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BS Sports tweaked the formula in 2013, providing additional weight toward sports with more broad fan bases and media interest


That seems like a dumb reason to weigh things differently.

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We rate every FBS school in three sports -- football, men's basketball and women's basketball -- along with two "wild cards" among the school's most successful spectator sports: baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, lacrosse, hockey and wrestling.


So it's not equal across the board - each school has their best wild card sport counted, which can be chosen from almost everything but football

No equestrian? List is shite.

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The weighted formula puts 2.5 times as much emphasis on football and 2.0 times the emphasis on men's basketball compared to women's basketball and the "wild cards.


Well that's just stupid.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 8:46 am to
Bottom 5 Power 5 Schools
T96. Kansas State
82. Colorado
76. Georgia Tech
75. Southern Cal
73. Rutgers

Top 5 Non-P5 Schools
17. UCF
38. Cincinnati
41. Boise State
44. Houston
46. BYU
Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
41877 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 9:03 am to
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8. FLORIDA (417.88)


I'll take a top ten finish in what I think was a down year.
Football definitely took a leap forward, but basketball and baseball took a step back.
This post was edited on 7/11/19 at 9:04 am
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
99468 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 9:06 am to
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2. KENTUCKY (494.25)


Man, that’s a lot of points for just one sport.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Atlanta GA - ITP
Member since Sep 2012
24939 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 9:07 am to
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30. MISSISSIPPI STATE (313.50) 32. GEORGIA (300.88)


Printing banner now. Hanging it at Piedmont Park.
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
31007 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 10:02 am to
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The weighted formula puts 2.5 times as much emphasis on football and 2.0 times the emphasis on men's basketball compared to women's basketball and the "wild cards." Teams that did not finish in the final AP Top 25 in football but played in a bowl were awarded 62.5 points (25 x 2.5). Teams that made the men's NIT were given 20 points (10 x 2), while WNIT teams received 10 points. For all titles settled via bracket, point totals were based upon how many teams participated. All champions in the other sports received 100 points for a national title.


Makes sense when you think of the Athletic Department as a revenue generator.

If you think of it in terms of university prestige, then the formulas would be vastly different.

It is kind of telling when you look at the team that won the national title in the sport with the most point potential (Clemson) finishing 14th, but UVa winning the 2nd most lucrative is much higher thanks to winning one of the wild card championships.

Also 4 teams finished with 0 points. Two from Texas.
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2009
25901 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 10:40 am to
Why the difference between BB and Football ? Should be weighted the same.
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