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re: CBS Sports : Best In College Sports Award (more weighted Athletic Dept Rankings)
Posted on 7/11/19 at 10:02 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 7/11/19 at 10:02 am to SummerOfGeorge
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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.
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