02-09-2007, 10:02 PM | #11 | |
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I like that approach better. Most of what I do for work is very rudimentary analysis, but if I need a simple correlation tool, I'll take least abs values over least squares. My model, like I said before, is not a true statistical model. It's a formula based, iterative model, but it's usually pretty close to Sagarin and other well known models. |
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02-09-2007, 11:14 PM | #12 |
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I'm not a zealot for LAV, but I think in this context one can make a pretty good case for it.
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02-09-2007, 11:37 PM | #14 |
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So what if BYU played well against SDSU and the like. The MWC is home to 8 of 9 teams that cannot win in the postseason. I don't understand why wins against Wyoming and UNLV should make a lick of difference in the magical world of computer rankings.
Come March, Air Force and BYU will make the dance and lose in the first round. UNLV will win an NIT game on their home floor, and then travel out east and lose around the same time their jet lands. And that will be that. And Cougarboard will be full of cries that BYU deserved to be a 7 or 8 seed, didn't the selection committee see how well they handled Colorado State? Last edited by ute4ever; 02-09-2007 at 11:40 PM. |
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02-10-2007, 12:29 AM | #16 | |
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Just because Utah's no good this year, doesn't mean it's not a good year for the conference. UNLV, AFA, and BYU are all virtual locks at this point. NCAA doesn't always seed by RPI but they almost always select teams by the RPI. If UNLV doesn't win the MWC tourney, then BYU will. If BYU wins it, they will have an RPI in the teens, with two other MWC teams that will all be top 30 RPI. We should get no lower than a 5 seed in that case but I see no way that it goes above an 8 seed in that case. I'm not predicting a BYU win in the tourney just yet, but at this point, it looks like we have a good chance to have a first round game where we are favored--even if we dont have the top seed. |
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02-10-2007, 01:12 AM | #17 |
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I call that any team that doesn't win during the season can't talk about winning in the postseason.
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