MyBloodIsRed16
All-Conference
ND shouldn't be in there. So annoying they are in the polls every year. Could have a losing season and be right back in it at #25
I wondered where we would sit if we didn't have the lost decade??ND shouldn't be in there. So annoying they are in the polls every year. Could have a losing season and be right back in it at #25
I'm sure we would get the benefit of the doubt after good seasons but not they hype they get every year no matter what. They are the Dallas Cowboys of college footballI wondered where we would sit if we didn't have the lost decade??
Conference | Average Rank Change |
---|---|
Sun Belt | 3.5 |
Big 12 | 3.06 |
Big Ten | 1.56 |
Mountain West | 0.17 |
SEC | -.044 |
Ind | -0.5 |
MAC | -0.85 |
American | -1.14 |
CUSA | -1.92 |
Pac-12 | -2 |
ACC | -3.88 |
It absolutely ticks me off when the voters don't have a lot of volatility with preseason rankings for the first month and a half of the season. Preseason rankings are mostly built on a foundation of nothing. Returning starters, recruiting rankings, and last season's results. "Outhouse Wallpaper" - Alvin ValkenheiserPreseason polls are sort of lame, but I get it-we got to have something to talk about.
Updating preseason polls when a single game hasn't been played yet...priceless.
I think for the top tier teams they are somewhat accurate but beyond that, they are pretty worthless. I think the thing that bothers me the most is they use a teams strength of schedule to predict how good they will be. While it might give insight on probability of number of wins, it isn't a measure of how good a team actually is.It absolutely ticks me off when the voters don't have a lot of volatility with preseason rankings for the first month and a half of the season. Preseason rankings are mostly built on a foundation of nothing. Returning starters, recruiting rankings, and last season's results. "Outhouse Wallpaper" - Alvin Valkenheiser
Updating preseason polls when a single game hasn't been played yet...priceless.
Very true... but they are adjusting generally guessed rankings based on estimated impacts of the things you mention. In the end, still mildly educated guesses outside the top few teams.Well, to play Devil's Advocate, some pollsters do analyze goings on in practices, transfer portal, player/team health, arrests, wanderings, catatonic binge TV streamings, hotdog eating contests, etc. I mean, give 'em that.