AP/Coaches Polls

The SEC shouldn't have 8 teams in the Top 25. We could beat some of those teams and we're not rated. (But I'm not saying we should be).

 
The quickest way into the polls is to beat one of the over rated SEC teams (that's every one but Alabama).

 
No I'm pretty sure if we went and beat Alabama tomorrow in Tuscaloosa we eould at best be ranked 4th because no way they drop Bama further than 3rd regardless of a loss.

 
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This is not hard to determine, We can simply use the voter calculus: The chances of being ranked in the top 25 are:

(W/(1+L) + R + H + (25 - PR)/3)/ G = BRPI (Being Ranked Probability index)

where W= wins, L= losses, R = wins over ranked teams, H = wins over highly ranked teams, PR = previous ranking (PR of unranked teams is 0), and G = games played

If the BRPI is >= 1 you will be ranked.

This equation is guaranteed to be 100% accurate 75% of the time.

Please note that the equation used to be (W/(1+L) + R + H + SB+ (25 - PR)/3)/ G = BRPI where SB was 1 for any SEC team, and 0 for anyone else. The SB adjustment has been removed for this season.

What could be easier. We see that Nebraska's numbers are:

current: ((2/(1+0)) + 0 + 0 + (25-26)/3)/2 = 0.83

Win over the Ducks : (3/(1+0) +1 + 0 +(25-26)/3)/3 = 1.2

Last year's final rankings: (6/(1+7) +1 + 1 + 0 + (25-26)/3)/13 = 0.18 (note: last year's equation had the SB cofactor that is gone from this year's equation, though there is a move by ESPN to have it reinstated)

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This is not hard to determine, We can simply use the voter calculus: The chances of being ranked in the top 25 are:

(W/(1+L) + R + H + (25 - PR/3))/ G = BRPI (Being Ranked Probability index)

where W= wins, L= losses, R = wins over ranked teams, H = wins over highly ranked teams, PR = previous ranking (PR of unranked teams is 0), and G = games played

If the BRPI is >= 1 you will be ranked.

This equation is guaranteed to be 100% accurate 75% of the time.

Please note that the equation used to be (W/(1+L) + R + H + SB+ (25 - PR/3))/ G = BRPI where SB was 1 for any SEC team, and 0 for anyone else. The SB adjustment has been removed for this season.

What could be easier. We see that Nebraska's numbers are:

current: ((2/(1+0)) + 0 + 0 + (25-26)/3)/2 = 0.83

Win over the Ducks : (3/(1+0) +1 + 0 +(25-26)/3)/3 = 1.2

Last year's final rankings: (6/(1+7) +1 + 1 + 0 + (25-26)/3)/13 = 0.18 (note: last year's equation had the SB cofactor that is gone from this year's equation, though there is a move by ESPN to have it reinstated)
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