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CENTEXHUSKER
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:LOLtartar Thanks but this poll is :bs: , seriously
melscott62
All-Conference
what is that poll?
huskerswrkhavoc
All-Conference
from the looks of it... its not a poll..... its ranking by win-loss and opponent win-loss and possibly partially opponents-opponents win-loss?
papersun87
All-American
What the devil is that thing?
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA
All-American
Probably based on a computer program. They'll be sending the terminator here soon to ensure Nebraska's return to dominance!
BigRedWeatherman
Five-Star Recruit
Here is the method if you are really interested in searching it out. http://www.colleyrankings.com/method.html It actually seems a little legit. It's just coincidental that Nebraska is #1 this week. It makes sense why they are, because the opponents SOS would put us relatively high since the cupcakes are all playing tougher teams right now.
huskrplaya
Special Teams Player
VA Husker Fan
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It's one of the polls used in the BCS. As more games are played, the math starts to match up better with the better teams bubbling up to the top. Right now this is what you'd statistically call a poor sampling of games to base ratings on. That's one of the reasons they don't come out with the BCS rankings for a few more weeks.
HuskerTrucker
All-Conference
Just like any other poll this early in the season...it is BS. I do believe that SOS should be part of the equation at the end though.
General Blackshirt
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Sample size is the key to every statistical model. Even one football season isn't a very good sample size, thats why it always seems like someones left out of the NC.
HUSKER 37
All-American
So you're saying players that already graduated and are playing in the NFL should still influence this year's poll?
Can we still get credit for Roger Craig?
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huskerswrkhavoc
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So you're saying players that already graduated and are playing in the NFL should still influence this year's poll?
Can we still get credit for Roger Craig?
no. He's saying that in order for a sample to be considered statistically legit it needs to have a sample size of 30 or more.... or be assumed to be a normal distribution.....
but looking at the methods and everything, it does seem very legit.
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HUSKER 37
All-American
So...So you're saying players that already graduated and are playing in the NFL should still influence this year's poll?
Can we still get credit for Roger Craig?
no. He's saying that in order for a sample to be considered statistically legit it needs to have a sample size of 30 or more.... or be assumed to be a normal distribution.....
but looking at the methods and everything, it does seem very legit.
How would you figure your CPK's?
:sarcasm (In case you were still really thinking I was serious).
But I disagree about it's legitimacy other than just as a small component in an overall rating system.
Alone, it couldn't help you predict the winner between any two teams.
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