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"I particularly condemn the way our political leaders supplied the manpower for that war. The policies - determining who would be drafted and who would be deferred, who would serve and who would escape, who would die and who would live - were an antidemocratic disgrace. I can never forgive a leadership that said, in effect: These young men - poorer, less educated, less privileged - are expendable (someone described them as 'economic cannon fodder'), but the rest are too good to risk. I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well placed and so many professional athletes (who were probably healthier than any of us) managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units. Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their country."
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2008 through results of 2008 STARTING RATINGS
RATING and PREDICTOR are now bayesian and the ELO-CHESS is BAYESIAN now.
this output has three parts: (1) teams listed by RATING top-to-bottom
(2) CONFERENCE AVERAGES
(listed top-to-bottom & alphabetically)
(3) teams listed by CONFERENCE
(listed in order within conferences)
The SCHEDULE ratings represent the average schedule difficulty faced
by each team in the games that it's played so far. The schedule
difficulty of a given game takes into account the rating of the
opponent and the location of the game.
In COLLEGE FOOTBALL the W-L records include ALL games, but ONLY
games between the 245 TEAMS RATED here are used for RATING and SCHEDULE
STRENGTH computations.
To make predictions for upcoming games, simply compare the RATINGS of
the teams in question and allow an ADDITIONAL 3 points for the home
team. Thus, for example, a HOME team with a rating of 92 would be
favored by 5 points over a VISITING team having a rating of 90.
Or a VISITING team with a rating of 89 would be favored by 7 points
over a HOME team having a rating of 79.
NOTE: Use whatever home advantage is listed in the output below.
In the example just above, a home edge of 3 was shown for
illustrative purposes. The home edge will vary during the season.
The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength
are its rank of schedule - (in parentheses) - and its
record versus teams in these rating's CURRENT top 10
and top 30 respectively.
For the first few weeks of the season, the starting ratings have weight
in the process(BAYESIAN), but once the teams are all CONNECTED, then
the starting ratings are no longer used and all teams are started equal
and the ELO-CHESS is then done in an UNBIASED manner from that point on.
RATING and PREDICTOR are now bayesian and the ELO-CHESS is now bayesian.
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In ELO-CHESS, only winning and losing matters; the score margin is of no consequence,
which makes it very "politically correct". However it is less accurate in its predictions for
upcoming games than is the PURE POINTS, in which the score margin is the only thing that matters.
PURE POINTS is also known as PREDICTOR, BALLANTINE, RHEINGOLD, WHITE OWL and is the best single PREDICTOR
of future games. The ELO-CHESS will be utilized by the Bowl Championship Series(BCS).
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The overall RATING is a synthesis of the two diametrical opposites, ELO-CHESS and PURE POINTS (PREDICTOR).
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 1 Southern California A = 95.34 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 95.34 1 | 95.34 1 2 LSU A = 92.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 92.51 2 | 92.51 2 3 Ohio State A = 91.87 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 91.87 3 | 91.87 3 4 Oklahoma A = 89.98 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 89.98 4 | 89.98 4 5 Florida A = 89.50 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 89.50 5 | 89.50 5 6 Virginia Tech A = 89.07 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 89.07 6 | 89.07 6 7 West Virginia A = 88.88 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 88.88 7 | 88.88 7 8 Texas A = 88.40 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 88.40 8 | 88.40 8 9 Georgia A = 87.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 87.51 9 | 87.51 9 10 Auburn A = 86.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 86.51 10 | 86.51 10 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 11 Michigan A = 85.92 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 85.92 11 | 85.92 11 12 Oregon A = 84.55 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 84.55 12 | 84.55 12 13 Tennessee A = 83.48 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 83.48 13 | 83.48 13 14 California A = 83.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 83.27 14 | 83.27 14 15 Louisville A = 83.04 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 83.04 15 | 83.04 15 16 Penn State A = 82.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.83 16 | 82.83 16 17 Missouri A = 82.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.44 17 | 82.44 17 18 Boston College A = 82.43 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.43 18 | 82.43 18 19 Clemson A = 82.41 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.41 19 | 82.41 19 20 Wisconsin A = 82.10 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.10 20 | 82.10 20 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 21 Arizona State A = 82.00 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.00 21 | 82.00 21 22 BYU A = 81.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.82 22 | 81.82 22 23 Texas Tech A = 81.69 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.69 23 | 81.69 23 24 Oregon State A = 81.49 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.49 24 | 81.49 24 25 Florida State A = 81.40 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.40 25 | 81.40 25 26 Arkansas A = 81.04 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.04 26 | 81.04 26 27 Boise State A = 80.73 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 80.73 27 | 80.73 27 28 UCLA A = 80.64 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 80.64 28 | 80.64 28 29 Kansas A = 80.62 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 80.62 29 | 80.62 29 30 Utah A = 79.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 79.83 30 | 79.83 30 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 31 Alabama A = 79.64 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 79.64 31 | 79.64 31 32 South Carolina A = 79.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 79.44 32 | 79.44 32 33 TCU A = 78.86 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 78.86 33 | 78.86 33 34 Rutgers A = 77.95 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.95 34 | 77.95 34 35 Wake Forest A = 77.91 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.91 35 | 77.91 35 36 Nebraska A = 77.85 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.85 36 | 77.85 36 37 South Florida A = 77.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.82 37 | 77.82 37 38 Oklahoma State A = 77.57 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.57 38 | 77.57 38 39 Miami-Florida A = 77.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.54 39 | 77.54 39 40 Texas A&M A = 77.19 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.19 40 | 77.19 40 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 41 Cincinnati A = 76.87 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.87 41 | 76.87 41 42 Maryland A = 76.77 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.77 42 | 76.77 42 43 Georgia Tech A = 76.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.74 43 | 76.74 43 44 Virginia A = 76.66 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.66 44 | 76.66 44 45 Iowa A = 75.92 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.92 45 | 75.92 45 46 Kentucky A = 75.84 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.84 46 | 75.84 46 47 Kansas State A = 75.79 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.79 47 | 75.79 47 48 Washington State A = 75.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.30 48 | 75.30 48 49 Pittsburgh A = 75.16 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.16 49 | 75.16 49 50 Purdue A = 75.13 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.13 50 | 75.13 50 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 51 Michigan State A = 75.03 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.03 51 | 75.03 51 52 Notre Dame A = 74.55 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.55 52 | 74.55 52 53 Arizona A = 74.42 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.42 53 | 74.42 53 54 Washington A = 74.35 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.35 54 | 74.35 54 55 Hawaii A = 74.14 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.14 55 | 74.14 55 56 Connecticut A = 73.67 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 73.67 56 | 73.67 56 57 Air Force A = 73.10 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 73.10 57 | 73.10 57 58 NC State A = 72.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 72.82 58 | 72.82 58 59 Colorado A = 72.68 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 72.68 59 | 72.68 59 60 Fresno State A = 72.58 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 72.58 60 | 72.58 60 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 61 New Mexico A = 71.66 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.66 61 | 71.66 61 62 Vanderbilt A = 71.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.54 62 | 71.54 62 63 Navy A = 71.04 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.04 63 | 71.04 63 64 Illinois A = 71.03 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.03 64 | 71.03 64 65 Southern Miss A = 70.87 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 70.87 65 | 70.87 65 66 Minnesota A = 70.56 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 70.56 66 | 70.56 66 67 Mississippi State A = 70.18 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 70.18 67 | 70.18 67 68 Tulsa A = 69.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.83 68 | 69.83 68 69 North Carolina A = 69.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.80 69 | 69.80 69 70 Appalachian State AA = 69.22 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.22 70 | 69.22 70 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 71 Mississippi A = 69.13 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.13 71 | 69.13 71 72 Troy A = 68.57 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 68.57 72 | 68.57 72 73 Stanford A = 68.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 68.47 73 | 68.47 73 74 Northwestern A = 68.10 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 68.10 74 | 68.10 74 75 Houston A = 67.97 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.97 75 | 67.97 75 76 East Carolina A = 67.81 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.81 76 | 67.81 76 77 Massachusetts AA = 67.48 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.48 77 | 67.48 77 78 Iowa State A = 67.46 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.46 78 | 67.46 78 79 Indiana A = 67.32 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.32 79 | 67.32 79 80 Colorado State A = 67.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.30 80 | 67.30 80 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 81 Wyoming A = 67.07 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.07 81 | 67.07 81 82 Central Florida A = 67.00 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.00 82 | 67.00 82 83 North Dakota State AA = 66.79 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.79 83 | 66.79 83 84 Northern Iowa AA = 66.46 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.46 84 | 66.46 84 85 Central Michigan A = 66.12 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.12 85 | 66.12 85 86 Nevada A = 65.78 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.78 86 | 65.78 86 87 James Madison AA = 65.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.74 87 | 65.74 87 88 San Diego State A = 65.52 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.52 88 | 65.52 88 89 Southern Illinois AA = 64.64 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.64 89 | 64.64 89 90 Syracuse A = 64.62 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.62 90 | 64.62 90 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 91 Montana AA = 64.21 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.21 91 | 64.21 91 92 Western Michigan A = 63.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.74 92 | 63.74 92 93 Bowling Green A = 63.71 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.71 93 | 63.71 93 94 Ball State A = 63.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.47 94 | 63.47 94 95 Miami-Ohio A = 63.22 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.22 95 | 63.22 95 96 Toledo A = 63.09 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.09 96 | 63.09 96 97 New Hampshire AA = 62.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.83 97 | 62.83 97 98 Middle Tennessee A = 62.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.82 98 | 62.82 98 99 Delaware AA = 62.67 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.67 99 | 62.67 99 100 Richmond AA = 62.60 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.60 100 | 62.60 100 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 101 Marshall A = 62.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.54 101 | 62.54 101 102 Northern Illinois A = 62.31 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.31 102 | 62.31 102 103 Memphis A = 61.89 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.89 103 | 61.89 103 104 Baylor A = 61.75 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.75 104 | 61.75 104 105 Youngstown State AA = 61.63 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.63 105 | 61.63 105 106 UTEP A = 60.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.82 106 | 60.82 106 107 Ohio University A = 60.73 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.73 107 | 60.73 107 108 San Jose State A = 60.66 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.66 108 | 60.66 108 109 Villanova AA = 59.96 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.96 109 | 59.96 109 110 Eastern Washington AA = 59.92 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.92 110 | 59.92 110 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 111 Akron A = 59.92 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.92 111 | 59.92 111 112 UNLV A = 59.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.80 112 | 59.80 112 113 Furman AA = 59.65 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.65 113 | 59.65 113 114 Louisiana-Monroe A = 59.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.54 114 | 59.54 114 115 Wofford AA = 59.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.47 115 | 59.47 115 116 Georgia Southern AA = 59.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.37 116 | 59.37 116 117 UAB A = 59.17 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.17 117 | 59.17 117 118 Louisiana Tech A = 59.15 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.15 118 | 59.15 118 119 Duke A = 59.00 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.00 119 | 59.00 119 120 Florida Atlantic A = 58.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.80 120 | 58.80 120 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 121 Cal Poly-SLO AA = 58.75 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.75 121 | 58.75 121 122 Western Kentucky A = 58.72 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.72 122 | 58.72 122 123 South Dakota State AA = 58.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.27 123 | 58.27 123 124 Harvard AA = 58.18 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.18 124 | 58.18 124 125 Rice A = 58.03 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.03 125 | 58.03 125 126 Hofstra AA = 57.77 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.77 126 | 57.77 126 127 Arkansas State A = 57.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.37 127 | 57.37 127 128 Army A = 57.22 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.22 128 | 57.22 128 129 SMU A = 56.95 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.95 129 | 56.95 129 130 Tulane A = 56.81 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.81 130 | 56.81 130 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 131 Yale AA = 56.78 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.78 131 | 56.78 131 132 Illinois State AA = 56.48 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.48 132 | 56.48 132 133 Louisiana-Lafayette A = 56.40 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.40 133 | 56.40 133 134 UC Davis AA = 56.29 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.29 134 | 56.29 134 135 McNeese State AA = 56.01 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.01 135 | 56.01 135 136 Kent State A = 55.49 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 55.49 136 | 55.49 136 137 North Dakota AA = 54.89 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.89 137 | 54.89 137 138 New Mexico State A = 54.85 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.85 138 | 54.85 138 139 Eastern Michigan A = 54.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.80 139 | 54.80 139 140 Western Illinois AA = 54.69 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.69 140 | 54.69 140 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 141 William & Mary AA = 54.58 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.58 141 | 54.58 141 142 Maine AA = 54.56 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.56 142 | 54.56 142 143 Northeastern AA = 53.81 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.81 143 | 53.81 143 144 Northern Arizona AA = 53.56 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.56 144 | 53.56 144 145 Portland State AA = 53.38 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.38 145 | 53.38 145 146 Utah State A = 53.34 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.34 146 | 53.34 146 147 Montana State AA = 53.28 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.28 147 | 53.28 147 148 Buffalo A = 53.17 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.17 148 | 53.17 148 149 Lehigh AA = 52.89 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.89 149 | 52.89 149 150 Citadel AA = 52.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.83 150 | 52.83 150 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 151 Temple A = 52.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.44 151 | 52.44 151 152 North Texas A = 51.97 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.97 152 | 51.97 152 153 Pennsylvania AA = 51.77 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.77 153 | 51.77 153 154 Eastern Kentucky AA = 51.69 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.69 154 | 51.69 154 155 Idaho A = 51.49 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.49 155 | 51.49 155 156 Colgate AA = 50.87 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.87 156 | 50.87 156 157 Lafayette AA = 50.53 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.53 157 | 50.53 157 158 Elon AA = 50.32 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.32 158 | 50.32 158 159 Sam Houston State AA = 50.15 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.15 159 | 50.15 159 160 Central Arkansas AA = 49.86 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.86 160 | 49.86 160 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 161 Holy Cross AA = 49.45 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.45 161 | 49.45 161 162 Rhode Island AA = 49.25 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.25 162 | 49.25 162 163 Towson AA = 48.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.80 163 | 48.80 163 164 SC State AA = 48.78 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.78 164 | 48.78 164 165 Eastern Illinois AA = 48.78 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.78 165 | 48.78 165 166 Hampton AA = 48.53 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.53 166 | 48.53 166 167 San Diego AA = 48.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.47 167 | 48.47 167 168 Princeton AA = 48.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.37 168 | 48.37 168 169 Brown AA = 48.29 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.29 169 | 48.29 169 170 Weber State AA = 48.18 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.18 170 | 48.18 170 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 171 Missouri State AA = 48.06 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.06 171 | 48.06 171 172 Jacksonville State AA = 47.99 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.99 172 | 47.99 172 173 Texas State AA = 47.72 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.72 173 | 47.72 173 174 Grambling AA = 47.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.54 174 | 47.54 174 175 Liberty AA = 47.36 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.36 175 | 47.36 175 176 Fla. International A = 47.35 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.35 176 | 47.35 176 177 Nicholls State AA = 47.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.27 177 | 47.27 177 178 Chattanooga AA = 46.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.74 178 | 46.74 178 179 Northwestern State AA = 46.09 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.09 179 | 46.09 179 180 Coastal Carolina AA = 45.24 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.24 180 | 45.24 180 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 181 Western Carolina AA = 45.18 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.18 181 | 45.18 181 182 Idaho State AA = 45.02 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.02 182 | 45.02 182 183 Cornell AA = 44.99 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.99 183 | 44.99 183 184 Sacramento State AA = 44.52 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.52 184 | 44.52 184 185 Dayton AA = 44.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.51 185 | 44.51 185 186 Albany-NY AA = 43.73 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.73 186 | 43.73 186 187 Delaware State AA = 43.60 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.60 187 | 43.60 187 188 Fordham AA = 43.23 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.23 188 | 43.23 188 189 Alabama A&M AA = 43.20 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.20 189 | 43.20 189 190 Southern University AA = 42.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.47 190 | 42.47 190 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 191 Southern Utah AA = 42.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.30 191 | 42.30 191 192 Stephen F. Austin AA = 42.05 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.05 192 | 42.05 192 193 Dartmouth AA = 41.86 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.86 193 | 41.86 193 194 SE Louisiana AA = 41.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.47 194 | 41.47 194 195 Jackson State AA = 40.57 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.57 195 | 40.57 195 196 Gardner-Webb AA = 40.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.44 196 | 40.44 196 197 Tennessee-Martin AA = 40.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.37 197 | 40.37 197 198 Winston-Salem State AA = 39.17 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.17 198 | 39.17 198 199 Alabama State AA = 38.94 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.94 199 | 38.94 199 200 Bethune-Cookman AA = 38.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.44 200 | 38.44 200 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 201 Tennessee State AA = 38.42 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.42 201 | 38.42 201 202 Stony Brook AA = 38.32 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.32 202 | 38.32 202 203 Northern Colorado AA = 38.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.30 203 | 38.30 203 204 Monmouth-NJ AA = 38.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.27 204 | 38.27 204 205 Drake AA = 38.15 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.15 205 | 38.15 205 206 Presbyterian College AA = 37.98 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.98 206 | 37.98 206 207 Bucknell AA = 37.71 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.71 207 | 37.71 207 208 Tennessee Tech AA = 37.19 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.19 208 | 37.19 208 209 Florida A&M AA = 37.17 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.17 209 | 37.17 209 210 Ark.-Pine Bluff AA = 37.15 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.15 210 | 37.15 210 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 211 South Dakota AA = 36.91 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 36.91 211 | 36.91 211 212 Samford AA = 35.98 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.98 212 | 35.98 212 213 Columbia AA = 35.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.83 213 | 35.83 213 214 Morgan State AA = 35.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.51 214 | 35.51 214 215 Norfolk State AA = 35.33 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.33 215 | 35.33 215 216 Charleston Southern AA = 34.79 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 34.79 216 | 34.79 216 217 Alcorn State AA = 34.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 34.30 217 | 34.30 217 218 Central Connecticut AA = 33.99 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.99 218 | 33.99 218 219 Murray State AA = 33.76 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.76 219 | 33.76 219 220 Howard AA = 33.72 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.72 220 | 33.72 220 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 221 Duquesne AA = 33.49 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.49 221 | 33.49 221 222 SE Missouri State AA = 33.28 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.28 222 | 33.28 222 223 Morehead State AA = 32.93 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.93 223 | 32.93 223 224 Prairie View A&M AA = 32.90 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.90 224 | 32.90 224 225 Indiana State AA = 32.09 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.09 225 | 32.09 225 226 VMI AA = 31.98 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 31.98 226 | 31.98 226 227 Davidson AA = 31.89 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 31.89 227 | 31.89 227 228 Miss. Valley State AA = 30.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 30.37 228 | 30.37 228 229 Robert Morris AA = 29.88 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 29.88 229 | 29.88 229 230 Georgetown AA = 28.40 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 28.40 230 | 28.40 230 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 231 Austin Peay AA = 26.67 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 26.67 231 | 26.67 231 232 NC Central AA = 26.57 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 26.57 232 | 26.57 232 233 Wagner AA = 26.41 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 26.41 233 | 26.41 233 234 Texas Southern AA = 25.25 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 25.25 234 | 25.25 234 235 NC A&T AA = 23.63 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 23.63 235 | 23.63 235 236 Jacksonville AA = 22.55 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 22.55 236 | 22.55 236 237 Sacred Heart AA = 22.41 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 22.41 237 | 22.41 237 238 Iona AA = 21.75 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 21.75 238 | 21.75 238 239 Marist AA = 20.86 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 20.86 239 | 20.86 239 240 St. Francis-Pa. AA = 19.28 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 19.28 240 | 19.28 240 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 241 Valparaiso AA = 18.73 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 18.73 241 | 18.73 241 242 Butler AA = 13.46 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 13.46 242 | 13.46 242 243 Bryant AA = 12.85 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 12.85 243 | 12.85 243 244 Campbell AA = 12.85 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 12.85 244 | 12.85 244 245 Savannah State AA = 10.01 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 10.01 245 | 10.01 245 246 ***UNRATED*** __ = -90.00 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | -90.00 246 | -90.00 246 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
There are two group ratings, the "central mean" and the
"simple average" (also known as the "arithmetic mean")
The "central mean" gives the most weight to the middle team(s)
in the group and progressively less weight to teams as you go
away from the middle in either direction, up or down.
This tends to smooth out the effect of anomalous teams that are rated
much higher and lower than the middle team(s) in the group. The
"simple average" ("arithmetic mean") weights each team equally
no matter where they are relative to the middle.
Here are a few examples of how the "central mean" is computed.
4-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-2-1
5-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-2-1
6-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-3-2-1
7-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-3-2-1
8-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1
9-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1
10-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-5-4-3-2-1
11-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-1
12-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-6-6-5-4-3-2-1
13-team group ___ the weights are 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
This is in a sense the continuous version of the discrete "tri-mean".
CONFERENCE CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS
1 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 80.62 80.53 ( 1) 12
2 PAC-10 (A) = 79.82 79.98 ( 2) 10
3 BIG 12 (A) = 78.10 77.78 ( 3) 12
4 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 77.37 76.88 ( 6) 12
5 BIG EAST (A) = 77.25 77.25 ( 4) 8
6 BIG TEN (A) = 76.26 76.89 ( 5) 11
7 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 71.60 71.66 ( 7) 9
8 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 65.21 65.38 ( 8) 4
9 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 63.16 63.31 ( 10) 12
10 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 62.90 63.64 ( 9) 9
11 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 60.78 60.17 ( 11) 13
12 COLONIAL (AA)= 58.51 58.34 ( 12) 12
13 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA)= 57.99 56.57 ( 14) 9
14 SUN BELT (A) = 57.90 57.85 ( 13) 8
15 SOUTHERN (AA)= 53.46 53.20 ( 15) 9
16 BIG SKY (AA)= 51.19 51.15 ( 16) 9
17 GREAT WEST (AA)= 50.84 49.83 ( 17) 5
18 IVY LEAGUE (AA)= 48.41 48.26 ( 18) 8
19 SOUTHLAND (AA)= 47.48 47.58 ( 19) 8
20 PATRIOT LEAGUE (AA)= 46.10 44.72 ( 20) 7
21 BIG SOUTH (AA)= 39.64 39.69 ( 22) 6
22 OHIO VALLEY (AA)= 39.60 39.79 ( 21) 9
23 MID-EASTERN (AA)= 38.35 38.39 ( 23) 10
24 SOUTHWESTERN (AA)= 37.53 37.27 ( 24) 10
25 NORTHEAST (AA)= 30.95 30.93 ( 25) 8
26 PIONEER (AA)= 29.17 29.28 ( 26) 9
27 I-AA INDEPENDENTS (AA)= 21.22 21.67 ( 27) 6
28 ***UNRATED*** (**)= -90.00 -90.00 ( 28) 1
CONFERENCE CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS
4 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 77.37 76.88 ( 6) 12
5 BIG EAST (A) = 77.25 77.25 ( 4) 8
6 BIG TEN (A) = 76.26 76.89 ( 5) 11
3 BIG 12 (A) = 78.10 77.78 ( 3) 12
9 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 63.16 63.31 ( 10) 12
11 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 60.78 60.17 ( 11) 13
7 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 71.60 71.66 ( 7) 9
2 PAC-10 (A) = 79.82 79.98 ( 2) 10
1 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 80.62 80.53 ( 1) 12
14 SUN BELT (A) = 57.90 57.85 ( 13) 8
10 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 62.90 63.64 ( 9) 9
8 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 65.21 65.38 ( 8) 4
16 BIG SKY (AA)= 51.19 51.15 ( 16) 9
21 BIG SOUTH (AA)= 39.64 39.69 ( 22) 6
12 COLONIAL (AA)= 58.51 58.34 ( 12) 12
17 GREAT WEST (AA)= 50.84 49.83 ( 17) 5
18 IVY LEAGUE (AA)= 48.41 48.26 ( 18) 8
23 MID-EASTERN (AA)= 38.35 38.39 ( 23) 10
13 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA)= 57.99 56.57 ( 14) 9
25 NORTHEAST (AA)= 30.95 30.93 ( 25) 8
22 OHIO VALLEY (AA)= 39.60 39.79 ( 21) 9
20 PATRIOT LEAGUE (AA)= 46.10 44.72 ( 20) 7
26 PIONEER (AA)= 29.17 29.28 ( 26) 9
15 SOUTHERN (AA)= 53.46 53.20 ( 15) 9
19 SOUTHLAND (AA)= 47.48 47.58 ( 19) 8
24 SOUTHWESTERN (AA)= 37.53 37.27 ( 24) 10
27 I-AA INDEPENDENTS (AA)= 21.22 21.67 ( 27) 6
28 ***UNRATED*** (**)= -90.00 -90.00 ( 28) 1
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 77.37 76.88 ( 6) TEAMS= 12 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 6 Virginia Tech A = 89.07 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 89.07 6 | 89.07 6 18 Boston College A = 82.43 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.43 18 | 82.43 18 19 Clemson A = 82.41 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.41 19 | 82.41 19 25 Florida State A = 81.40 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.40 25 | 81.40 25 35 Wake Forest A = 77.91 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.91 35 | 77.91 35 39 Miami-Florida A = 77.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.54 39 | 77.54 39 42 Maryland A = 76.77 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.77 42 | 76.77 42 43 Georgia Tech A = 76.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.74 43 | 76.74 43 44 Virginia A = 76.66 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.66 44 | 76.66 44 58 NC State A = 72.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 72.82 58 | 72.82 58 69 North Carolina A = 69.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.80 69 | 69.80 69 119 Duke A = 59.00 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.00 119 | 59.00 119 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 BIG EAST (A) = 77.25 77.25 ( 4) TEAMS= 8 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 7 West Virginia A = 88.88 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 88.88 7 | 88.88 7 15 Louisville A = 83.04 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 83.04 15 | 83.04 15 34 Rutgers A = 77.95 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.95 34 | 77.95 34 37 South Florida A = 77.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.82 37 | 77.82 37 41 Cincinnati A = 76.87 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.87 41 | 76.87 41 49 Pittsburgh A = 75.16 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.16 49 | 75.16 49 56 Connecticut A = 73.67 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 73.67 56 | 73.67 56 90 Syracuse A = 64.62 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.62 90 | 64.62 90 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 BIG TEN (A) = 76.26 76.89 ( 5) TEAMS= 11 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 3 Ohio State A = 91.87 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 91.87 3 | 91.87 3 11 Michigan A = 85.92 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 85.92 11 | 85.92 11 16 Penn State A = 82.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.83 16 | 82.83 16 20 Wisconsin A = 82.10 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.10 20 | 82.10 20 45 Iowa A = 75.92 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.92 45 | 75.92 45 50 Purdue A = 75.13 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.13 50 | 75.13 50 51 Michigan State A = 75.03 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.03 51 | 75.03 51 64 Illinois A = 71.03 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.03 64 | 71.03 64 66 Minnesota A = 70.56 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 70.56 66 | 70.56 66 74 Northwestern A = 68.10 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 68.10 74 | 68.10 74 79 Indiana A = 67.32 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.32 79 | 67.32 79 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 BIG 12 (A) = 78.10 77.78 ( 3) TEAMS= 12 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 4 Oklahoma A = 89.98 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 89.98 4 | 89.98 4 8 Texas A = 88.40 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 88.40 8 | 88.40 8 17 Missouri A = 82.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.44 17 | 82.44 17 23 Texas Tech A = 81.69 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.69 23 | 81.69 23 29 Kansas A = 80.62 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 80.62 29 | 80.62 29 36 Nebraska A = 77.85 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.85 36 | 77.85 36 38 Oklahoma State A = 77.57 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.57 38 | 77.57 38 40 Texas A&M A = 77.19 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.19 40 | 77.19 40 47 Kansas State A = 75.79 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.79 47 | 75.79 47 59 Colorado A = 72.68 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 72.68 59 | 72.68 59 78 Iowa State A = 67.46 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.46 78 | 67.46 78 104 Baylor A = 61.75 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.75 104 | 61.75 104 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 63.16 63.31 ( 10) TEAMS= 12 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 65 Southern Miss A = 70.87 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 70.87 65 | 70.87 65 68 Tulsa A = 69.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.83 68 | 69.83 68 75 Houston A = 67.97 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.97 75 | 67.97 75 76 East Carolina A = 67.81 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.81 76 | 67.81 76 82 Central Florida A = 67.00 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.00 82 | 67.00 82 101 Marshall A = 62.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.54 101 | 62.54 101 103 Memphis A = 61.89 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.89 103 | 61.89 103 106 UTEP A = 60.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.82 106 | 60.82 106 117 UAB A = 59.17 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.17 117 | 59.17 117 125 Rice A = 58.03 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.03 125 | 58.03 125 129 SMU A = 56.95 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.95 129 | 56.95 129 130 Tulane A = 56.81 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.81 130 | 56.81 130 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 60.78 60.17 ( 11) TEAMS= 13 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 85 Central Michigan A = 66.12 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.12 85 | 66.12 85 92 Western Michigan A = 63.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.74 92 | 63.74 92 93 Bowling Green A = 63.71 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.71 93 | 63.71 93 94 Ball State A = 63.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.47 94 | 63.47 94 95 Miami-Ohio A = 63.22 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.22 95 | 63.22 95 96 Toledo A = 63.09 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.09 96 | 63.09 96 102 Northern Illinois A = 62.31 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.31 102 | 62.31 102 107 Ohio University A = 60.73 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.73 107 | 60.73 107 111 Akron A = 59.92 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.92 111 | 59.92 111 136 Kent State A = 55.49 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 55.49 136 | 55.49 136 139 Eastern Michigan A = 54.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.80 139 | 54.80 139 148 Buffalo A = 53.17 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.17 148 | 53.17 148 151 Temple A = 52.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.44 151 | 52.44 151 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 71.60 71.66 ( 7) TEAMS= 9 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 22 BYU A = 81.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.82 22 | 81.82 22 30 Utah A = 79.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 79.83 30 | 79.83 30 33 TCU A = 78.86 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 78.86 33 | 78.86 33 57 Air Force A = 73.10 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 73.10 57 | 73.10 57 61 New Mexico A = 71.66 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.66 61 | 71.66 61 80 Colorado State A = 67.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.30 80 | 67.30 80 81 Wyoming A = 67.07 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.07 81 | 67.07 81 88 San Diego State A = 65.52 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.52 88 | 65.52 88 112 UNLV A = 59.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.80 112 | 59.80 112 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 PAC-10 (A) = 79.82 79.98 ( 2) TEAMS= 10 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 1 Southern California A = 95.34 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 95.34 1 | 95.34 1 12 Oregon A = 84.55 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 84.55 12 | 84.55 12 14 California A = 83.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 83.27 14 | 83.27 14 21 Arizona State A = 82.00 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.00 21 | 82.00 21 24 Oregon State A = 81.49 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.49 24 | 81.49 24 28 UCLA A = 80.64 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 80.64 28 | 80.64 28 48 Washington State A = 75.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.30 48 | 75.30 48 53 Arizona A = 74.42 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.42 53 | 74.42 53 54 Washington A = 74.35 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.35 54 | 74.35 54 73 Stanford A = 68.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 68.47 73 | 68.47 73 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 80.62 80.53 ( 1) TEAMS= 12 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 2 LSU A = 92.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 92.51 2 | 92.51 2 5 Florida A = 89.50 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 89.50 5 | 89.50 5 9 Georgia A = 87.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 87.51 9 | 87.51 9 10 Auburn A = 86.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 86.51 10 | 86.51 10 13 Tennessee A = 83.48 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 83.48 13 | 83.48 13 26 Arkansas A = 81.04 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.04 26 | 81.04 26 31 Alabama A = 79.64 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 79.64 31 | 79.64 31 32 South Carolina A = 79.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 79.44 32 | 79.44 32 46 Kentucky A = 75.84 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.84 46 | 75.84 46 62 Vanderbilt A = 71.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.54 62 | 71.54 62 67 Mississippi State A = 70.18 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 70.18 67 | 70.18 67 71 Mississippi A = 69.13 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.13 71 | 69.13 71 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 SUN BELT (A) = 57.90 57.85 ( 13) TEAMS= 8 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 72 Troy A = 68.57 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 68.57 72 | 68.57 72 98 Middle Tennessee A = 62.82 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.82 98 | 62.82 98 114 Louisiana-Monroe A = 59.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.54 114 | 59.54 114 120 Florida Atlantic A = 58.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.80 120 | 58.80 120 127 Arkansas State A = 57.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.37 127 | 57.37 127 133 Louisiana-Lafayette A = 56.40 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.40 133 | 56.40 133 152 North Texas A = 51.97 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.97 152 | 51.97 152 176 Fla. International A = 47.35 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.35 176 | 47.35 176 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 62.90 63.64 ( 9) TEAMS= 9 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 27 Boise State A = 80.73 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 80.73 27 | 80.73 27 55 Hawaii A = 74.14 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.14 55 | 74.14 55 60 Fresno State A = 72.58 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 72.58 60 | 72.58 60 86 Nevada A = 65.78 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.78 86 | 65.78 86 108 San Jose State A = 60.66 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.66 108 | 60.66 108 118 Louisiana Tech A = 59.15 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.15 118 | 59.15 118 138 New Mexico State A = 54.85 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.85 138 | 54.85 138 146 Utah State A = 53.34 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.34 146 | 53.34 146 155 Idaho A = 51.49 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.49 155 | 51.49 155 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 65.21 65.38 ( 8) TEAMS= 4 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 52 Notre Dame A = 74.55 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.55 52 | 74.55 52 63 Navy A = 71.04 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.04 63 | 71.04 63 122 Western Kentucky A = 58.72 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.72 122 | 58.72 122 128 Army A = 57.22 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.22 128 | 57.22 128 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16 BIG SKY (AA)= 51.19 51.15 ( 16) TEAMS= 9 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 91 Montana AA = 64.21 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.21 91 | 64.21 91 110 Eastern Washington AA = 59.92 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.92 110 | 59.92 110 144 Northern Arizona AA = 53.56 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.56 144 | 53.56 144 145 Portland State AA = 53.38 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.38 145 | 53.38 145 147 Montana State AA = 53.28 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.28 147 | 53.28 147 170 Weber State AA = 48.18 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.18 170 | 48.18 170 182 Idaho State AA = 45.02 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.02 182 | 45.02 182 184 Sacramento State AA = 44.52 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.52 184 | 44.52 184 203 Northern Colorado AA = 38.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.30 203 | 38.30 203 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21 BIG SOUTH (AA)= 39.64 39.69 ( 22) TEAMS= 6 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 175 Liberty AA = 47.36 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.36 175 | 47.36 175 180 Coastal Carolina AA = 45.24 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.24 180 | 45.24 180 196 Gardner-Webb AA = 40.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.44 196 | 40.44 196 202 Stony Brook AA = 38.32 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.32 202 | 38.32 202 216 Charleston Southern AA = 34.79 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 34.79 216 | 34.79 216 226 VMI AA = 31.98 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 31.98 226 | 31.98 226 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 COLONIAL (AA)= 58.51 58.34 ( 12) TEAMS= 12 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 77 Massachusetts AA = 67.48 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.48 77 | 67.48 77 87 James Madison AA = 65.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.74 87 | 65.74 87 97 New Hampshire AA = 62.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.83 97 | 62.83 97 99 Delaware AA = 62.67 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.67 99 | 62.67 99 100 Richmond AA = 62.60 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.60 100 | 62.60 100 109 Villanova AA = 59.96 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.96 109 | 59.96 109 126 Hofstra AA = 57.77 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.77 126 | 57.77 126 141 William & Mary AA = 54.58 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.58 141 | 54.58 141 142 Maine AA = 54.56 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.56 142 | 54.56 142 143 Northeastern AA = 53.81 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.81 143 | 53.81 143 162 Rhode Island AA = 49.25 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.25 162 | 49.25 162 163 Towson AA = 48.80 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.80 163 | 48.80 163 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17 GREAT WEST (AA)= 50.84 49.83 ( 17) TEAMS= 5 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 121 Cal Poly-SLO AA = 58.75 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.75 121 | 58.75 121 134 UC Davis AA = 56.29 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.29 134 | 56.29 134 137 North Dakota AA = 54.89 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.89 137 | 54.89 137 191 Southern Utah AA = 42.30 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.30 191 | 42.30 191 211 South Dakota AA = 36.91 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 36.91 211 | 36.91 211 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18 IVY LEAGUE (AA)= 48.41 48.26 ( 18) TEAMS= 8 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 124 Harvard AA = 58.18 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.18 124 | 58.18 124 131 Yale AA = 56.78 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.78 131 | 56.78 131 153 Pennsylvania AA = 51.77 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.77 153 | 51.77 153 168 Princeton AA = 48.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.37 168 | 48.37 168 169 Brown AA = 48.29 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.29 169 | 48.29 169 183 Cornell AA = 44.99 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.99 183 | 44.99 183 193 Dartmouth AA = 41.86 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.86 193 | 41.86 193 213 Columbia AA = 35.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.83 213 | 35.83 213 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23 MID-EASTERN (AA)= 38.35 38.39 ( 23) TEAMS= 10 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 164 SC State AA = 48.78 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.78 164 | 48.78 164 166 Hampton AA = 48.53 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.53 166 | 48.53 166 187 Delaware State AA = 43.60 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.60 187 | 43.60 187 198 Winston-Salem State AA = 39.17 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.17 198 | 39.17 198 200 Bethune-Cookman AA = 38.44 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.44 200 | 38.44 200 209 Florida A&M AA = 37.17 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.17 209 | 37.17 209 214 Morgan State AA = 35.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.51 214 | 35.51 214 215 Norfolk State AA = 35.33 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.33 215 | 35.33 215 220 Howard AA = 33.72 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.72 220 | 33.72 220 235 NC A&T AA = 23.63 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 23.63 235 | 23.63 235 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA)= 57.99 56.57 ( 14) TEAMS= 9 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 83 North Dakota State AA = 66.79 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.79 83 | 66.79 83 84 Northern Iowa AA = 66.46 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.46 84 | 66.46 84 89 Southern Illinois AA = 64.64 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.64 89 | 64.64 89 105 Youngstown State AA = 61.63 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.63 105 | 61.63 105 123 South Dakota State AA = 58.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.27 123 | 58.27 123 132 Illinois State AA = 56.48 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.48 132 | 56.48 132 140 Western Illinois AA = 54.69 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.69 140 | 54.69 140 171 Missouri State AA = 48.06 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.06 171 | 48.06 171 225 Indiana State AA = 32.09 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.09 225 | 32.09 225 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25 NORTHEAST (AA)= 30.95 30.93 ( 25) TEAMS= 8 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 186 Albany-NY AA = 43.73 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.73 186 | 43.73 186 204 Monmouth-NJ AA = 38.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.27 204 | 38.27 204 218 Central Connecticut AA = 33.99 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.99 218 | 33.99 218 221 Duquesne AA = 33.49 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.49 221 | 33.49 221 229 Robert Morris AA = 29.88 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 29.88 229 | 29.88 229 233 Wagner AA = 26.41 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 26.41 233 | 26.41 233 237 Sacred Heart AA = 22.41 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 22.41 237 | 22.41 237 240 St. Francis-Pa. AA = 19.28 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 19.28 240 | 19.28 240 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22 OHIO VALLEY (AA)= 39.60 39.79 ( 21) TEAMS= 9 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 154 Eastern Kentucky AA = 51.69 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.69 154 | 51.69 154 165 Eastern Illinois AA = 48.78 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.78 165 | 48.78 165 172 Jacksonville State AA = 47.99 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.99 172 | 47.99 172 197 Tennessee-Martin AA = 40.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.37 197 | 40.37 197 201 Tennessee State AA = 38.42 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.42 201 | 38.42 201 208 Tennessee Tech AA = 37.19 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.19 208 | 37.19 208 219 Murray State AA = 33.76 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.76 219 | 33.76 219 222 SE Missouri State AA = 33.28 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.28 222 | 33.28 222 231 Austin Peay AA = 26.67 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 26.67 231 | 26.67 231 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20 PATRIOT LEAGUE (AA)= 46.10 44.72 ( 20) TEAMS= 7 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 149 Lehigh AA = 52.89 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.89 149 | 52.89 149 156 Colgate AA = 50.87 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.87 156 | 50.87 156 157 Lafayette AA = 50.53 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.53 157 | 50.53 157 161 Holy Cross AA = 49.45 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.45 161 | 49.45 161 188 Fordham AA = 43.23 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.23 188 | 43.23 188 207 Bucknell AA = 37.71 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.71 207 | 37.71 207 230 Georgetown AA = 28.40 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 28.40 230 | 28.40 230 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 26 PIONEER (AA)= 29.17 29.28 ( 26) TEAMS= 9 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 167 San Diego AA = 48.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.47 167 | 48.47 167 185 Dayton AA = 44.51 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.51 185 | 44.51 185 205 Drake AA = 38.15 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.15 205 | 38.15 205 223 Morehead State AA = 32.93 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.93 223 | 32.93 223 227 Davidson AA = 31.89 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 31.89 227 | 31.89 227 236 Jacksonville AA = 22.55 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 22.55 236 | 22.55 236 241 Valparaiso AA = 18.73 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 18.73 241 | 18.73 241 242 Butler AA = 13.46 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 13.46 242 | 13.46 242 244 Campbell AA = 12.85 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 12.85 244 | 12.85 244 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15 SOUTHERN (AA)= 53.46 53.20 ( 15) TEAMS= 9 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 70 Appalachian State AA = 69.22 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.22 70 | 69.22 70 113 Furman AA = 59.65 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.65 113 | 59.65 113 115 Wofford AA = 59.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.47 115 | 59.47 115 116 Georgia Southern AA = 59.37 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.37 116 | 59.37 116 150 Citadel AA = 52.83 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.83 150 | 52.83 150 158 Elon AA = 50.32 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.32 158 | 50.32 158 178 Chattanooga AA = 46.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.74 178 | 46.74 178 181 Western Carolina AA = 45.18 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.18 181 | 45.18 181 212 Samford AA = 35.98 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.98 212 | 35.98 212 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19 SOUTHLAND (AA)= 47.48 47.58 ( 19) TEAMS= 8 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 135 McNeese State AA = 56.01 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.01 135 | 56.01 135 159 Sam Houston State AA = 50.15 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.15 159 | 50.15 159 160 Central Arkansas AA = 49.86 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.86 160 | 49.86 160 173 Texas State AA = 47.72 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.72 173 | 47.72 173 177 Nicholls State AA = 47.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.27 177 | 47.27 177 179 Northwestern State AA = 46.09 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.09 179 | 46.09 179 192 Stephen F. Austin AA = 42.05 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.05 192 | 42.05 192 194 SE Louisiana AA = 41.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.47 194 | 41.47 194 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24 SOUTHWESTERN (AA)= 37.53 37.27 ( 24) TEAMS= 10 College Football 2008 Starting Ratings the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.87 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 174 Grambling AA = 47.54 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.54 174 | 47.54 174 189 Alabama A&M AA = 43.20 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.20 189 | 43.20 189 190 Southern University AA = 42.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.47 190 | 42.47 190 195 Jackson State AA = 40.57 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.57 195 | 40.57 195 199 Alabama State AA = 38.94 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.94 199 | 38.94 199 210 Ark.-Pine Bluff AA = 37.15