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re: Ok State vs. LSU - why do the computers love them so much?
Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:25 pm to AustinTigah
Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:25 pm to AustinTigah
So does it hurt at all to not have a championship game for the computer rankings? Just curious since Ok. St. wouldn't have to play one while other conferences do, in terms of comp ranking does a conf champ game help a lot or no?
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Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:28 pm to TriumphTiger
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Their coach is a MAN!
And he's 40!!
Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:29 pm to TigerinOkieHell
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o does it hurt at all to not have a championship game for the computer rankings?
I mean, there is no "championship game bonus" in the computers.
But at the end of the season, LSU will play another top 15 opponent and Oklahoma State will be sitting on their arse, so yes the computers will take it into account
Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:30 pm to TriumphTiger
Did you know he's 40?
Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:32 pm to lsumatt
Makes sense. Curious since I'm going to Ok. State and one of my roommates is actually on the team. We're hoping to see them in New Orleans against LSU...I'll be rooting for the Tigers though if that happens 
Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:36 pm to AustinTigah
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They've played two ranked teams and we've played five (at the time). Are their passing rank (2nd nationally) and scoring rank (also 2nd) factors in the computer love fest?
No, not at all. The computer rankings are not based on stats or games scores, but on who beats who throughout college football.
Look at the link below from Colley Matrix website that compares the Top 5:
This week Top 5 comparison LINK
Okie St. is getting a big boost from Texas still being rank high (#20) and by U-La-La (#44) still being ranked in the top 50. This will change as these two teams lose future games. Last week U-La-La was at #27 helping to boost Okie St.
Comparatively, LSU on the other hand is being hurt in the ranking by Fla (#47), Tenn (#57), Miss St (#68) and Ky (#77) - which would all skullfrick U-La-La. NWU doesn't help us either in the grand scheme (see LSU Matt's post above).
Now the best thing about the Colley site is you can change the data to create hypotheticals.
Go to weekly rankings LINK under the weekly rankings banner click the link for Add/remove games, add West Virginia beating Syracuse and remove Syracuse beats West Virginia then click the submit form button at the bottom. Look at the how the numbers change for each of the 120 teams based on the outcome of a single game keeping all other variables constant.
Hope this gives you a better understanding of how the computers work.
This post was edited on 10/24/11 at 12:00 am
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