Except the computers don't use those rankings.

And they don't stop at 25 in their rankings.

We might have more ranked teams, but the average gets murdered from having an FCS team on the record.

Its like getting a zero on a test...you can ace the other ones, but your average is going to get murdered.

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Posted by lsumatt

Austin

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:09 pm to Volvagia

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We might have more ranked teams, but the average gets murdered from having an FCS team on the record.

Sorry but I have to disagree. I think this is the biggest misconception with computers. For the most part (and this is just a general rule), the computers don't rank your "average" SOS - it is more of a cumulative SOS.

1. Playing an FCS or bad school doesn't "hurt" your rating. You wouldn't be better off in general by playing OPEN DATE. It only really hurts you in the sense that you missed an opportunity to play a good team.

2. It is the top of the schedule that matters. Crap is crap and there is little difference in playing team #80 and #120.

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Posted by AustinTigah

Nashville, TN

Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 10/23/11 at 11:10 pm to Volvagia

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We might have more ranked teams, but the average gets murdered from having an FCS team on the record.

Good point.

How would the computers rank an FCS school? Like the App State argument after they beat Michigan - they could have also beat the bottom 50% of the FBS.

Not that Northwestern State is anywhere close to that level, but the question remains: how does a (objective) computer know that NWS is infinitely worse than ULL (a rent-a-win in Ok State's win column)?

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