Comments for xHPI http://xhpi.wordpress.com College football computer rankings by Scott Anglemyer. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:04:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Predictions for Games of November 19, 2011 by Hp Nc6400 Battery http://xhpi.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/predictions-for-games-of-november-19-2011/#comment-26 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:04:21 +0000 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-26 I love college sports. Iowa State has Oklahoma St rattled. I want an LSU-Bama rematch. I think thats the best matchup for Natl Championship

]]> Comment on Commentary by scottangle http://xhpi.wordpress.com/commentary/#comment-9 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:10:19 +0000 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/?page_id=12#comment-9 Eric, does it help if there are also K-State players? Photos from a KU-K-State game were the only digital photos I have that were relevant. I may have to see if I can scan some of my old Michigan photos.

The rankings you quote were from September 24. I know that those were misleading, and probably were based on too little information to publish. Notice that both LSU and Wisconsin are now in the top 10. I personally think both teams probably should be top 5 teams, and one or the other is arguably the best team in the country. They will rise if they keep winning, if for no other reason than teams ahead of them are virtually guaranteed to fall. Michigan will not continue to win, and Boise State will drop even if they continue to win, due to the weakness of their upcoming schedule.

]]> Comment on Commentary by eman63 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/commentary/#comment-8 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:25:02 +0000 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/?page_id=12#comment-8 Scott,

Very interesting. I’m impressed with your long term commitment to your system and the diligence of compiling all this data. However, a couple of things bother me about your system. #1, You cannot honetly believe that Wisconsin is the 29th best team in the country at this point, or that LSU is not even in the top 10. I don’t love LSU, but I think they’re at least a top 10 team. And #2, No football ranking website can be taken seriously when the background is KU football players. :-)

Eric

]]> Comment on Performance (or lack thereof) on Games of October 1, 2011 by scottangle http://xhpi.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/performance-or-lack-thereof-on-games-of-october-1-2011/#comment-6 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:51:37 +0000 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-6 Rankings should be available later today. After xHPI’s stellar performance this week, I know all of you can’t wait to see them!

]]> Comment on Rankings through September 24, 2011 by Scott Anglemyer http://xhpi.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/rankings-through-september-24-2011-2/#comment-5 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:52:48 +0000 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-5 Corey, they don’t need extra points. They get credit for playing what counts in today’s world as a strong schedule: #18 Notre Dame, #55 San Diego State, #56 Western Michigan, and #99 Eastern Michigan. Playing Minnesota this week should bring their score down a little bit, even if they get the 35 point victory that xHPI predicts.

And, if I gave extra points for “my” teams, like you suggest, KU would be ranked higher than #80!

]]> Comment on Rankings through September 24, 2011 by Corey Anglemyer http://xhpi.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/rankings-through-september-24-2011-2/#comment-4 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:21:44 +0000 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-4 How many bonus points does Michigan get for being Michigan?

]]> Comment on Best Bets for October 1, 2011 by Scott Anglemyer http://xhpi.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/best-bets-for-october-1-2011/#comment-3 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:36:36 +0000 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-3 In a move that might make my mathematician friends cringe, I run a regression that correlates all past results with the rankings. It gives me an equation that allows me to calculate a theoretical point spread. A general rule of thumb is to divide the difference between the two teams’ ratings by 50 and add 3 points for the home team.

]]> Comment on Best Bets for October 1, 2011 by Ashley Barton http://xhpi.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/best-bets-for-october-1-2011/#comment-2 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:56:18 +0000 http://xhpi.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-2 How does the ranking values correlate to the point spread between two teams?

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