Friday, January 28, 2011

2010 - 2011: Final Top 25 -- RBA

Better late than never, right?  Presenting the final top 25 for Regression-Based Analysis:


Rank+/-TeamWinPctSoSOff PtsDef PtsPace
001--Stanford1.00000.549126.49.983.8
001--TCU1.00000.465425.57.884.2
003--Alabama0.99150.550726.17.078.8
004--Boise St.0.98290.460826.68.684.6
005--Oregon0.97460.531426.59.887.9
006--Ohio St.0.95800.529126.18.179.8
007--Auburn0.94920.547426.612.779.5
007--Oklahoma0.94920.543924.58.285.3
009--Virginia Tech0.93160.530124.98.479.1
010--LSU0.92860.545922.58.980.3
010--Nebraska0.92860.528521.59.483.5
012--Wisconsin0.92040.534826.613.881.1
012--Iowa0.92040.521818.29.881.9
014--Florida0.91960.556223.29.380.9
015--Oklahoma St.0.91890.548124.412.785.9
016--Arkansas0.90350.563826.212.482.6
017--Florida St.0.90180.553217.910.683.2
018--West Virginia0.86730.537217.59.582.8
019--South Carolina0.85710.546324.112.478.9
020--Georgia0.85220.550226.410.479.7
021--Missouri0.84960.520618.49.287.0
022--Mississippi St.0.82570.559220.510.981.1
023--Nevada0.82300.467323.314.585.1
024--Arizona0.81980.557019.09.783.5
025--Arizona St.0.81420.526020.09.287.0


RBA agrees with Justin that Auburn is not a particularly memorable national champion, placing them 7th overall.  The same reasons apply:  close games and flaky defense.  RBA declares a split title between Stanford and TCU.  The two teams would likely play to a tie on a neutral field.

The "conference title" is effectively wrapped up by the SEC, placing a ridiculous eight teams in the top 25.  The biggest WTF comes from Georgia's inclusion.  This is a direct result of their flakiness.  When the Bulldogs show up, they are a powerful team.  When they don't, well... you saw what happened against UCF.