This is where you will find the information on how this computer poll was calculated.
First lets talk about the header. What does all that mean?
Rk |
School |
W |
L |
RW |
RL |
SR |
SV |
PF |
PA |
PV |
Total |
Rk= Rank (what is the #1 Team)
School=Who the Team is
W=Wins
L= Losses
RW = how many Road Wins does this ranked school have?
RL = how many Road Losses does this ranked school have?
SR = Strength of Schedule ranking. Courtesy of D1ACollegefootball.com
SV = The value we place on the SOS rank.
PF = Points Scored or Points For.
PA = Points Against or Points allowed scored.
PV = A Point Value placed upon the difference between PF-PA.
Total = total points earned.
How are things Calculated?
The first thing that has any value points is the loss column. The next value is Road Wins and road losses. After that we use the SOS value followed up finally by the Points Value to get a total. I will explain this in better detail.
The values
Losses (L):
Each loss as a 2 point value. So, if a team has 3 loses, then they have 6 points added to their value.
Road Wins (RW):
For each Road Win deduct 0.15 from a schools point total. So if a School wins 4 Raod games, they get a .60 deduction of their points. (A win at a neutral site does not count as a road win)
Road Losses (RL):
If a team Losses a game on the road they get a deduction of 0.05 from their loss total. So if they have 4 road losses they have a 0.20 decuction from their loss points. (A loss at a neutral site do not count as a road loss)
SOS value (SV):
SOS value takes the SOS Rank and multiplies it by 0.04 to get a SOS value. Exapmle: A school has a SOS rank of 16, the SV will be 0.64.
Points Value (PV):
Take PF miunus PA to get a total point difference. Then use the follow table to get the value.
Difference |
|
Value |
< 0 |
= |
3.50 |
0-25 |
= |
2.75 |
26 - 50 |
= |
2.25 |
51 - 75 |
= |
1.75 |
76 - 100 |
= |
1.30 |
101 - 125 |
= |
1.00 |
126 - 150 |
= |
0.70 |
151 - 200 |
= |
0.50 |
201 - 250 |
= |
0.30 |
251 - 350 |
= |
0.15 |
351+ |
= |
0.00 |
The Total
To get the total is simple. You just add all the values together. Like this
Losses + Road Wins + Road Losses + SOS Value + Points Value = Total
It's that easy!
Example:
Rk |
School |
W |
L |
RW |
RL |
SR |
SV |
PF |
PA |
PV |
Total |
| 8 |
Tennessee |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
22 |
0.88 |
312 |
187 |
1.00 |
7.33 |
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