Comments on: After Big Ten’s Twin Stances, What’s It All Mean For A Playoff And For The SEC?

By: Homepage | MrSEC

Homepage | MrSEC — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:14:29 +0000

[...] playoff. He’s willing to discuss the idea of a selection committee, but he knows — as we’ve written — that a selection committee might not necessarily mean “the best four teams” get [...]

By: Homepage | MrSEC

Homepage | MrSEC — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:13:36 +0000

[...] 3. This writer takes Jim Delany’s “top four teams” comment to mean one thing. (We believe it could mean something else.) [...]

By: DonRay

DonRay — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 03:45:54 +0000

This Baylor fan votes for New Orleans for the Champions Bowl. I’d go in a heartbeat to see the BIG 12 champ vs, the SEC champ in N.O. You have to be crazy to pass up Bourbon Street. I know money rules but. . . .

By: 10Vol85

10Vol85 — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:39:28 +0000

@John at MrSEC
That does indeed happen often and is one factor in the percentage being as it is. To me, #3 falling to #6 after losing to #2 would be just another reason to question the quality of the poll. #3 would be expected to lose to #2 more than 50% of the time so why would they drop so far in the poll (unless it was a non-competitive game)?

With few exceptions (usually for teams from lesser conferences), the polls tend to line teams up by record, regardless of level of competition.

By: John at MrSEC

John at MrSEC — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:17:11 +0000

@10Vol85

Just wondering, how many times did a team ranked 1-4 before the bowl meet another team ranked 1-4 in the bowls. Obviously, that would have quite a bit of impact on the rankings after the bowls. If #3 lost to #2 and fell to #6 in the final poll, that doesn’t mean the pre-bowl poll was wrong. One of those teams was going to lose and fall.

Just askng.

Thanks for reading,
John

By: 10Vol85

10Vol85 — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:24:10 +0000

top four not final four

By: 10Vol85

10Vol85 — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:23:04 +0000

I remain in favor of a hybrid sytem, though not the 4 in 6 model. The 3+1 is better but not perfect. I dispute the notion that the BCS top 4 are the best 4. Only 6 times in 45 years has the AP post-bowl final four featured the same teams as the AP pre-bowl final 4. This tells me that 87% of the time, the AP hasn’t beilieved that the pre-bowl top 4 were the top 4. Human polls are flawed. Yes, I know you could also go back and show where many conference champions have fallen from the top 4 in the final poll. The BCS top 4 does not indisputably represent the best 4 teams. As I have listed before there are plenty of games like #8 Tennessee 35, #2 Miami 7 to show otherwise.