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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Just when I think you can't outdo stupid, you do it again Saul. The PAC is the best conf in football that's why the data is what it is. ASU aint beating up on the weak sisters of the SEC-E.
Not going to argue about computers with people who don't understand the topic. Statisticians retrofit the data to line up with actual results it's extremely accurate, just like polling data is.
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There's no shame in losing at Stanford but losing to Notre Dame is pretty bad and considering it's a second loss should keep any team from being ranked that high. The other thing about ASU is that they won a game they shouldn't have won (Wisc) which is inflating their #'s. If I had a vote I'd be taking that into consideration ranking them.
As for Wash they got hammered in all but one of their losses and don't really have any marquee wins. Looking at their schedule losing to a bunch of good teams is probably driving them being ranked higher than they ought be.
It's nothing I haven't said before. I like computer polls, they take bias out and make you think about teams maybe a little differently than you would otherwise but they're just a tool, there isn't one that exists that's perfect. ASU & Wash highlight that. Marrying yourself to those results regardless can paint you into a corner.