Sagarin Ratings

[Bandwagon King]

No problem, you gonna make your way to the Oak for game 1?

Dude, I'm starting to get concerned if I'm gonna be off.

[Boomer]

Guys the best ranking is this guy massey with College football rankings comparison---Well that is what it is he gets the average and puts the school in that place---36 different services he uses-----The present one has LSU#2 ---tech 50-----UL 79-----Monroe 101-----Our lowest ranking is 113 and our highest is 31---Just makes you wonder that some people just hate certain schools---I mean113 but I like the love of the #31!!!!

[Bandwagon King]

Guys the best ranking is this guy massey with College football rankings comparison---Well that is what it is he gets the average and puts the school in that place---36 different services he uses-----The present one has LSU#2 ---tech 50-----UL 79-----Monroe 101-----Our lowest ranking is 113 and our highest is 31---Just makes you wonder that some people just hate certain schools---I mean113 but I like the love of the #31!!!!

Anyone who places UL anywhere in the triple digits is a complete idiot & should have their internet posting license revoked. They should not ever be given any future credibility as a college football analyst anyway.

[CajunRebel]

Guys the best ranking is this guy massey with College football rankings comparison---Well that is what it is he gets the average and puts the school in that place---36 different services he uses-----The present one has LSU#2 ---tech 50-----UL 79-----Monroe 101-----Our lowest ranking is 113 and our highest is 31---Just makes you wonder that some people just hate certain schools---I mean113 but I like the love of the #31!!!!

I think 79 is pretty close. LOL at anyone who puts us in the 100s

[DocCajun]

31 was cbs sports i believe...i definitely love it but honestly their poll differs from the AP and coaches pretty significantly, esp. early on. Having said that, i dont think 31 is outragious. This (or better) is possible

[Boomer]

The AP has us at #31 and the USA Coaches poll at 113----What in the hell are these coaches thinking---they should know what we had come in and what we have coming back!!! And the fact that we were 9-4 with this returning----Love to see who is on that list!!!!

[DocCajun]

This may be the most variance we have seen in our preseason rankings in a long time

[Bandwagon King]

I think 79 is pretty close. LOL at anyone who puts us in the 100s

79 is way low, but at least within the realm of reality. anywhere in triple digits by anyone is just idiotic. UL is closer to 30 than 70. That's why you play the game though.

[Just1More]

I'm not that surprised that a mathematical model set up like this might put us over 100. It all has to do with how you've initially weighted the past and current opponents. If our wins from last year (close) and our losses were against low ranked teams, Sagarin's model is going to keep us very low. Although I don't agree with the result this computation kicked out for UL, it doesn't surprise me. Even Tech's 67 doesn't surprise me... once again... if you go back and look at the prior weighting of opponents and the results.

UL is not going to win in the poll battles. We are going to have to continue to win on the field, and long before we get "poll respect"... we are going to have to demolish low ranked programs and upset some highly ranked programs.

[Bandwagon King]

I'm not that surprised that a mathematical model set up like this might put us over 100. It all has to do with how you've initially weighted the past and current opponents. If our wins from last year (close) and our losses were against low ranked teams, Sagarin's model is going to keep us very low. Although I don't agree with the result this computation kicked out for UL, it doesn't surprise me. Even Tech's 67 doesn't surprise me... once again... if you go back and look at the prior weighting of opponents and the results.

UL is not going to win in the poll battles. We are going to have to continue to win on the field, and long before we get "poll respect"... we are going to have to demolish low ranked programs and upset some highly ranked programs.

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It was my understanding that Sagarin ratings weren't even computed until several weeks into the season & based upon actual game performance. Is this ranking based on the schedule this season & where each team & their opponents finised last season, or is it like the tracking forecast for Hurricane Isaac?