Basketball Sagarin Ratings 2004

[Jason]

I thought this was interesting Still early though

Jeff Sagarin NCAA basketball ratings

                 RATING      W- L    SCHEDL (RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30| ELO CHESS | PREDICTOR



66  Rice   =         80.55  1-0   66.04 (252)    0-0  |    0-0  |   82.60   52 |   77.61   





88  Louisiana =     78.79 1-1   82.41 ( 50)     0-0   |    0-0   |   76.92  101 |   79.15   





142  Georgia St. =  74.66  1-1   79.48 (75)     0-0  |      0-0  |   74.33  135 |   73.43  

In ELO CHESS, only winning and losing matters; the score margin is of no consequence, which makes it very "politically correct". However it is less accurate in its predictions for upcoming games than is the PURE POINTS, in which the score margin is the only thing that matters.

PURE POINTS is also known as PREDICTOR, BALLANTINE, RHEINGOLD, WHITE OWL and is the best single PREDICTOR of future games.

The overall RATING is a synthesis of the two diametrical opposites, ELO CHESS and PURE POINTS (PREDICTOR).

[Turbine]

USA TODAAY says "Jeff Sagarin has been providing ratings for USA TODAY since 1985.

Here is a link to their page that has links for all the Sagarin ratings he does for them.

Ragin' Cajuns have the 45th toughest schedule.

[Turbine]

Originally posted by Jason
I thought this was interesting Still early though

It was early but I find it funny how Louisiana fell to 183 after a win over Rice. below is from yourzip file

                   RATING    W   L  SCHEDL (RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30|   ELO CHESS   |  PREDICTOR

66 Rice =           80.55    1   0   66.04 (252)     0   0  |    0   0  |   82.60   52 |   77.61   

88 Louisiana-La. =  78.79    1   1   82.41 ( 50)     0   0  |    0   0  |   76.92  101 |   79.15   

142 Georgia State = 74.66    1   1   79.48 ( 75)     0   0  |    0   0  |   74.33  135 |   73.43  

In ELO CHESS, only winning and losing matters; the score margin is of no consequence, which makes it very "politically correct". However it is less accurate in its predictions for upcoming games than is the PURE POINTS, in which the score margin is the only thing that matters.
PURE POINTS is also known as PREDICTOR, BALLANTINE, RHEINGOLD, WHITE OWL and is the best single PREDICTOR of future games.

The overall RATING is a synthesis of the two diametrical opposites, ELO CHESS and PURE POINTS (PREDICTOR).

[Turbine]

Originally posted by Turbine
Ragin' Cajuns have the 45th toughest schedule.

as of 2004-12-12 the schedule is up to 26th toughest in the country. The Cajuns are ranked 153.

Stil the drop came in beating Rice not any of the losses. We have been slowly but surely been rising through the subsequent 3 losses.