Computer Rating System Prediction Results for College Football (NCAA IA)
2011 Second Half Totals
Through 2012-01-10
| Rank |
System |
Pct. Correct |
Against Spread |
Absolute Error |
Bias |
Mean Square Error |
games |
suw |
sul |
atsw |
atsl |
| 1 | Line (updated) | 0.72368 | | 12.2421 | -0.9763 | 234.447 | 380 | 275 | 105 | | |
| 2 | Computer Adjusted Line | 0.72105 | 0.49587 | 12.2487 | -1.0382 | 234.164 | 380 | 274 | 106 | 60 | 61 |
| 3 | System Median | 0.71842 | 0.53117 | 12.3097 | -1.3227 | 238.165 | 380 | 273 | 107 | 196 | 173 |
| 4 | Line (opening) | 0.71316 | 0.51964 | 12.3368 | -1.1132 | 238.575 | 380 | 271 | 109 | 172 | 159 |
| 5 | System Average | 0.71842 | 0.52267 | 12.3585 | -1.3686 | 240.100 | 380 | 273 | 107 | 196 | 179 |
| 6 | Bihl System | 0.71353 | 0.51752 | 12.4006 | -0.8664 | 241.085 | 377 | 269 | 108 | 192 | 179 |
| 7 | NationalSportsRankings | 0.72105 | 0.49867 | 12.4550 | -1.3577 | 239.479 | 380 | 274 | 106 | 187 | 188 |
| 8 | ARGH Power Ratings | 0.69921 | 0.53039 | 12.4769 | -1.0508 | 250.428 | 379 | 265 | 114 | 192 | 170 |
| 9 | Hank Trexler | 0.70976 | 0.49858 | 12.4960 | -2.8338 | 247.968 | 379 | 269 | 110 | 176 | 177 |
| 10 | Ashby AccuRatings | 0.72632 | 0.51143 | 12.5185 | -1.4494 | 240.788 | 380 | 276 | 104 | 179 | 171 |
| 11 | Howell | 0.71842 | 0.52632 | 12.5303 | -1.1513 | 248.942 | 380 | 273 | 107 | 190 | 171 |
| 12 | Atomic Football | 0.69737 | 0.48800 | 12.5323 | -1.0546 | 244.373 | 380 | 265 | 115 | 183 | 192 |
| 13 | Moore Power Ratings | 0.71579 | 0.51200 | 12.5384 | -1.5206 | 246.132 | 380 | 272 | 108 | 192 | 183 |
| 14 | Dave Congrove | 0.71053 | 0.50667 | 12.5505 | -1.4174 | 247.731 | 380 | 270 | 110 | 190 | 185 |
| 15 | Dunkel Index | 0.72895 | 0.54933 | 12.5766 | -0.6602 | 249.759 | 380 | 277 | 103 | 206 | 169 |
| 16 | Pigskin Index | 0.71579 | 0.51003 | 12.5790 | -1.6208 | 249.395 | 380 | 272 | 108 | 178 | 171 |
| 17 | Dokter Entropy | 0.71842 | 0.45576 | 12.6212 | -0.7667 | 243.336 | 380 | 273 | 107 | 170 | 203 |
| 18 | Betgrinders.com | 0.69030 | 0.55385 | 12.6370 | -1.3646 | 235.528 | 268 | 185 | 83 | 144 | 116 |
| 19 | Sagarin | 0.70789 | 0.53600 | 12.6382 | -1.6012 | 255.308 | 380 | 269 | 111 | 201 | 174 |
| 20 | Marsee | 0.71504 | 0.52717 | 12.6491 | 0.3588 | 248.211 | 379 | 271 | 108 | 194 | 174 |
| 21 | Massey Ratings | 0.70526 | 0.50000 | 12.6726 | -1.0268 | 249.617 | 380 | 268 | 112 | 187 | 187 |
| 22 | Sagarin Predictive | 0.71842 | 0.48267 | 12.6748 | -1.5903 | 250.979 | 380 | 273 | 107 | 181 | 194 |
| 23 | Brent Craig | 0.70263 | 0.48267 | 12.6972 | -0.7927 | 256.881 | 380 | 267 | 113 | 181 | 194 |
| 24 | Pi-Rate Ratings | 0.71768 | 0.49596 | 12.7018 | -1.2613 | 252.290 | 379 | 272 | 107 | 184 | 187 |
| 25 | Beck Elo | 0.70263 | 0.48800 | 12.7144 | -1.2588 | 257.107 | 380 | 267 | 113 | 183 | 192 |
| 26 | Laz Index | 0.72105 | 0.48267 | 12.7159 | -1.7421 | 251.519 | 380 | 274 | 106 | 181 | 194 |
| 27 | CF By the Numbers | 0.67368 | 0.50575 | 12.7237 | -0.8553 | 248.824 | 380 | 256 | 124 | 176 | 172 |
| 28 | Schmidt Comp. Ratings | 0.71579 | 0.52139 | 12.7382 | -1.5583 | 257.109 | 380 | 272 | 108 | 195 | 179 |
| 29 | Pointshare Ratings | 0.70976 | 0.51892 | 12.7821 | -0.5161 | 255.091 | 379 | 269 | 110 | 192 | 178 |
| 30 | Stat Fox | 0.71316 | 0.44350 | 12.8001 | -0.2313 | 248.037 | 380 | 271 | 109 | 157 | 197 |
| 31 | Warren Claassen | 0.71842 | 0.50400 | 12.8058 | -1.7948 | 258.561 | 380 | 273 | 107 | 189 | 186 |
| 32 | Massey Consensus | 0.70789 | 0.52267 | 12.8505 | -1.2318 | 263.411 | 380 | 269 | 111 | 196 | 179 |
| 33 | Covers.com | 0.72105 | 0.52446 | 12.8658 | -1.8110 | 260.285 | 380 | 274 | 106 | 193 | 175 |
| 34 | Born Power Index | 0.70789 | 0.50802 | 12.8746 | -1.4309 | 258.254 | 380 | 269 | 111 | 190 | 184 |
| 35 | CPA Rankings | 0.71316 | 0.48800 | 12.8769 | -0.7553 | 250.869 | 380 | 271 | 109 | 183 | 192 |
| 36 | Lee Burdorf | 0.69474 | 0.51206 | 12.8852 | -1.3820 | 259.880 | 380 | 264 | 116 | 191 | 182 |
| 37 | Edward Kambour | 0.71842 | 0.48000 | 12.9061 | -1.1087 | 254.119 | 380 | 273 | 107 | 180 | 195 |
| 38 | Bias Free Rankings | 0.70712 | 0.49330 | 12.9153 | -1.5560 | 256.136 | 379 | 268 | 111 | 184 | 189 |
| 39 | Linear Regression | 0.69737 | 0.49067 | 12.9274 | -0.9330 | 258.805 | 380 | 265 | 115 | 184 | 191 |
| 40 | Catherwood Ratings | 0.71842 | 0.46328 | 12.9342 | -0.3658 | 258.861 | 380 | 273 | 107 | 164 | 190 |
| 41 | Anderson/Hester * | 0.70526 | 0.52267 | 12.9407 | -1.3138 | 268.741 | 380 | 268 | 112 | 196 | 179 |
| 42 | NutShell Combo | 0.72368 | 0.48800 | 12.9457 | -1.5782 | 261.480 | 380 | 275 | 105 | 183 | 192 |
| 43 | Payne Power Ratings | 0.69737 | 0.46400 | 12.9560 | -0.7932 | 258.646 | 380 | 265 | 115 | 174 | 201 |
| 44 | Billingsley+ | 0.69211 | 0.47467 | 12.9836 | -1.4483 | 259.138 | 380 | 263 | 117 | 178 | 197 |
| 45 | Colley Rankings * | 0.70526 | 0.52533 | 12.9895 | -1.3711 | 268.107 | 380 | 268 | 112 | 197 | 178 |
| 46 | Stephen Kerns | 0.71579 | 0.46631 | 13.0276 | -1.4044 | 262.192 | 380 | 272 | 108 | 173 | 198 |
| 47 | Massey * | 0.70000 | 0.53067 | 13.0379 | -1.0785 | 275.920 | 380 | 266 | 114 | 199 | 176 |
| 48 | Tempo Free Gridiron | 0.73947 | 0.52646 | 13.0500 | -3.2868 | 274.003 | 380 | 281 | 99 | 189 | 170 |
| 49 | Billingsley | 0.68947 | 0.50400 | 13.0826 | -1.3491 | 269.212 | 380 | 262 | 118 | 189 | 186 |
| 50 | Keeper | 0.69737 | 0.50806 | 13.1155 | -0.3640 | 272.964 | 380 | 265 | 115 | 189 | 183 |
| 51 | Regression-Based Analys | 0.71316 | 0.47851 | 13.1158 | -0.7421 | 264.595 | 380 | 271 | 109 | 167 | 182 |
| 52 | Laffaye XWP | 0.70263 | 0.49057 | 13.2048 | -2.9126 | 285.210 | 380 | 267 | 113 | 182 | 189 |
| 53 | PerformanZ Ratings | 0.70000 | 0.49465 | 13.2069 | -1.1904 | 272.648 | 380 | 266 | 114 | 185 | 189 |
| 54 | DP Dwiggins | 0.72464 | 0.50294 | 13.2079 | -4.7775 | 276.042 | 345 | 250 | 95 | 171 | 169 |
| 55 | Wolfe * | 0.70000 | 0.51200 | 13.2549 | -0.8268 | 281.214 | 380 | 266 | 114 | 192 | 183 |
| 56 | Sagarin Elo | 0.70263 | 0.51743 | 13.2962 | -1.5678 | 284.955 | 380 | 267 | 113 | 193 | 180 |
| 57 | Compughter Ratings | 0.72034 | 0.45115 | 13.3292 | -1.7696 | 268.575 | 354 | 255 | 99 | 157 | 191 |
| 58 | football.loudsound.org | 0.70435 | 0.50154 | 13.4145 | -5.0261 | 284.157 | 345 | 243 | 102 | 163 | 162 |
| 59 | Bassett Model | 0.69474 | 0.45867 | 13.4253 | -0.2361 | 268.709 | 380 | 264 | 116 | 172 | 203 |
| 60 | NutShell Sports | 0.71579 | 0.52547 | 13.4466 | -1.6097 | 288.099 | 380 | 272 | 108 | 196 | 177 |
| 61 | CPA Retro | 0.67632 | 0.50667 | 13.6992 | -0.9582 | 299.289 | 380 | 257 | 123 | 190 | 185 |
| 62 | Laffaye RWP | 0.72632 | 0.51467 | 13.7204 | -4.4626 | 307.249 | 380 | 276 | 104 | 193 | 182 |
| 63 | Nutshell Girl | 0.68421 | 0.52267 | 13.7637 | -1.8425 | 298.378 | 380 | 260 | 120 | 196 | 179 |
| 64 | Super List | 0.71579 | 0.51467 | 13.9920 | -1.1930 | 312.525 | 380 | 272 | 108 | 193 | 182 |
| 65 | Sportrends | 0.67914 | 0.48169 | 14.2513 | -1.1390 | 311.714 | 374 | 254 | 120 | 171 | 184 |
| 66 | Logistic Regression | 0.69737 | 0.52533 | 14.8958 | -4.5280 | 371.237 | 380 | 265 | 115 | 197 | 178 |
| 67 | Least Squares w/ HFA | 0.67368 | 0.52000 | 15.4754 | -0.2857 | 388.178 | 380 | 256 | 124 | 195 | 180 |
| 68 | Martien Maas | 0.70526 | 0.53333 | 16.5842 | -0.6973 | 431.091 | 380 | 268 | 112 | 200 | 175 |
| 69 | TW Rankings | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | 25.0000 | -25.0000 | 625.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* This system does not make predictions. I make predictions for this
system by translating it to a new scale that allows for making predictions.
Retrodictive records are found by taking the ratings from the current week
and applying them to the entire season to date.
The ideal system would be one that has the highest correct game decisions,
has the smallest mean error(deviation from the actual game result), and has
a bias of zero.
Mean Error = average[abs(prediction-actual)]
Bias = agerage(prediction - actual)
Std. = Standard Deviation of individual game biases