Computer Rating System Prediction Results for College Football (NCAA IA)

2010 Season Totals

Through
Rank System Pct. Correct Against Spread Absolute Error Bias Mean Square Error games suw sul atsw atsl
1Catherwood Ratings0.741980.5335312.82570.6416262.301717532185358313
2CPA Rankings0.736770.5085513.00660.0177265.661718529189357345
3Keeper0.725630.5064013.65161.2470289.373718521197356347
4Born Power Index0.727020.5064013.0030-0.1690264.115718522196356347
5PerformanZ Ratings0.721450.5042713.61040.0840291.185718518200354348
6Stephen Kerns0.736770.5049913.0266-0.1901262.428718529189354347
7NutShell Sports0.725630.4992913.3127-0.2543277.145718521197351352
8NationalSportsRankings0.742340.5014312.8706-0.1577260.193718533185351349
9Moore Power Ratings0.727020.5000012.9458-0.2447266.675718522196351351
10Warren Claassen0.706130.4985813.6229-0.4837290.384718507211350352
11Brent Craig0.732220.5162213.4310-0.2510282.981717525192350328
12Dave Congrove0.721060.4957313.1921-0.3063275.925717517200348354
13Atomic Football0.732590.4950212.78600.2589259.991718526192348355
14Billingsley0.718660.4950213.6055-0.1945289.522718516202348355
15Sagarin Predictive0.743730.4950213.07690.0010268.635718534184348355
16Super List0.720060.4957314.08160.5471304.666718517201348354
17Dunkel Index0.754870.4943012.84830.2184264.611718542176347355
18CPA Retro0.699160.4936014.17850.0339313.086718502216347356
19Edward Kambour0.740950.4921813.26900.0757277.326718532186346357
20Massey Ratings0.750700.4921812.9918-0.1753268.537718539179346357
21Hank Trexler0.742660.5073715.2392-0.0252391.754715531184344334
22Laffaye XWP0.716880.4906513.8715-0.9781305.159717514203341354
23System Median0.743730.4871112.7773-0.0695255.672718534184340358
24CF By the Numbers0.726120.5044813.11800.6489269.098712517195338332
25Payne Power Ratings0.721060.4821713.3321-0.3759280.833717517200338363
26Laz Index0.739550.4800613.0877-0.5947265.044718531187337365
27Stat Fox0.735380.5098312.83151.0100261.767718528190337324
28System Average0.745130.4757812.7673-0.0624255.497718535183334368
29Massey Consensus0.733980.4751113.19400.2370270.907718527191334369
30Howell0.731200.4868013.3057-0.4463278.049718525193332350
31Regression-Based Analys0.728410.4896113.46941.2187285.937718523195330344
32Sagarin Elo0.694990.4679914.08830.1753305.243718499219329374
33Sagarin0.728410.4651513.28740.0761276.496718523195327376
34Sportrends0.726630.4924713.3421-0.4214287.264706513193327337
35Pigskin Index0.729810.4902512.8398-0.2962258.710718524194327340
36Lee Burdorf0.728410.4657113.2511-0.1600277.597718523195326374
37NutShell Combo0.725630.4629613.3721-0.3890276.511718521197325377
38Ashby AccuRatings0.732590.4778113.0794-0.2296269.735718526192323353
39TW Rankings0.713420.5086614.0236-1.5578311.868663473190323312
40Dokter Entropy0.760450.4600012.82530.4164257.753718546172322378
41Billingsley+0.731200.4529913.23970.0029274.557718525193318384
42Tempo Free Gridiron0.742340.4682413.7897-1.5919301.483718533185317360
43Nutshell Girl0.688020.4509214.4449-0.7402327.943718494224317386
44Marsee0.714480.4595013.84121.5125296.373718513205312367
45Beck Elo0.724230.4409713.5768-0.1487284.647718520198310393
46Schmidt Comp. Ratings0.729810.4344713.5202-0.4301282.492718524194305397
47Line (opening)0.740220.5051212.56150.1187252.069716530186296290
48Bassett Model0.727720.4857613.42481.2084280.244606441165290307
49ARGH Power Ratings0.728920.4703913.20970.4590269.397664484180286322
50Covers.com0.726630.4816813.7490-0.9326294.563567412155263283
51Austin Sports0.708650.4980813.48560.6090282.490532377155260262
52Brent Craig 20.715910.5019913.96770.5210309.305528378150252250
53DP Dwiggins0.727090.4755113.4067-3.2487273.865502365137233257
54Linear Regression0.721930.5597813.13730.2985275.692374270104206162
55Thompson SPRS0.691280.4689714.15170.0852318.567447309138204231
56Thompson SPRS20.713650.4675913.44280.4083286.027447319128202230
57Fort Heresy Model0.747470.5207313.34280.0253289.087396296100201185
58Martien Maas0.671120.5231617.01040.5056431.875374251123192175
59Least Squares w/ HFA0.676470.5094915.7607-0.0259389.982374253121188181
60Bihl System0.718500.5054313.32580.8312276.692373268105186182
61BG Sports0.716580.5224713.33031.6273280.379374268106186170
62Logistic Regression0.663100.4986416.8715-2.7261432.490374248126184185
63Anderson/Hester *0.676470.4823814.06650.2924308.021374253121178191
64Massey *0.671120.4823814.44570.3929317.676374251123178191
65Wolfe *0.673800.4782614.51000.5497320.024374252122176192
66Computer Adjusted Line0.758380.4857112.41060.2877244.423716543173119126
67Tom Benson0.738100.4936713.5186-7.3957283.7968462223940
68Line (updated)0.7534812.42200.4150245.100718541177

* 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