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

2008 Second Half Totals

System Pct. Correct Against Spread Absolute Error Bias Mean Square Error games suw sul atsw atsl
CPA Rankings0.745610.5667712.8293-0.5895270.41234225587191146
Stephen Kerns0.721410.5535713.2930-3.7919285.82534124695186150
Stat Fox0.713450.5754712.62290.1143262.92834224498183135
CPA Retro0.692980.5341213.7712-0.5298321.405342237105180157
Moore Power Ratings0.728070.5281912.9262-1.4903269.55134224993178159
NutShell Sports0.748540.5222612.8088-1.1215263.25534225686176161
Laz Index0.730990.5238112.9975-1.4367279.04834225092176160
Born Power Index0.713450.5192912.7167-1.2377260.17434224498175162
Dokter Entropy0.730990.5163212.8318-0.2416271.20834225092174163
Dave Congrove0.692980.5178613.0498-1.3734280.731342237105174162
Lee Burdorf0.707600.5209613.0058-1.1304275.189342242100174160
Martien Maas0.701750.5148814.0081-0.8904324.670342240102173163
Massey Consensus0.730990.5133513.6469-0.7243307.21934225092173164
Atomic Football0.730990.5133512.7469-1.0207261.66434225092173164
Wolfe *0.701750.5103914.0233-0.3427329.651342240102172165
Bihl System0.745610.5119013.0658-0.8429280.72134225587172164
Covers.com0.713450.5104512.9807-1.3268277.50634224498171164
Edward Kambour0.719300.5074213.1752-0.6575279.71534224696171166
Nutshell Girl0.707600.5074213.5932-1.5051302.535342242100171166
Bassett Model0.703810.5059513.0540-1.2490286.534341240101170166
Sagarin Elo0.698830.5014813.8124-1.6423319.360342239103169168
System Average0.745610.5029812.8384-1.0316272.14434225587169167
Beck Elo0.701750.5029813.1152-1.1366283.193342240102169167
Linear Regression0.745610.5014813.3796-0.8116288.75734225587169168
Sagarin Predictive0.719300.4985213.0343-1.5220273.43634224696168169
Logistic Regression0.672510.4985219.9079-4.7427967.244342230112168169
System Median0.739770.5045012.8014-1.0301271.60934225389168165
Warren Claassen0.728070.5000013.5085-1.5746300.14534224993168168
Sportrends0.689350.5060614.5725-1.1127350.439338233105167163
Sagarin0.728070.4970213.2590-1.5895289.51734224993167169
Dunkel Index0.708820.4955213.0055-0.0394283.19034024199166169
Least Squares w/ HFA0.657890.4925816.1102-1.1122412.168342225117166171
Massey BCS *0.716370.4925813.5732-0.8457313.23234224597166171
PerformanZ Ratings0.719300.4925813.3172-1.1177294.28634224696166171
NutShell Retro0.704680.4910713.2403-1.1406283.195342241101165171
ARGH Power Ratings0.722220.5173513.0746-0.7529288.38434224795164153
Super List0.710530.4821415.2454-0.9772371.76734224399162174
Colley Rankings *0.701750.4791713.9185-0.9162320.895342240102161175
Anderson/Hester *0.707100.4774813.8421-1.3609320.21933823999159174
Marsee0.710530.4906813.16960.3860285.71334224399158164
Keeper0.719300.4688413.5427-0.4290293.73634224696158179
Howell0.719300.4968213.4503-0.6753299.60234224696156158
Ashby AccuRatings0.707600.4843813.0994-0.4091282.343342242100155165
Catherwood Ratings0.704550.5170113.0714-0.5325279.34330821791152142
Billingsly0.663740.4480714.2939-1.2398328.980342227115151186
Harmon Forcast0.706740.4644013.0587-1.0528280.205341241100150173
Pigskin Index0.722710.4728412.9645-1.2886273.20133924594148165
Hank Trexler0.722220.4803912.9444-1.1433279.88834224795147159
Tom Benson0.691030.4915814.5393-0.7469350.80130120893146151
Imes Comprank0.704470.4825213.5215-0.9651300.14629120586138148
Line (opening)0.695910.4729212.9123-1.0088270.659342238104131146
DP Dwiggins0.680630.4680913.3402-3.4083288.2461911306188100
Computer Adjusted Line0.710530.5271312.7222-0.8012260.940342243996861
Line (updated)0.7105312.7295-0.7792260.59034224399

* 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