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

2014 Season Totals

Through 2015-01-13
Rank System Pct. Correct Against Spread Absolute Error Bias Mean Square Error games suw sul atsw atsl
1Thompson CAL0.739470.5081112.57491.1438251.332760562198376364
2Line (updated)0.736840.5233512.47701.3191249.765760560200269245
3Thompson ATS0.736840.5067612.62680.9076253.703760560200375365
4Computer Adjusted Line0.735530.5132312.50661.2500250.262760559201291276
5Sagarin Ratings0.734210.4966213.07981.2648270.887760558202367372
6CPA Rankings0.734210.5027013.22780.4700273.204760558202372368
7Pigskin Index0.732890.5100312.96580.5319268.003760557203356342
8Dave Congrove0.732890.4891913.75050.3377306.783760557203362378
9Thompson Average0.731580.5027212.70091.0303256.739760556204370366
10Billingsley+0.731580.5216213.17330.3666279.161760556204386354
11Dokter Entropy0.730260.4966212.77481.2805257.344760555205367372
12System Median0.730260.5151512.82450.8342261.095760555205374352
13Ashby AccuRatings0.728950.5072012.77900.7397260.553760554206352342
14Sagarin Points0.728950.4857913.01631.3367271.817760554206359380
15Stat Fox0.728950.4943513.37111.8056285.530760554206350358
16Payne Power Ratings0.728590.5162613.35950.3545282.559759553206381357
17Sagarin Golden Mean0.726320.5027013.39051.2257281.650760552208372368
18Massey Consensus0.726320.5189213.21871.0745277.300760552208384356
19DirectorOfInformation0.726320.4973013.02800.5673271.395760552208368372
20Sagarin Points Elo0.725000.5061113.51981.0935289.009760551209373364
21Dunkel Index0.726550.5047513.58281.4209303.465757550207372365
22System Average0.722370.5081312.85530.8323262.563760549211375363
23Atomic Football0.722370.5099712.89971.1315265.172760549211358344
24Pi-Rate Ratings0.722370.5359612.95601.0500269.513760549211395342
25Line (Midweek)0.7326212.49731.2580252.051748548200
26ARGH Power Ratings0.721050.5028213.49511.0266285.106760548212357353
27Catherwood Ratings0.720320.5014013.67811.5831296.065758546212357355
28Billingsley0.718420.5189213.58350.0035299.722760546214384356
29PI-Rate Bias0.718420.5313412.93250.9499266.871760546214390344
30Line (opening)0.720320.5225812.55470.9453251.703758546212324296
31Pi-Ratings Mean0.717110.5382512.81050.6926260.100760545215394338
32Moore Power Ratings0.717310.4904913.68381.1843297.639757543214361375
33Daniel Curry Index0.714100.4993214.31450.8363323.839759542217368369
34Edward Kambour0.722300.5006913.32391.1352282.256749541208365364
35Born Power Index0.711840.4973013.89170.9360302.254760541219368372
36Lee Burdorf0.712400.4938813.65390.8791292.789758540218363372
37Keeper0.711080.4850913.74012.0397291.578758539219358380
38Laz Index0.709210.5108113.23910.2984276.767760539221378362
39ComPughter Ratings0.708440.5027113.33540.4806280.579758537221371367
40NutShell Sports0.708440.5103414.00850.0378316.792758537221370355
41Howell0.705800.5106713.64050.6208294.962758535223359344
42Brent Craig0.703170.4816813.51861.3501284.228758533225355382
43Laffaye RWP0.700000.5405413.8757-1.5578311.392760532228400340
44Covers.com0.698680.5286913.7098-0.2118303.723760531229387345
45PerformanZ Ratings0.698680.5027013.86220.7613302.269760531229372368
46Marsee0.698680.4777813.99212.6526307.843760531229344376
47Donchess Inference0.697890.5047513.46600.2313286.376758529229372365
48Laffaye XWP0.692110.4782616.52096.7767425.075760526234352384
49Super List0.690790.5331514.55720.9633335.618760525235394345
50ThePowerRank.com0.704850.5034713.10380.4475274.416742523219363358
51FEI Projections0.687750.5098313.77470.1225302.117759522237363349
52CPA Retro0.686840.4891914.21340.2496312.580760522238362378
53Stephen Kerns0.705160.4872513.7344-0.0158293.368736519217344362
54Nutshell Girl0.711910.4800613.78950.8216306.373722514208337365
55Cleanup Hitter0.706720.5059014.17612.3361336.343699494205343335
56Beck Elo0.701280.4905113.73050.8736291.916703493210336349
57MDS Model0.708210.5045213.89810.0988309.047682483199335329
58Regression Based Analys0.724460.4784113.89162.3003309.165646468178288314
59Tempo Free Gridiron0.713620.5258913.6579-1.2368309.315646461185325293
60Sportrends0.685160.5134714.33730.0255332.841667457210324307
61Massey Ratings0.703880.5079913.2848-0.0307282.541618435183286277
62Randal Horobik0.734350.4780213.73601.1337291.875591434157261285
63NutShell Combo0.708620.5098413.44950.4232290.404580411169285274
64Nutshell Eye0.687930.5054313.54810.5517294.092580399181279273
65PointShare0.655170.5089613.8665-0.0945302.334580380200284274
66Bihl System0.690830.4945113.49131.1259282.167469324145225230
67DP Dwiggins0.749350.4517913.67621.4726293.43038328796164199
68Loudsound.org0.690770.5639713.5236-3.1740303.556401277124216167
69Brent Craig 20.730880.4781313.29414.5184281.04835325895164179
70Linear Regression0.688350.5112413.5403-0.4773287.299369254115182174
71Logistic Regression0.685640.5546215.7456-2.8696389.856369253116198159
72Least Squares w/ HFA0.666670.5322115.45410.0537375.347369246123190167
* 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