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November 3rd, 2009, 06:26 PM
Top Rankings for Computer and Human Poll Biases - Week after 10/31 Games*
Top 10 Teams Whose Rankings are Biased Towards the Computer's Favor
1 Northern Arizona (5-3) 0.419 (Last Week's Ranking #1)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #13, #13, #13, #15, #19
Human Rankings: #26, #27, #28-29 (Tied)
2 Delaware (5-3) 0.405 (Last Week's Ranking #2)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #11, #11, #12, #13, #14
Human Rankings: #22, #23, #25
3 Massachusetts (4-4) 0.323 (Last Week's Ranking #3)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #16, #17, #17, #17, #20
Human Rankings: #29, #32, #33
4 James Madison (3-5) 0.312 (Last Week's Ranking #17)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #15, #17, #18, #19, #21
Human Rankings: #37-38(Tied), #38-39(Tied), Unranked
5 Southern Utah (4-4) 0.309 (Last Week's Ranking #8)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #15, #15, #16, #20, #24
Human Rankings: #33-34(Tied), #34, #37-38(Tied)
6 Eastern Washington (6-3) 0.307 (Last Week's Ranking #5)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #10, #11, #13, #14
Human Rankings: #16, #18, #21
7 Jacksonville State (5-3) 0.183 (Last Week's Ranking #6)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #11, #11, #14, #18
Human Rankings: #15, #17, #17
8 Northern Iowa (5-3) 0.150 (Last Week's Ranking #7)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #7, #7, #9, #9, #10
Human Rankings: #11, #12, #12
9 Cal Poly SLO (4-4) 0.148 (Last Week's Ranking #13)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #19, #20, #20, #21, #27
Human Rankings: #26, #26, #27
10 South Dakota State (7-1) 0.133 (Last Week's Ranking #9)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #5, #5, #6, #6, #6
Human Rankings: #9, #9, #9
Dropped Out of Top 10
UC Davis
Montana
Top 10 Teams Whose Rankings Are Biased Towards the Human Poll's Favor
1 McNeese State (6-2) -0.573 (Last Week's Ranking #1)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #23, #25, #26, #29, #29
Human Rankings: #11, #11, #12
2 Holy Cross (7-1) -0.427 (Last Week's Ranking #4)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #26, #29, #30, #31, #31
Human Rankings: #13, #13, #14
3 Appalachian State (6-2) -0.333 (Last Week's Ranking #2)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #11, #12, #16, #19, #21
Human Rankings: #7, #7, #8
4 Liberty (6-2) -0.260 (Last Week's Ranking #7)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #24, #24, #25, #25, #25
Human Rankings: #15, #16, #17
5 Colgate (8-1) -0.242 (Last Week's Ranking #8)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #38, #39, #40, #42, #48
Human Rankings: #18, #20, #21
6 Central Arkansas (5-3) -0.239 (Last Week's Ranking #3)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #31, #34, #36, #41, #41
Human Rankings: #19, #19, #20
7 Eastern Illinois (7-2) -0.151 (Last Week's Ranking Unranked)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #16, #18, #21, #21, #22
Human Rankings: #13, #14, #14
8 Florida A&M (6-2) -0.123 (Last Week's Ranking #13)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #27, #30, #35, #36, #38
Human Rankings: #23, #24, #24
9 Prairie View (5-1) -0.117 (Last Week's Ranking #12)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #36, #36, #40, #41, #43
Human Rankings: #22, #22, #29
10 South Carolina State (7-1) -0.095 (Last Week's Ranking #5)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #12, #12, #12, #13, #14
Human Rankings: #10, #10, #10
Dropped Out of Top 10
Elon
Southern Illinois
Weber State
*Computer Rankings: (% of points of Massey, Sagarin, Laz Index, Keeper, Self, Ashburn, and Sauceda (-high and low rankings))/5
Human Poll: (% of points AGS + % of points SN + % of points coaches poll)/3
Bias = Computer Rankings - Human Poll
Bonus Ranking
Top 2 Teams Whose Rankings are Biased Between Human Polls
1 Prairie View 0.159** % of points of TSN poll - % of points of AGS poll
2 Eastern Washington 0.142 *** % of points of TSN poll - % of points of FCS poll
** Prairie View received 612 points out of 142 voters in the The Sports Network poll and only 29 points out of 90 voters in the Any Given Saturday poll.
*** Eastern Washington received 225 points out of 28 voters in the FCS Coaches poll and only 634 points out of 142 voters in The Sports Network poll.
Link to Gridiron Power Index (GPI) 11/02/2009 (http://www.collegesportingnews.com/stats/writer/GPI/20091102gpi.html)
Top 10 Teams Whose Rankings are Biased Towards the Computer's Favor
1 Northern Arizona (5-3) 0.419 (Last Week's Ranking #1)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #13, #13, #13, #15, #19
Human Rankings: #26, #27, #28-29 (Tied)
2 Delaware (5-3) 0.405 (Last Week's Ranking #2)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #11, #11, #12, #13, #14
Human Rankings: #22, #23, #25
3 Massachusetts (4-4) 0.323 (Last Week's Ranking #3)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #16, #17, #17, #17, #20
Human Rankings: #29, #32, #33
4 James Madison (3-5) 0.312 (Last Week's Ranking #17)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #15, #17, #18, #19, #21
Human Rankings: #37-38(Tied), #38-39(Tied), Unranked
5 Southern Utah (4-4) 0.309 (Last Week's Ranking #8)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #15, #15, #16, #20, #24
Human Rankings: #33-34(Tied), #34, #37-38(Tied)
6 Eastern Washington (6-3) 0.307 (Last Week's Ranking #5)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #10, #11, #13, #14
Human Rankings: #16, #18, #21
7 Jacksonville State (5-3) 0.183 (Last Week's Ranking #6)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #10, #11, #11, #14, #18
Human Rankings: #15, #17, #17
8 Northern Iowa (5-3) 0.150 (Last Week's Ranking #7)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #7, #7, #9, #9, #10
Human Rankings: #11, #12, #12
9 Cal Poly SLO (4-4) 0.148 (Last Week's Ranking #13)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #19, #20, #20, #21, #27
Human Rankings: #26, #26, #27
10 South Dakota State (7-1) 0.133 (Last Week's Ranking #9)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #5, #5, #6, #6, #6
Human Rankings: #9, #9, #9
Dropped Out of Top 10
UC Davis
Montana
Top 10 Teams Whose Rankings Are Biased Towards the Human Poll's Favor
1 McNeese State (6-2) -0.573 (Last Week's Ranking #1)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #23, #25, #26, #29, #29
Human Rankings: #11, #11, #12
2 Holy Cross (7-1) -0.427 (Last Week's Ranking #4)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #26, #29, #30, #31, #31
Human Rankings: #13, #13, #14
3 Appalachian State (6-2) -0.333 (Last Week's Ranking #2)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #11, #12, #16, #19, #21
Human Rankings: #7, #7, #8
4 Liberty (6-2) -0.260 (Last Week's Ranking #7)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #24, #24, #25, #25, #25
Human Rankings: #15, #16, #17
5 Colgate (8-1) -0.242 (Last Week's Ranking #8)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #38, #39, #40, #42, #48
Human Rankings: #18, #20, #21
6 Central Arkansas (5-3) -0.239 (Last Week's Ranking #3)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #31, #34, #36, #41, #41
Human Rankings: #19, #19, #20
7 Eastern Illinois (7-2) -0.151 (Last Week's Ranking Unranked)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #16, #18, #21, #21, #22
Human Rankings: #13, #14, #14
8 Florida A&M (6-2) -0.123 (Last Week's Ranking #13)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #27, #30, #35, #36, #38
Human Rankings: #23, #24, #24
9 Prairie View (5-1) -0.117 (Last Week's Ranking #12)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #36, #36, #40, #41, #43
Human Rankings: #22, #22, #29
10 South Carolina State (7-1) -0.095 (Last Week's Ranking #5)
Middle 5 Computer Rankings: #12, #12, #12, #13, #14
Human Rankings: #10, #10, #10
Dropped Out of Top 10
Elon
Southern Illinois
Weber State
*Computer Rankings: (% of points of Massey, Sagarin, Laz Index, Keeper, Self, Ashburn, and Sauceda (-high and low rankings))/5
Human Poll: (% of points AGS + % of points SN + % of points coaches poll)/3
Bias = Computer Rankings - Human Poll
Bonus Ranking
Top 2 Teams Whose Rankings are Biased Between Human Polls
1 Prairie View 0.159** % of points of TSN poll - % of points of AGS poll
2 Eastern Washington 0.142 *** % of points of TSN poll - % of points of FCS poll
** Prairie View received 612 points out of 142 voters in the The Sports Network poll and only 29 points out of 90 voters in the Any Given Saturday poll.
*** Eastern Washington received 225 points out of 28 voters in the FCS Coaches poll and only 634 points out of 142 voters in The Sports Network poll.
Link to Gridiron Power Index (GPI) 11/02/2009 (http://www.collegesportingnews.com/stats/writer/GPI/20091102gpi.html)