Comments on: BigEastology Final Report http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/ Bloggin' Big East basketball since way back (2006). Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:49:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: http://idisk.mac.com/fmp3musicdownloads/Public/index.html http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-7928 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:46:11 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-7928 Hello people9e5b22bb84e4f617a81bdad8f4b0df81 Hello people9e5b22bb84e4f617a81bdad8f4b0df81

]]> by: Dan'l B http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-854 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:17:09 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-854 BEO 26, RPI 24 after 1. RPI will pick that back up if Oregon and Pitt advance. Illinois and A&M-CC made me look like a genius for the wrong parts of their games, and, alas, the only favorite I feared might drop was the Irish. Winthrop is solid. BEO 26, RPI 24 after 1.

RPI will pick that back up if Oregon and Pitt advance.

Illinois and A&M-CC made me look like a genius for the wrong parts of their games, and, alas, the only favorite I feared might drop was the Irish. Winthrop is solid.

]]> by: donald http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-849 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:21:49 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-849 Right now (T&M CC 10, Wisconsin 0), you are looking like a genius. Right now (T&M CC 10, Wisconsin 0), you are looking like a genius.

]]> by: Dan'l B http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-837 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:17:24 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-837 Sagarin says, paraphrasing, "PREDICTOR is the single best predictor of future scores," and PREDICTOR is his performance-based rating system. I assume he's rigorously looked at it. The RPI does not have any method for translating its ratings into game scores, so I don't know how you'd use it to predict future results. Let's see what happens this year. RPI Chalk v. BigEastology Chalk has the following differences: First Round: RPI UNLV, BEO GT RPI Illinois, BEO VT RPI Marquette, BEO MSU RPI BYU, BEO Xavier Second round: RPI Oregon, BEO Notre Dame RPI SI, BEO VT RPI Pitt, BEO Duke Third round: RPI SI, BEO Kansas RPI Memphis, BEO Texas A&M Fourth round: RPI Wisconsin, BEO Florida RPI UCLA, BEO Kansas RPI OSU, BEO Texas A&M Semifinals: RPI UCLA, BEO Kansas RPI OSU, BEO UNC Champion: RPI OSU, BEO UNC Sagarin says, paraphrasing, “PREDICTOR is the single best predictor of future scores,” and PREDICTOR is his performance-based rating system. I assume he’s rigorously looked at it.

The RPI does not have any method for translating its ratings into game scores, so I don’t know how you’d use it to predict future results.

Let’s see what happens this year. RPI Chalk v. BigEastology Chalk has the following differences:

First Round:
RPI UNLV, BEO GT
RPI Illinois, BEO VT
RPI Marquette, BEO MSU
RPI BYU, BEO Xavier

Second round:
RPI Oregon, BEO Notre Dame
RPI SI, BEO VT
RPI Pitt, BEO Duke

Third round:
RPI SI, BEO Kansas
RPI Memphis, BEO Texas A&M

Fourth round:
RPI Wisconsin, BEO Florida
RPI UCLA, BEO Kansas
RPI OSU, BEO Texas A&M

Semifinals:
RPI UCLA, BEO Kansas
RPI OSU, BEO UNC

Champion:
RPI OSU, BEO UNC

]]> by: donald http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-836 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:46:40 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/14/bigeastology-final-report/#comment-836 Has there been any work to say that any of these ratings are more accurate in predicting future results than, say, the AP rankings? I totally understand that these rankings incorporate factors that RPI doesn't, but the proof is in the pudding (or something). Otherwise, I'd have to say that the RPI and any other ranking are exactly the same -- arbitrary. Has there been any work to say that any of these ratings are more accurate in predicting future results than, say, the AP rankings? I totally understand that these rankings incorporate factors that RPI doesn’t, but the proof is in the pudding (or something).

Otherwise, I’d have to say that the RPI and any other ranking are exactly the same — arbitrary.

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