Latest BCS Standings - from CUSA Board

[NorthTexan95]

46. ECU
50. Tulane
51. North Texas
52. Rice
76. MT
80. Marshall
85. WKU
93. FAU
105. Tulsa
107. Louisiana Tech
108. UAB
115. FIU
120. UTEP
121. USM
999. UTSA (would be 91)

It doesn't really matter for the division title but it probably will for deciding who hosts the conference championship game.

[NorthTexan95]

So the question is could Tulane, North Texas, or Rice catch ECU if they have the same conference record? I suppose an ECU loss to NC State could make a difference.

[NT91]

Win

[EagleGreen]

Win and see, that is all we can do!

[rws69]

North Texas jumped to 51 from 60 last week after beating Rice (52 versus 47 a week ago). That ranking may be tough to improve with remaining schedule of UTEP (120), UTSA (91), and Tulsa (105).

[rws69]

51 UNT

72 TCU

88 SMU

[ADLER]

So the question is could Tulane, North Texas, or Rice catch ECU if they have the same conference record? I suppose an ECU loss to NC State could make a difference.

Bingo!!! We have a winner.

Isn't it amazing that the purple pirates don't talk about this. If it happens, North Texas quickly passes ECU.

Oh, and here's the link to the REAL rankings:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/bcs

Now do you know why they're all skeered?

Websters defines it as:

Apogeephobia: Fear of getting your arse kicked at Apogee.

Edited November 4, 2013 by ADLER

[Cerebus]

Bingo!!! We have a winner.

Isn't it amazing that the purple pirates don't talk about this. If it happens, North Texas quickly passes ECU.

NCSU is 87th in the BCS and has two wins against bad teams. ECU is going to crush them. Marshall is who has a good chance to beat them.

[rws69]

Confirming some suspicions about the strength of C-USA versus Sun Belt, here are selected conference AVERAGE BCS rankings:

73.50 AAC (Louisville 20, UCF 21)

79.04 MAC (N Illinois 18, Ball State 35)

80.97 Sun Belt (Louisiana Lafayette 37, Monroe 69)

86.80 C-USA

By division:

68.50 MAC West

82.32 C-USA West

89.57 MAC East

91.29 C-USA East

[laxtonto]

Not correct...

It is more important to look at the high and low score that gets eliminated than the overall average...

I would strongly encourage all fo you to read up on how each poll works. That info can be found here:

http://www.bcsknowhow.com/tag/explanation

From here on out, things will get pretty tight. But just remember that if we win out we stand a pretty good chance of hosting. The bigger question will be can ECU beat NCST and Marshal. If they lose either game and we win out we should host. No one else on the East really stands a chance to host if we win out and Rice beats Tulane or Tulane drops another one besides ECU.

Edited November 4, 2013 by laxtonto

[Chief Rising Eagle]

Good stuff.

[Mean Green Matt]

Is Massey smoking crack?

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

Is Massey smoking crack?

I don't know but I like this Colley guy.. He's apparently a astrophysicist so he's smarter and stuff..

[jacksondf]

Louisiana Lafayette at 37 is strong. Love to see the Frogs and Ponies in the rear view mirror!

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

Louisiana Lafayette at 37 is strong. Love to see the Frogs and Ponies in the rear view mirror!

Computers have them close to us,but 5 coaches votes put them there. Shows the importance of those human votes

[meaniegreenie]

Not correct...

It is more important to look at the high and low score that gets eliminated than the overall average...

I would strongly encourage all fo you to read up on how each poll works. That info can be found here:

http://www.bcsknowhow.com/tag/explanation

From here on out, things will get pretty tight. But just remember that if we win out we stand a pretty good chance of hosting. The bigger question will be can ECU beat NCST and Marshal. If they lose either game and we win out we should host. No one else on the East really stands a chance to host if we win out and Rice beats Tulane or Tulane drops another one besides ECU.

I like this summary of Colley which ranks us 42.

In conclusion, Colley (a PhD recipient in astrophysical sciences from Princeton) believes his rankings achieve the following as a part of his computer ranking formula:

1. It has no bias toward conference, tradition, history, or prognostication.

2. It is reproducible; one can check the results.

3. It uses a minimum of assumptions.

4. It uses no ad hoc adjustments.

5. It nonetheless adjusts for strength of schedule.

6. It ignores runaway scores.

7. It produces common sense results that compare well to the press polls.