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Message: [QUOTE="Cats-F10, post: 4522129, member: 12319"] The results by Conference in the opening Table are interesting for a preliminary view of the Strength of Schedule and the Ranking, but the resolution is a problem because of the use of 4 arbitrarily chosen groups (Quads). I prefer computer rankings such as Massey that do not impose this artificial limitation. Margin of victory is another variable. Massey’s calculations indicate that the Pac-12 and ACC are currently the top and second ranked conferences, for both ranking and SOS. A threshold of the top 40 teams has been used to construct the opening Table. A threshold can also be applied using Massey, although the outcome will depend heavily on the threshold used (e.g. top 40 teams, top 16 teams, top half of a Conference), as well as how the results are evaluated. Following are two examples comparing the above Table with Massey’s rankings for the ACC and the Pac-12. The top 47% of teams in the ACC (7 of 15) has been compared to the top 67% of teams in the Pac-12 (8 of 12) in the opening Table. When this is done, the implied SOS and ranking of the ACC is higher than that of the Pac-12. I think a better way to compare the two Conferences would be to add the next 3 teams in the ACC so that the top 67% of teams from both Conferences are compared. When this is done using Massey’s data, the average projected SOS of the Pac-12 is higher than that of the ACC. Similarly, the average ranking is higher for the Pac-12. [/QUOTE]

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