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Message: [QUOTE="visitingcock, post: 3822905, member: 6872"] Okay, Let’s talk Human Polls vs. Algorithms by comparing the NCAA Net rankings to the AP Poll as of today. Computer with algorithms vs. Humans with eyeballs. There are several glaring discrepancies. First, let’s compare Oregon’s ranking of #4 by the computers to #13 by the humans. The Ducks started out in the first NET ranking as number 4. They lost three games to good teams (Stanford, Arizona, and UCLA) during January. The first two were closely fought games. The last was a 16 point loss where they scored only 41 points. They have beaten nobody in the top 25 of the human or computer rankings. The press dropped them significantly after their 6 point loss. Let's compare NC State's ranking of #9 by the computers to number 2 by the humans. The Pack started out in the first ranking as number 7. They have lost no games and have a win over then-#1 (now#3/4 SCar). Thus, we have a situation where three losses are considered better than one win. "Good losses are better than "Good wins" to a computer. The human in me rejects that and I can see nothing to justify the Duck's higher ranking. Oh yeah, I have eyeballs. I saw the Ducks loss to Arizona. How are they ranked higher than Arizona by the algorithm? Somebody else can pick out human problems if they want [B]NCAA NET[/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]UConn[/TD] [TD]Big East[/TD] [TD]10-0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]Stanford[/TD] [TD]Pac-12[/TD] [TD]12-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]South Carolina[/TD] [TD]SEC[/TD] [TD]12-1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][U]4[/U][/TD] [TD][U]4[/U][/TD] [TD][U]Oregon[/U][/TD] [TD][U]Pac-12[/U][/TD] [TD][U]11-3[/U][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]6[/TD] [TD]Baylor[/TD] [TD]Big 12[/TD] [TD]10-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][U]6[/U][/TD] [TD][U]5[/U][/TD] [TD][U]Louisville[/U][/TD] [TD][U]ACC[/U][/TD] [TD][U]14-0[/U][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]7[/TD] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]UCLA[/TD] [TD]Pac-12[/TD] [TD]9-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]9[/TD] [TD]Indiana[/TD] [TD]Big Ten[/TD] [TD]9-3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][U]9[/U][/TD] [TD][U]7[/U][/TD] [TD][U]NC State[/U][/TD] [TD][U]ACC[/U][/TD] [TD][U]11-0[/U][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]Maryland[/TD] [TD]Big Ten[/TD] [TD]11-1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]11[/TD] [TD]12[/TD] [TD]Ohio St.[/TD] [TD]Big Ten[/TD] [TD]8-1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]12[/TD] [TD]11[/TD] [TD]Michigan[/TD] [TD]Big Ten[/TD] [TD]10-1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]13[/TD] [TD]13[/TD] [TD]Georgia[/TD] [TD]SEC[/TD] [TD]12-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14[/TD] [TD]18[/TD] [TD]Tennessee[/TD] [TD]SEC[/TD] [TD]10-3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]15[/TD] [TD]16[/TD] [TD]Arizona[/TD] [TD]Pac-12[/TD] [TD]11-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]16[/TD] [TD]14[/TD] [TD]Texas A&M[/TD] [TD]SEC[/TD] [TD]14-1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]17[/TD] [TD]15[/TD] [TD]South Fla.[/TD] [TD]AAC[/TD] [TD]10-1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]18[/TD] [TD]19[/TD] [TD]Gonzaga[/TD] [TD]WCC[/TD] [TD]13-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]19[/TD] [TD]17[/TD] [TD]Kentucky[/TD] [TD]SEC[/TD] [TD]11-4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]Rutgers[/TD] [TD]Big Ten[/TD] [TD]5-3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]21[/TD] [TD]21[/TD] [TD]Georgia Tech[/TD] [TD]ACC[/TD] [TD]8-3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]22[/TD] [TD]22[/TD] [TD]West Virginia[/TD] [TD]Big 12[/TD] [TD]11-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]23[/TD] [TD]23[/TD] [TD]Missouri St.[/TD] [TD]MVC[/TD] [TD]7-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]24[/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]SFA[/TD] [TD]Southland[/TD] [TD]12-2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]32[/TD] [TD]Bucknell[/TD] [TD]Patriot[/TD] [TD]6-0[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]AP Poll[/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD][U]Louisville (22)[/U][/TD] [TD][U]14-0[/U][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][U]1[/U][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD][U][B]North Carolina State (5)[/B][/U][/TD] [TD][U]11-0[/U][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][U]2[/U][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]UConn (1)[/TD] [TD]10-0[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]South Carolina (2)[/TD] [TD]12-1[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]UCLA[/TD] [TD]9-2[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]6[/TD] [TD]Stanford[/TD] [TD]12-2[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]7[/TD] [TD]Maryland[/TD] [TD]11-1[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]Texas A&M[/TD] [TD]14-1[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9[/TD] [TD]Baylor[/TD] [TD]10-2[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]9[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]Arizona[/TD] [TD]11-2[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][U]11[/U][/TD] [TD][U][B]Oregon[/B][/U][/TD] [TD][U]11-3[/U][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][U]13[/U][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]12[/TD] [TD]Michigan[/TD] [TD]10-1[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]11[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]13[/TD] [TD]South Florida[/TD] [TD]10-1[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]14[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14[/TD] [TD]Ohio State[/TD] [TD]8-1[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]17[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]15[/TD] [TD]Kentucky[/TD] [TD]11-4[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]12[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]16[/TD] [TD]Indiana[/TD] [TD]9-3[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]16[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]17[/TD] [TD]DePaul[/TD] [TD]9-3[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]18[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]18[/TD] [TD]Gonzaga[/TD] [TD]13-2[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]19[/TD] [TD]Arkansas[/TD] [TD]11-5[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]15[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]Tennessee[/TD] [TD]10-3[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]21[/TD] [TD]Mississippi State[/TD] [TD]8-4[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]19[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]22[/TD] [TD]Georgia[/TD] [TD]12-2[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]22[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]23[/TD] [TD]Northwestern[/TD] [TD]8-3[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]21[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]24[/TD] [TD]West Virginia[/TD] [TD]11-2[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]NR[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]South Dakota State[/TD] [TD]13-2[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]NR[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]

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