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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 3430887, member: 1220"] The problem is that services like Massey require teams to schedule the right teams. If they have not scheduled those teams the sample size would not be sufficient. For example if Uconn had not scheduled Baylor or Oregon they would probably be still be rated in the top tier. It required those games to move them into a more realistic grouping. The flaw in the system was shown by the projected outcome of the score of the game between Uconn and Oregon. They had it as a close game. Statistics have value when put into perspective, but bottom line, a realistic eyeball test will beat stats any time. I believe most basketball knowledgable people had Oregon as the top team even after they lost to Louisville. Although the rankings have to reflect won-lost records, that metric does not always hold true. It appears that because of the development of parity in WCBB a loss or win no longer has the same value it once had. [/QUOTE]