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The
Better BCS
12/11/2008
MegaRanking
The final MegaRanking for the season.
The MegaRanking is a unique combination of the SuperList, the
Workman Poll, and the Oddsmakers. Why the Oddsmakers? Can you think
of anyone who has more on the line (no pun intended) that
depends on being
correct?
As I promised you, the last of the computers came in and
nothing in the top
twelve changed. Pittsburgh joined the list and Ball State fell out.
We now have two clear leaders who will actually play for the
championship.
Unfortunately, Texas won't play USC, Penn State won't play Alabama, and
Texas Tech won't play Utah. Oh, well. It could have been great.
An even better set-up would have been an eight-game playoff.
By week,
and assuming that the highest-rated team won each game, we would have
seen:
Week One
Oklahoma vs Utah
USC vs Penn State
Texas vs Alabama
Florida vs Texas Tech
Week Two
Oklahoma vs USC
Texas vs Florida
Week Three
Oklahoma vs Florida
Seven games. One undeniable champion. Only fools would think
the colleges couldn't make more
money by having the seven additional games. The only way that could happen is
if nobody showed
up to watch. Keep pushing, you aggravated coaches and future president.
Here's whom the computers, oddsmakers, and fans
like:
| 1 |
Oklahoma |
36.00 |
| 2 |
Florida |
15.21 |
| 3 |
Texas |
8.75 |
| 4 |
USC |
5.10 |
| 5 |
Penn State |
2.33 |
| 6 |
Alabama |
1.55 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech |
1.33 |
| 8 |
Utah |
0.54 |
| 9 |
Ohio State |
0.48 |
| 10 |
Boise State |
0.48 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma State |
0.34 |
| 12 |
TCU |
0.34 |
| 13 |
Georgia |
0.20 |
| 14 |
Cincinnati |
0.17 |
| 15 |
Missouri |
0.14 |
| 16 |
Oregon |
0.13 |
| 17 |
Georgia Tech |
0.10 |
| 18 |
Arizona |
0.05 |
| 19 |
California |
0.04 |
| 20 |
Virginia Tech |
0.04 |
| 21 |
BYU |
0.04 |
| 22 |
Florida State |
0.03 |
| 23 |
Pittsburgh |
0.03 |
| 24 |
Michigan State |
0.02 |
| 25 |
Oregon State |
0.02 |
The actual positions of the teams in the various
components are not revealed here because I like to protect others'
property. For that information please go to their
sites.
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