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Last Updated: 01/31/2010

• Anderson, Jeff's and Hester, Chris':
  • Did the BCS Rankings Work? (2000)
  • The BCS, Not the Polls, Got It Right (2003)
  • Reflections of a USC Fan: “The BCS Worked” (2004)     More
• Beck, Todd's:
  • A Brief Review of Football Rating Systems in Statistical Literature     More
• Bihl, Jeff's:
  • Reply to "Who's Got the Best Rating System?"     More
• Callaghan, Thomas, Mason A. Porter, and Peter J. Mucha's:
  • How Well Can Monkeys Rank Football Teams?
  • What Was Wrong with the Old BCS Formula? (2003)     More
• Kislanko, Paul's:
  • Strength of Schedule: Basic Wins and Losses (2004)
  • Fixing the BCS - Not! Part One (2004)
  • Fixing the BCS - Not! Part Two (2004)
  • Fixing the BCS: Formula (2004)     More
• Sorensen, Soren's:
  • An Overview of Some Methods for Ranking Sports Teams (1999)     More
• Trono, John's:
  • Study of Bowl Game Predictions (2002)     More
• Wrathell, Steve's:
  • College Football Computer Rankings Study (and some NFL)
  • Essay: Why computer rankings are better than polls     More

David L. Wilson, College Football
email: dwilson@engr.wisc.edu

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