2012 College Football Forecast (NCAA Div IA & IAA)

Bassett Model rankings:

The Stephenson Earned Rank shows what a team has earned from its wins. It ranks by how much better a given team's winning record is when compared against how all other teams would have faired if they had played the same schedule. (Available after the 5th week in the season.) The Power Rankings measure the strength of each team by how well they have played on average, going by point performance. The Current Model Power Rankings are the best indicator of how well a team will play in the future.

08 Jan 2013: Stephenson Earned Rank (NCAA Div I & IAA)
(Team wins subtracted by average number of wins if all other teams played their schedule as simulated by the Bassett Football Model)

08 Jan 2013: Average Model Power Rankings (NCAA Div I & IAA)
(average power ranking for entire season)

08 Jan 2013: Current Model Power Rankings (NCAA Div I & IAA)
(power ranking at final week of the season)

2012 Model Performance:

All Div I games               forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:        223     282     360     492      86       0    1443
number right:       106     161     270     420      83       0    1040
number expected:  123.8   181.2   272.6   419.5    78.3     0.0  1075.5
right/expected:    0.86    0.89    0.99    1.00    1.06    0.00    0.97

Breakdown by Conference and Division:
Conference games              forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:        155     196     271     286      52       0     960
number right:        73     110     204     238      50       0     675
number expected:   85.6   125.7   205.7   243.4    47.3     0.0   707.8
right/expected:    0.85    0.87    0.99    0.98    1.06    0.00    0.95

Non-Conference games          forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         59      70      79     146      23       0     377
number right:        27      41      57     124      22       0     271
number expected:   33.2    45.0    59.4   124.4    20.9     0.0   282.8
right/expected:    0.81    0.91    0.96    1.00    1.05    0.00    0.96

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:          9      16      10      60      11       0     106
number right:         6      10       9      58      11       0      94
number expected:    5.2    10.5     7.5    51.8    10.0     0.0    84.9
right/expected:    1.16    0.96    1.20    1.12    1.10    0.00    1.11

actual/expected = 1 -- model right on
actual/expected > 1 -- model probabilities too low (more wins than expected)
actual/expected < 1 -- model probabilities too high (less wins than expected)


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