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YourLinx/ARGH Basketball Superlist
We all have our favorite rating system. Every system,
though, has its shortcomings -
and some even admit it. Different systems
consider different factors in different
proportions. It's my opinion that
a Superlist can be made which combines systems of
different theories into
a very accurate rating system. I had used fifteen systems in the
past but
have decided that the outcome is too similar to all ratings combined - for
example, Kenneth
Massey's Ratings Comparison Page.
This year I consulted an expert (you can tell that by his
success) in Stewart Huckaby,
the mathematical wizard behind ARGH
Ratings. He helped sort out the different types
of systems to help me
develop this year's Superlist. Those shown here were not
necessarily chosen as the best ones
using their own particular method but as
representatives of the various methods.
The contributors this year are:
The idea behind the Superlist is
to get several great minds together
(rotating some of them each year) to
do what those poor RPI guys are
attempting to do - but better. Someday
perhaps they will just give up and
just use the more logical Superlist.
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The Superlist includes only teams that were in at
least one of the lists. They are rated
by a formula which leans
toward the median position of all the lists.
The actual positions of the teams in the various ratings
are not revealed here. For
that information please go to their sites. After all,
the purpose of the Superlist is to
promote the various ratings around the
Internet.
The
Superlist
Brought to you by YourLinx Ratings and ARGH Ratings (consultant)
01/17/2003
1 Duke 99.4
2 Pittsburgh 97.6
3 Louisville 97.4
4 Arizona 96.9
5 Creighton 96.7
6 Notre Dame 94.9
7 Wake Forest 93.9
8 Florida 92.8
9 Illinois 91.7
10 Georgia 91.4
11 Saint Joseph's 91.1
12 Texas 89.9
13 Oklahoma State 89.1
14 Alabama 89.1
15 Kentucky 88.0
16 Kansas 87.8
17 Xavier 86.9
18 Missouri 85.5
19 Butler 84.9
20 Clemson 83.9
21 Mississippi State 83.4
22 Purdue 83.2
23 Oklahoma 82.5
24 Maryland 82.2
25 Cincinnati 81.2
26 Connecticut 81.1
27 LSU 80.7
28 Memphis 79.0
29 Indiana 78.7
30 Syracuse 78.2
This year the Superlist continues into the basketball season.
Once the final pre-bowl games are over, the NCAA Basketball
Superlist will take over. The post-bowl NCAA Football Superlist
Final Edition will be published after the bowl games are all
tallied up.
At the beginning of the year, all the lists will be used with
their most recent postings - some of those that are retrodictive
will be the final ratings from last year. This does not make a lot
of difference in the outcome since the ratings will not be too
dissimilar to last year's final ratings. Early ratings are rather
chaotic at the beginning of the year and different systems begin to
become more like each other as the year goes on. I use the retro
lists to stabilize things at the beginning of the season.
The Superlist includes only teams that were in at least one of the
lists. They are rated by a formula which leans toward the median
position of all the lists.
To receive the Superlist along with other quality sports ratings
from other sites, send a blank email to:
superlist-subscribe@topica.com
Or go to the signup page and archive at:
http://www.topica.com/lists/superlist/
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