| Home field advantage = 52 FCUs for games up through 01-04 |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
AP Rank
(BCS)
01-04 | ESPN Rank
01-04 |
|---|
| 1 | 2
| 1044 | FLORIDA ST (12-0 783/983/0)
| 1 (1) | 1 |
| 2 | 21
| 1014 | NEBRASKA (12-1 768/927/878)
| 3 (3) | 2 |
| 3 | 13
| 999 | MICHIGAN (10-2 810/1000/801)
| 5 (8) | 5 |
| 4 | 45
| 990 | MICHIGAN ST (10-2 799/947/885)
| 7 (9) | 7 |
| 5 | 29
| 983 | VIRGINIA TECH (11-1 717/865/1044)
| 2 (2) | 3 |
| 6 | 11
| 979 | KANSAS ST (11-1 694/878/1066)
| 6 (6) | 6 |
| 7 | 31
| 961 | MARSHALL (13-0 581/844/0)
| 10 (12) | 10 |
| 8 | 4
| 948 | WISCONSIN (10-2 701/938/649)
| 4 (7) | 4 |
| 9 | 37
| 946 | ALABAMA (10-3 821/934/792)
| 8 (4) | 8 |
| 10 | 15
| 941 | PENN ST (10-3 786/932/769)
| 11 (11) | 11 |
| 11 | 1
| 914 | TENNESSEE (9-3 770/998/887)
| 9 (5) | 9 |
| 12 | 38
| 910 | MISSISSIPPI ST (10-2 698/801/887)
| 13 | 12 |
| 13 | 49
| 900 | SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (9-3 697/854/899)
| 14 | 13 |
| 14 | 3
| 882 | FLORIDA (9-4 773/862/894)
| 12 (10) | 14 |
| 15 | 18
| 880 | MIAMI FLA (9-4 760/845/854)
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 36
| 860 | OREGON (9-3 732/821/754)
| 19 | 18 |
| 17 | 108
| 853 | ILLINOIS (8-4 765/1051/708)
| 24 | 25 |
| 18 | 9
| 847 | TEXAS A&M (8-4 745/896/766)
| 23 (14) | 20 |
| 19 | 75
| 844 | LOUISIANA TECH (8-3 679/998/792)
| | |
| 20 | 86
| 842 | UTAH (9-3 715/873/740)
| | |
| 21 | 27
| 835 | ARKANSAS (8-4 724/878/687)
| 17 | 19 |
| 22 | 24
| 833 | PURDUE (7-5 782/938/832)
| 25 | |
| 23 | 12
| 832 | GEORGIA (8-4 727/864/697)
| 16 | 16 |
| 24 | 14
| 826 | TEXAS (9-5 754/962/688)
| 21 (15) | 23 |
| 25 | 10
| 825 | GEORGIA TECH (8-4 745/780/801)
| 20 | 21 |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
AP Rank
01-04 | ESPN Rank
01-04 |
|---|
| 26 | 47
| 823 | COLORADO ST (8-4 740/844/662)
| | |
| 27 | 61
| 821 | MINNESOTA (8-4 727/993/741)
| 18 (13) | 17 |
| 27 | 59
| 821 | BYU (8-4 750/771/761)
| | |
| 29 | 81
| 815 | STANFORD (8-4 731/793/544)
| | 24 |
| 30 | 16
| 813 | VIRGINIA (7-5 748/873/592)
| | |
| 31 | 53
| 812 | MISSISSIPPI (8-4 723/801/667)
| 22 | 22 |
| 32 | 90
| 802 | EAST CAROLINA (9-3 669/828/692)
| | |
| 33 | 42
| 799 | WASHINGTON (7-5 765/808/680)
| | |
| 34 | 5
| 793 | OHIO ST (6-6 789/873/801)
| | |
| 35 | 133
| 792 | CLEMSON (6-6 791/801/792)
| | |
| 35 | 40
| 792 | WYOMING (7-4 690/894/537)
| | |
| 37 | 111
| 780 | BOISE ST (10-3 613/790/563)
| | |
| 38 | 33
| 777 | COLORADO (7-5 741/775/766)
| | |
| 39 | 68
| 775 | BOSTON COLLEGE (8-4 652/799/638)
| | |
| 40 | 54
| 764 | OKLAHOMA (7-5 694/795/766)
| | |
| 41 | 58
| 753 | OREGON ST (7-5 718/689/747)
| | |
| 42 | 112
| 749 | WAKE FOREST (7-5 719/773/628)
| | |
| 42 | 60
| 749 | AUBURN (5-6 763/884/760)
| | |
| 44 | 20
| 747 | SYRACUSE (7-5 707/783/564)
| | |
| 45 | 110
| 744 | HOUSTON (7-4 674/687/750)
| | |
| 45 | 64
| 744 | TCU (8-4 652/854/689)
| | |
| 47 | 17
| 742 | AIR FORCE (6-5 705/851/708)
| | |
| 48 | 7
| 741 | ARIZONA (6-6 734/796/747)
| | |
| 49 | 34
| 740 | USC (6-6 743/792/680)
| | |
| 49 | 43
| 740 | NORTH CAROLINA ST (6-6 728/878/665)
| | |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
Div 1AA
Rank | ESPN Div1AA
11-20 |
|---|
| 51 | 65
| 739 | LOUISVILLE (7-5 678/783/634)
| | |
| 52 | 100
| 732 | FRESNO ST (8-5 667/771/673)
| | |
| 52 | 57
| 732 | ARIZONA ST (6-6 733/851/642)
| | |
| 54 | 32
| 731 | KENTUCKY (6-6 708/783/687)
| | |
| 55 | 26
| 728 | NOTRE DAME (5-7 785/712/721)
| | |
| 56 |
| 721 | HAWAII (9-4 607/728/566)
| | |
| 57 | 131
| 719 | VANDERBILT (5-6 708/864/679)
| | |
| 58 | 62
| 714 | SAN DIEGO ST (5-6 730/875/604)
| | |
| 58 | 46
| 714 | TEXAS TECH (6-5 683/795/459)
| | |
| 60 | 106
| 713 | WESTERN MICHIGAN (7-5 640/715/673)
| | |
| 61 | 67
| 710 | IDAHO (7-4 636/640/728)
| | |
| 62 | 51
| 709 | OKLAHOMA ST (5-6 738/662/774)
| | |
| 63 | 143
| 707 | UAB (5-6 737/750/641)
| | |
| 64 | 8
| 702 | UCLA (4-7 762/808/641)
| | |
| 65 | 162
| 694 | NEW MEXICO ST (6-5 688/784/523)
| | |
| 66 | 48
| 693 | CALIFORNIA (4-7 765/754/670)
| | |
| 66 | 138
| 693 | MEMPHIS (5-6 724/759/638)
| | |
| 68 | 23
| 690 | MISSOURI (4-7 769/745/593)
| | |
| 69 | 69
| 689 | RICE (5-6 722/773/620)
| | |
| 70 | 114
| 680 | MARYLAND (5-6 688/801/592)
| | |
| 71 | 25
| 678 | MIAMI OHIO (7-4 596/703/545)
| | |
| 72 | 144
| 672 | UTEP (5-7 720/741/449)
| | |
| 73 | 129
| 669 | PITTSBURGH (5-6 698/676/692)
| | |
| 74 | 142
| 663 | AKRON (7-4 585/684/631)
| | |
| 75 | 82
| 658 | KANSAS (5-7 701/638/662)
| | |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
Div 1AA
Rank | ESPN Div1AA
11-20 |
|---|
| 76 | 180
| 656 | NEW MEXICO (4-7 713/766/642)
| | |
| 76 | 70
| 656 | INDIANA (4-7 737/801/561)
| | |
| 78 | 145
| 651 | NORTHWESTERN (3-8 785/696/626)
| | |
| 79 | 93
| 645 | IOWA ST (4-7 708/742/710)
| | |
| 80 | 109
| 644 | DUKE (3-8 761/865/599)
| | |
| 81 | 35
| 640 | WEST VIRGINIA (4-7 717/626/580)
| | |
| 82 | 127
| 636 | LOUISIANA-MONROE (5-6 607/553/740)
| | |
| 83 | 56
| 635 | LSU (3-8 763/783/692)
| | |
| 84 | 115
| 632 | NAVY (5-7 665/692/611)
| | |
| 85 | 159
| 630 | UTAH ST (4-7 707/627/642)
| | |
| 86 | 89
| 621 | TOLEDO (6-5 603/661/527)
| | |
| 86 | 83
| 621 | SMU (4-6 644/680/632)
| | |
| 88 | 94
| 618 | WASHINGTON ST (3-9 740/773/688)
| | |
| 89 | 19
| 615 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN (13-2 379/600/562)
| 1A | 2 |
| 90 | 44
| 613 | NORTH CAROLINA (3-8 731/708/462)
| | |
| 91 | 104
| 605 | ILLINOIS ST (11-3 464/652/519)
| 2A | 5 |
| 92 | 137
| 600 | YOUNGSTOWN ST (12-3 473/548/553)
| 3A | 9 |
| 93 | 135
| 597 | CINCINNATI (3-8 723/896/475)
| | |
| 94 | 116
| 596 | SAN JOSE ST (3-7 655/867/669)
| | |
| 95 | 99
| 589 | UNLV (3-8 696/844/593)
| | |
| 96 | 163
| 588 | ARKANSAS ST (4-7 648/563/658)
| | |
| 97 | 122
| 586 | TEMPLE (2-9 786/723/628)
| | |
| 98 | 103
| 584 | OHIO (5-6 610/626/444)
| | |
| 99 | 98
| 582 | ARMY (3-8 683/687/632)
| | |
| 100 | 6
| 580 | TULANE (3-8 706/569/641)
| | |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
Div 1AA
Rank | ESPN Div1AA
11-20 |
|---|
| 101 | 179
| 579 | EASTERN MICHIGAN (4-7 646/673/555)
| | |
| 102 | 95
| 577 | TENNESSEE ST (11-1 310/617/518)
| 4A | 1 |
| 103 |
| 575 | NEVADA (3-8 693/746/578)
| | |
| 104 | 85
| 573 | BOWLING GREEN (5-6 585/620/524)
| | |
| 105 |
| 570 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T (11-2 385/629/569)
| 5A | 16 |
| 106 | 41
| 568 | CENTRAL FLORIDA (4-7 612/527/521)
| | |
| 107 | 74
| 565 | FLORIDA A&M (10-4 442/579/525)
| 6A | 15 |
| 108 | 73
| 561 | HOFSTRA (11-2 359/569/264)
| 7A | 4 |
| 109 | 176
| 543 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS (5-6 566/555/400)
| | |
| 110 | 88
| 527 | TROY ST (11-2 304/649/327)
| 8A | 6 |
| 111 | 97
| 524 | IOWA (1-10 800/491/604)
| | |
| 112 | 153
| 517 | ELON COLLEGE (9-2 369/566/504)
| 9A | 20 |
| 113 | 166
| 514 | FURMAN (9-3 379/665/452)
| 10A | 8 |
| 114 | 63
| 512 | RUTGERS (1-10 739/695/580)
| | |
| 115 | 125
| 511 | NORTH TEXAS (2-9 663/766/534)
| | |
| 116 | 77
| 510 | APPALACHIAN ST (9-3 373/563/513)
| 11A | 3 |
| 117 | 22
| 504 | MASSACHUSETTS (9-4 386/566/506)
| 12A | 11 |
| 118 | 107
| 503 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN (4-7 559/527/491)
| | |
| 119 | 92
| 501 | TULSA (2-9 659/724/569)
| | |
| 120 | 113
| 500 | SOUTHERN (11-2 280/468/433)
| 13A | 10 |
| 121 | 123
| 496 | NORTHERN IOWA (8-3 419/636/504)
| 14A | 17 |
| 122 | 84
| 487 | YALE (9-1 280/447/421)
| 15A | |
| 122 | 117
| 487 | JAMES MADISON (8-4 428/506/310)
| 15A | 12 |
| 124 | 28
| 484 | LEHIGH (10-2 262/438/518)
| 17A | 13 |
| 125 | 80
| 482 | BAYLOR (1-10 736/459/537)
| | |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
Div 1AA
Rank | ESPN Div1AA
11-20 |
|---|
| 126 | 150
| 476 | SW LOUISIANA (2-9 654/382/584)
| | |
| 126 | 183
| 476 | SOUTH CAROLINA (0-11 811/0/667)
| | |
| 128 | 102
| 473 | BROWN (9-1 220/539/343)
| 18A | |
| 129 |
| 472 | KENT (2-9 623/521/580)
| | |
| 130 | 118
| 469 | MONTANA (9-3 350/474/484)
| 19A | 7 |
| 131 | 120
| 467 | SOUTH FLORIDA (7-4 419/553/509)
| 20A | 23 |
| 132 | 52
| 466 | COLGATE (10-2 282/432/280)
| 21A | 18 |
| 133 | 79
| 454 | VILLANOVA (7-4 405/452/425)
| 22A | 25 |
| 134 | 72
| 452 | WESTERN ILLINOIS (7-4 376/595/278)
| 23A | |
| 135 | 156
| 434 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST (3-8 578/322/475)
| | |
| 136 | 96
| 433 | HAMPTON (8-4 344/500/364)
| 24A | |
| 136 | 152
| 433 | EASTERN WASHINGTON (7-4 392/474/484)
| 24A | |
| 138 | 151
| 432 | PORTLAND ST (8-3 347/417/344)
| 26A | 21 |
| 139 | 160
| 422 | NORTHERN ARIZONA (8-4 347/380/381)
| 27A | 19 |
| 140 | 136
| 416 | JACKSON ST (9-3 278/319/448)
| 28A | 14 |
| 141 | 177
| 395 | CORNELL (7-3 273/525/243)
| 29A | |
| 142 | 196
| 392 | VALPARAISO (9-2 263/280/321)
| 30A | |
| 143 | 126
| 390 | MURRAY ST (7-4 367/365/392)
| 31A | |
| 144 | 181
| 388 | STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (8-3 281/342/367)
| 32A | 22 |
| 145 |
| 386 | DELAWARE (7-4 328/367/432)
| 33A | |
| 146 | 149
| 382 | EASTERN KY (7-4 329/365/127)
| 34A | |
| 147 | 171
| 374 | WOFFORD (6-5 343/357/458)
| 35A | |
| 148 | 66
| 373 | WILLIAM & MARY (6-5 361/402/435)
| 36A | |
| 149 | 190
| 368 | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (5-6 403/338/362)
| 37A | |
| 150 | 198
| 346 | BALL ST (0-11 647/0/451)
| | |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
Div 1AA
Rank | ESPN Div1AA
11-20 |
|---|
| 151 | 140
| 340 | WESTERN KY (6-5 336/362/365)
| 38A | |
| 152 | 167
| 335 | EAST TENNESSEE ST (6-5 339/253/426)
| 39A | |
| 153 | 188
| 333 | TOWSON ST (7-4 241/384/218)
| 40A | |
| 154 | 139
| 332 | BUCKNELL (7-4 262/518/257)
| 41A | |
| 155 | 157
| 330 | SW MISSOURI ST (5-6 387/504/261)
| 42A | |
| 156 | 146
| 329 | SOUTHERN UTAH (8-3 294/327/251)
| 43A | 24 |
| 157 | 170
| 328 | GEORGETOWN (9-2 147/270/207)
| 44A | |
| 158 | 193
| 327 | DUQUESNE (8-3 166/380/205)
| 45A | |
| 159 | 175
| 322 | FAIRFIELD (9-2 130/275/216)
| 46A | |
| 160 | 39
| 316 | RICHMOND (5-6 334/613/310)
| 47A | |
| 161 | 91
| 315 | NEW HAMPSHIRE (5-6 342/336/334)
| 48A | |
| 162 | 192
| 313 | TENNESSEE TECH (5-5 335/288/330)
| 49A | |
| 163 | 119
| 312 | BETHUNE COOKMAN (7-4 305/381/251)
| 50A | |
| 164 | 154
| 310 | INDIANA ST (3-8 477/400/288)
| 51A | |
| 164 | 121
| 310 | CAL ST. NORTHRIDGE (4-6 394/240/370)
| 51A | |
| 166 | 134
| 305 | TENNESSEE CHAT (5-6 389/352/322)
| 53A | |
| 167 | 132
| 303 | HOWARD (5-6 338/364/281)
| 54A | |
| 168 | 202
| 302 | GRAMBLING (7-4 242/203/215)
| 55A | |
| 169 | 172
| 300 | SAMFORD (7-4 227/261/253)
| 56A | |
| 170 | 213
| 294 | ROBERT MORRIS (8-2 99/217/444)
| 57A | |
| 171 | 165
| 292 | SACRAMENTO ST (6-5 282/380/242)
| 58A | |
| 172 | 71
| 291 | PENNSYLVANIA (5-5 280/330/280)
| 59A | |
| 173 | 189
| 290 | SAM HOUSTON ST (6-5 346/327/197)
| 60A | |
| 174 | 185
| 281 | BUFFALO (0-11 618/0/309)
| | |
| 174 | 55
| 281 | DELAWARE ST (4-7 376/260/273)
| 61A | |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
Div 1AA
Rank | ESPN Div1AA
11-20 |
|---|
| 176 | 147
| 278 | HARVARD (5-5 287/216/239)
| 62A | |
| 177 | 76
| 275 | MCNEESE ST (6-5 273/475/238)
| 63A | |
| 178 | 187
| 269 | DAYTON (6-4 246/340/280)
| 64A | |
| 179 | 186
| 267 | TEXAS SOUTHERN (6-5 246/354/150)
| 65A | |
| 180 | 184
| 260 | DRAKE (7-4 252/242/217)
| 66A | |
| 181 |
| 259 | DAVIDSON (8-3 180/380/22)
| 67A | |
| 182 | 78
| 258 | MAINE (4-7 336/435/111)
| 68A | |
| 183 | 30
| 257 | CONNECTICUT (4-7 368/310/263)
| 69A | |
| 184 | 168
| 255 | ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF (6-5 247/298/215)
| 70A | |
| 185 | 173
| 246 | ALABAMA A&M (6-5 249/159/203)
| 71A | |
| 186 | 191
| 234 | LIBERTY (4-7 467/179/352)
| 72A | |
| 186 | 164
| 234 | COLUMBIA (3-7 345/281/239)
| 72A | |
| 188 | 211
| 229 | ST. JOHN'S (7-4 129/147/374)
| 74A | |
| 189 | 155
| 228 | MOREHEAD ST (5-5 268/232/277)
| 75A | |
| 190 | 199
| 221 | SOUTH CAROLINA ST (4-6 311/229/205)
| 76A | |
| 191 | 201
| 209 | SE MISSOURI ST (3-8 345/278/261)
| 77A | |
| 191 | 50
| 209 | NORTHWESTERN ST (4-7 385/93/327)
| 77A | |
| 193 | 182
| 205 | LAFAYETTE (4-7 280/280/216)
| 79A | |
| 194 | 194
| 199 | CAL POLY-SLO (3-8 381/277/240)
| 80A | |
| 195 | 200
| 195 | MARIST (6-5 152/205/257)
| 81A | |
| 196 | 197
| 191 | DARTMOUTH (2-8 350/343/257)
| 82A | |
| 197 | 212
| 190 | SAN DIEGO (5-5 271/128/208)
| 83A | |
| 197 | 148
| 190 | WEBER ST (3-8 380/240/203)
| 83A | |
| 199 | 141
| 188 | PRINCETON (3-7 291/182/243)
| 85A | |
| 200 | 209
| 180 | BUTLER (5-5 214/-2/176)
| 86A | |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
Div 1AA
Rank | ESPN Div1AA
11-20 |
|---|
| 201 | 158
| 179 | EASTERN ILLINOIS (2-10 428/434/261)
| 87A | |
| 202 | 130
| 177 | WESTRN CAROLINA (3-8 386/101/248)
| 88A | |
| 203 |
| 166 | MORGAN ST (2-8 350/281/158)
| 89A | |
| 204 | 178
| 165 | IDAHO ST (3-8 342/99/242)
| 90A | |
| 205 | 195
| 164 | HOLY CROSS (3-8 292/270/106)
| 91A | |
| 206 |
| 153 | IONA (5-5 134/275/86)
| 92A | |
| 206 | 128
| 153 | THE CITADEL (2-9 379/169/229)
| 92A | |
| 208 | 124
| 151 | MONTANA ST (3-8 329/138/217)
| 94A | |
| 209 | 174
| 145 | SW TEXAS ST (3-8 300/238/85)
| 95A | |
| 210 |
| 144 | WAGNER (5-5 140/50/242)
| 96A | |
| 211 | 87
| 131 | NORTHEASTERN (2-9 397/111/206)
| 97A | |
| 212 | 206
| 127 | CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (4-6 269/126/182)
| 98A | |
| 213 | 208
| 107 | ALCORN ST (3-7 248/107/46)
| 99A | |
| 214 |
| 106 | NORFOLK ST (2-9 341/114/251)
| 100A | |
| 215 |
| 98 | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST (3-8 244/215/3)
| 101A | |
| 216 |
| 95 | LASALLE (4-6 142/86/101)
| 102A | |
| 217 | 210
| 89 | AUSTIN PEAY (3-8 243/0/22)
| 103A | |
| 218 |
| 74 | JACKSONVILLE (FL) (3-6 184/311/75)
| 104A | |
| 219 |
| 70 | VMI (1-10 367/0/205)
| 105A | |
| 220 | 205
| 69 | CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (4-6 105/-2/196)
| 106A | |
| 221 | 101
| 59 | RHODE ISLAND (1-10 335/206/79)
| 107A | |
| 222 |
| 58 | TENNESSEE-MARTIN (1-10 345/0/157)
| 108A | |
| 223 | 169
| 56 | NICHOLLS ST (1-10 352/85/93)
| 109A | |
| 224 | 203
| 55 | ALABAMA ST (2-9 297/150/55)
| 110A | |
| 225 | 204
| 54 | ST. MARY'S (CA) (2-9 322/112/147)
| 111A | |
Linear
Rank
01-05 | Rank
1998 |
Measures
in FCUs
01-05 |
College Football Team
(won-loss: opponent strength / best win / worst loss) thru 01-04 |
Div 1AA
Rank | ESPN Div1AA
11-20 |
|---|
| 226 |
| 42 | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (2-8 242/0/46)
| 112A | |
| 227 |
| 34 | SIENA (3-7 146/101/-20)
| 113A | |
| 228 | 105
| 33 | JACKSONVILLE ST (1-9 305/93/4)
| 114A | |
| 229 | 207
| -2 | MONMOUTH NJ (2-8 193/-2/92)
| 115A | |
| 230 | 161
| -20 | FORDHAM (0-11 323/0/112)
| 116A | |
| 231 |
| -34 | CANISIUS (1-10 184/0/-28)
| 117A | |
| 232 |
| -54 | ST. FRANCIS (PA) (2-9 101/-20/-54)
| 118A | |
| 233 |
| -72 | SACRED HEART (2-9 70/-18/-106)
| 119A | |
| 234 |
| -80 | ST. PETER'S (1-10 153/-86/-20)
| 120A | |
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Linear Measures produced by Mike Linacre
The Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA) has recently approved
Rasch "paired comparison" methodology for the identification of misvalued
procedures, see Total Physician Work.
Leon L. Thurstone perceived the necessity that
measures be independent of sampling and testing specifics. Measures
based on paired comparisons meet this criterion. Bradley and Terry proposed
this model but from a descriptive, rather than measurement, perspective.
Consequently, they noticed, but did not capitalize on, the linearity of the
measures produced. Georg Rasch perceived the linearity of measures produced
from ordinal data by logit-linear models.
Since mathematical expression
of such models obscures their immediate utility and ease of application,
they are illustrated here by a simple paired comparison analysis of NCAA
game outcomes. Obvious advantages include:
(a) all teams are ranked, not just the favored few
(b) all teams are located on a linear measurement scale
(c) all teams are given equal attention
(d) the data are easy to obtain, even for non-experts
(e) rare, idiosyncratic results can be indentified, and, even if left
unremedied, produce minimal distortion.
(f) it is noticeable, in these data, that the conventional ranking services
pay too much attention to won-loss record - and even particular wins and losses
(the immediate details), and not enough to strength of schedule (the big picture).
Thurstone, L.L. The method of paired comparisons for social
values. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 1927b, 21,
384-400.
Bradley, R.A. and Terry, M E. Rank analysis of incomplete
block designs I: The method of paired comparisons. Biometrika,
1952, 39, 324-345.
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