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This week's BCS shuffle exposes computer polls flaws
sportingnews.com - 11/2/2009
This week's BCS shuffle exposes computer polls flaws
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It's Week 3 in the BCS poll, which can only mean the standard deviations and quartiles and the infamous Sagarin ELO-Chess formula is now officially unbiased in the computer poll portion of our program. My kingdom for a dork translator. Fortunately, this is also the moment where the computer polls are exposed for what they are: just another poll with human flaws. How else can you explain Florida, third in two computer polls last week and No. 2 overall with the slide rules, moving to No. 1 in ...
espn.go.com - 11/2/2009
NCAA College Football BCS Bowl Projections Week 9
— espn.go.com — 2009 Bowl Projections - Week 9 BOWL (MATCHUP) Mark Schlabach Bruce Feldman Citi BCS National Championship Game... (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2) Florida vs. Texas Florida vs. Texas Tostitos Fiesta (BCS vs. BCS) Boise State vs. TCU Boise State vs. Penn State ... (more) NCAA College Football BCS Bowl Projections Week 9

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voices.idahostatesman.com - 11/2/2009
Eight AP voters put Oregon ahead of Boise State on ballot
— voices.idahostatesman.com — At least eight voters of the 60 Associated Press poll voted Oregon ahead of Boise State in... their ballot this week. Boise State defeated Oregon 19-8 in the season opener at Bronco Stadium. All of the below results come from the Pollspeak , which tracks ... (more) Eight AP voters put Oregon ahead of Boise State on ballot

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sports.espn.go.com - 11/2/2009
Florida Gators hold top spot in BCS; Texas Longhorns new No. 2
— sports.espn.go.com — Texas took a small step forward in the Bowl Championship Series standings Sunday, and the remaining unbeaten... teams held down the first seven spots. (more) Florida Gators hold top spot in BCS; Texas Longhorns new ...

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bigeastsportsblog.com — ... Cincinnati’s remaining schedule is actually more impressive than Texas’. (The Sporting News) ...

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rushthecourt.net 10/29/2009 — One of the favorite days of the year for us at RTC is when the preseason polls are announced. Maybe it takes us back to our days growing up and anticipating the start of the season, but somehow, it just seems to make everything official .  ...
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Slowly but surely the Longhorns are climbing the polls. After taking apart Oklahoma State 41-14, the Texas Longhorns jumped up one spot to No. 2 in both the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and The Associated Press Poll. Florida is No. 1 in both polls. The Longhorns received 13 votes in ...
Rushing the Polls: Preseason Edition — The Slipper Still Fits
If you read our site last season, you'd know that we have a pretty strong obsession with college rankings and the polls.  Thanks to the great people at PollSpeak , we have a more in depth understanding of the polls than ever before.  This will be especially interesting this season as ...