New Pomeroy Ratings Has MSU as #9

[jackobee]

http://kenpom.com/rate.php

 

[Seinfeld]

An Old Dominion team that has lost 4 games is #8, seriously? There is WAY too much emphasis on who you play in these things and not necessarily who you beat.

 

[msumhsfan]

Article in today's clarion ledger talking about how tonight's game is going to hurt us win/lose cause vally's RPI is so low. Wasn't southern ranked around 4th earlier this year, how much do teams move back and forth throughout a season?

 

[GBryne4Heisman]

He gives predictions for each team thats left and he has state only losing once more @ UM.

Not that it really matters, but pretty neat website.

 

[Uncle Leo]

His ratings are a combination of a team's offensive and defensive efficiencies. Here's a description of his system.

As for a reason for ODU being ranked so high, maybe it has something to do with one problem in the system (and Pomeroy acknowledges this problem), which is that it doesn't put a cap on margin of victory. Take a look at ODU's results. Of their 8 wins, 5 have been by more than 25 points. And of their 4 losses, 3 have been by 8 points or less. On average, they've won big and lost small.

It's still early in the season. As Pomeroy says, "More games will push these teams to their rightful location."