Sentences with phrase «strength of schedule»

But their efficiency numbers were great even when adjusted for strength of schedule, and they went 31 - 4 against the schedule they played.

The reaction was generally positive, with the committee's focus on strength of schedule above all else becoming clear.

That said, their lofty win totals are largely based on the weak strength of schedule in the ACC.

The Warriors have the easiest strength of schedule for the remaining games.

It's kind of silly to use the previous year's record to determine strength of schedule.

If still tied, total Strength of Schedule will be used.

I know there are people who will say that strength of schedule explains this, but that argument loses more punch with each passing game.

True strength of schedule can only be measured by looking backward.

I don't get worked up about expected strength of schedule.

It's particularly intriguing because both teams have fairly easy strength of schedule.

The others are points based, and there are a couple that combine points and yards but one can't use any of that to determine strength of schedule.

EX) If two Teams are 4 - 3, and other strength of schedule tiebreakers are tied, we will use this.

One of the major factors that has the Wildcats in the field despite a non-conference strength of schedule of 326th is their 10 - 2 record against the non - KU / Texas Tech / WVU portion of their Big 12 schedule.

It's difficult to measure non-conference strength of schedule with precision, but one method is to look at the percentage of out - of - conference games each major conference plays against other major conferences (plus Notre Dame).

The Falcons had the toughest strength of schedule of any team to make the playoffs.

As a result, Team Lalez dropped to # 6 and Team Darcy edged out the other two based on being 1 - 0 in Head to Head (and had them on strength of schedule as well).

This is largely based on their performance and strength of schedule so far, but the market and bettors know they wouldn't be favored on a neutral field against Alabama — 5Dimes currently lists Alabama -7 vs. Georgia for a potential SEC Title Game matchup in December.

The Schedule just never placed them against each other and because of that, we were left looking at Strength of Schedule which gave Team Kirshner the nod..

I hate strength of schedule arguments more than I hate red zone fade routes, five - hour football games, and that this dumbass sport I love continues to get away with a bunch of nonsense because of a cynical, decades - old definition of «student athlete.»

While you can't blame Jones for his overall strength of schedule in fighting past prime opponents or being the bigger guy, it's GSP who comes out way in front overall for fighting younger opponents overall who were still prime, fighting in a deeper, more talented weight class overall, and also being much smaller than Jones in his respective weight class,

While these power rankings may differ from the prices available on the futures market, it's important to note that strength of schedule plays a large factor when determining NFL win totals.

For Team Almeleh and Putlak should they tie for a spot it would go to Strength of Schedule which is described above.

Team Saltzberg fell to Rivals # 1 Team Rasky to close the Regular Season but thanks to a stronger strength of schedule (opponent overall record) they edged out Team Wolter for the # 9 seed..

But if we're measuring strength of victory over strength of schedule, Sergio's win passes the eye test.

It is decreed that the committee takes strength of schedule into account, but it intentionally doesn't say how.

Is this evidence of poll bias, either by failing to take strength of schedule into account or by favoring Big Ten teams?

Arguments are one thing, but college football's national title is more directly affected by strength of schedule than that of any other major sport.

If Michigan, or MSU for that matter, scheduled complete cupcakes for every non-conference game they'd probably still be in the top 15 for strength of schedule year in and year out based on how stacked the B1G is these days.

Notre Dame from the»40s is in a different stratosphere: four national titles in seven years, the highest mean and median SRS ratings, a winning percentage north of 90, and a crazy strength of schedule number.

Arguing about strength of schedule the wrong way means limiting the sample even further and acting like we can't get meaning out of every play of every game.

And given their better strength of schedule the rest of the way, the Ducks will likely be primed to play for the national title if they win out.

But NorCal is tougher, and unfortunately the Warriors» strength of schedule just isn't there.

These two squads actually finished tied for the 8th spot through 7 weeks but Team Emer got the nod and will be the Home Team as the # 8 seed thanks to a tougher Strength of Schedule throughout the Regular Season.

It would be on brand for WVU to go 11 - 1 and get shut out of the Playoff because a.) the Big 12's strength of schedule fell apart, b.) they won't play a conference title game, and c.) some random terrible thing happens to them along the way.

Strength of Schedule doesn't come into play here since they are in the Same Division and, thus, played the same exact schedule..

5) Team Berzon (Stuart Levin & Associates Insurance)-- Currently tied for 1st with 30 points (Last Week: t - 9)-- I start to look at Strength of Schedule when deciding on where to rank some of these teams.

b. Strength of Schedule.

As mentioned above, they were among the 4 Teams tied at 5 - 2 and due to strength of schedule edged out Team Dean for # 4.

Oh, and the one (Wisconsin) has yet to play anybody and is now comfortably behind Miami in the order, with no hope of matching Miami's full strength of schedule.

The teams had to resort to a coin toss because both finished 6 - 10 and with the same opponent strength of schedule.

Ignore Virtually All Offseason NFL Strength of Schedule Information February 13, 2018 By Warren Sharp

Because of a relatively weak strength of schedule and their propensity for allowing garbage - time points here and there, the 1995 Cornhuskers ranked just 47th.

The Redbirds started 14 — 0, but their nonconference strength of schedule is ranked 316th in the country, and they were 3 — 2 in the Missouri Valley Conference through Sunday.

Oklahoma lost two games before Big 12 play, and outside of West Virginia's win over BYU and Oklahoma State's win over Pitt, the conference lost almost every important non-conference game, tanking the league's perception and strength of schedule metrics.

Look at their conference strength of schedule.

The adjusted scoring efficiencies for offense and defense are shown as well as the offense and defense of the given team's opponents that culminates with a total strength of schedule calculation.»

Due in part to the perceived strength of its schedule, Oklahoma got to play USC in the national championship game, while Auburn won the Sugar Bowl and Utah won the Fiesta Bowl.

And with the upcoming College Football Playoff, Stoops is worried that human voters won't be able to avoid their biases and note strength of schedule.

every team in the ALE went down, as these incorporate strength of schedule whereas the previous projections were only based on ZiPS and Steamer projections.