A by-product of the DEL college simulation leagues is an accurate and robust ranking system. This system is used here for rating real-life sports team. I have been calculating college football ratings since the 1994 season; other sports have been added more recently.
Current Rankings
The Book: playing the percentages in baseball
Authors' Web Site (with blog)
Amazon
Analysis
- NCAA Tournament Selections and Predictions (March/April, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Selections and Predictions (March/April, 2023)
- NCAA Tournament Selections and Predictions (March/April, 2022)
- NCAA Tournament Predictions (March/April, 2021)
- NCAA Tournament What-If (March 20, 2020)
- NCAA Tournament Predictions (March/April, 2019)
- NCAA Tournament Predictions (April 2, 2018)
- College Football Selections (December 3, 2017)
- NCAA Tournament Predictions (April 4, 2017)
- NCAA Tournament Predictions (April 4, 2016)
- NCAA Tournament Predictions (April 1, 2015)
- RPI/College Basketball (March 11, 2012)
- RPI/College Basketball (March 14, 2011)
- RPI/College Basketball (March 17, 2010)
- Statistical Analysis of Steroid Use (August 6, 2008)
- Big Twelve/BCS (2008)
- RPI/College Basketball (March 12, 2007)
- College Basketball: Upset City? (March 27, 2006)
- RPI/College Basketball (March 13, 2005)
- The (un)Importance of Matchups (February 13, 2005)
- How Good is the SEC? (December 12, 2004)
- BCS (2004)
- Clutch Hitting: Fact or Fiction? (February 2, 2004; orig. 8/14/03)
- The Tressel Factor (December 10, 2003)
- BCS (2003)
- How Good are Polls? (November 16, 2003)
- The Importance of Head-to-head (May 13, 2003)
- RPI/College Basketball (2003)
- College Hockey (2003)
- BCS (2002)
- My Ratings (January 13, 2002)
Rating Details
Past Seasons
Historical College Football Rankings (IA only)
List of champions
For seasons after 1994, the complete rankings are more accurate.
Scores are primarily obtained from USAToday.com, with incomplete results filled in using other sources as necessary. Scores for golf are obtained from PGAtour.com. Other useful sources of scores:
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