[CrazedZooChimp]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=15599.msg170244#msg170244 date=1473186964]
We're still behind University of Stanky Cretins in the computer poll?  How does that happen?

"(Reminder: Preseason projections still carry ~90% weight.)http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa"

It started out projected #9, and as the tweet says, preseason projections are still very important. Preseason projections liked (as usual) SC's formidable recruiting classes and returning talent. They didn't know Clay Helton is coaching them.
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I would guess they're also a little more forgiving to a team losing on the road to the top team in the country than humans are. Granted $C lost horribly, but most human polls oddly punish teams for losing games they're expected to lose. The computers tend to punish the number in the loss column less than who they lost to or how they lost. Of course, since it was a blow out, I don't fault any humans for throwing them out of the polls. However, I would not have dropped UCLA from the polls for losing in OT to a team that they weren't actually favored against.

[CrazedZooChimp]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=15599.msg170244#msg170244 date=1473186964]
We're still behind University of Stanky Cretins in the computer poll?  How does that happen?

"(Reminder: Preseason projections still carry ~90% weight.)http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa"

It started out projected #9, and as the tweet says, preseason projections are still very important. Preseason projections liked (as usual) SC's formidable recruiting classes and returning talent. They didn't know Clay Helton is coaching them.
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I would guess they're also a little more forgiving to a team losing on the road to the top team in the country than humans are. Granted $C lost horribly, but most human polls oddly punish teams for losing games they're expected to lose. The computers tend to punish the number in the loss column less than who they lost to or how they lost. Of course, since it was a blow out, I don't fault any humans for throwing them out of the polls. However, I would not have dropped UCLA from the polls for losing in OT to a team that they weren't actually favored against.