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[quote author=fullmetal link=topic=17316.msg199229#msg199229 date=1504642738]
Michigan made too many mistakes to be 5th place, but pundits gotta pander.

Usual anchoring bias. Michigan beat a ranked team, Florida, so they should move up a few spots, right? This was confounded by the fact that only three schools beat ranked teams this weekend: Alabama (already no. 1), Michigan, and Virginia Tech (which also moved up 3 spots).
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Also, given their losses, there was a lot of uncertainty on how good Michigan was.  To the extent that I updated my priors, beating a ranked team really helps.

BC

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[quote author=fullmetal link=topic=17316.msg199229#msg199229 date=1504642738]
Michigan made too many mistakes to be 5th place, but pundits gotta pander.

Usual anchoring bias. Michigan beat a ranked team, Florida, so they should move up a few spots, right? This was confounded by the fact that only three schools beat ranked teams this weekend: Alabama (already no. 1), Michigan, and Virginia Tech (which also moved up 3 spots).
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Also, given their losses, there was a lot of uncertainty on how good Michigan was.  To the extent that I updated my priors, beating a ranked team really helps.

BC