The Entropy System College Football Ratings and Predictions
NCAA football | NFL | NCAA basketball | NBA
final 2009/10 1A ratings | all Division 1
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The Entropy System has been racking up awards for prediction accuracy and wins in competitions for several seasons now. If you are looking for accuracy, you have come to the right place.
NEW: My latest attempt at shining a light on the futility of the present BCS methodology:
click here.
And that is continued here: ROFL @ The BCS.
The Past:
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990
1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980
1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970
1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1960
1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950
1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940
1939 | 1938 | 1937 | 1936 | 1935 | 1934 | 1933 | 1932 | 1931 | 1930
1929 | 1928 | 1927 | 1926 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | 1921 | 1920
pre-1920 ratings
Champions List and comparison with historical polls
commentary on some rankings
Other Sports / Miscellany:
NFL | NBA | NCAA basketball
About this system
The 222 most dominant teams since 1945
Yes!
Massey's ranking comparison
rec.sport.football.college
Some scores from before 1993 were obtained from James Howell's site and the College Football Data Warehouse
What happens when you go into this business
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