Final SEC Power Rankings...

[dawgstudent]

How does a team with a worse record and a team State beat ranked 3 spots higher?

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/p...-power-rankings-alabama-ole-miss-lead-the-way

I would rank as follows:

1. Bama
2. OM
3. LSU
4. Tennesse
5. State
6. Arkansas
7. Georgia
8. Auburn
9. A&M
10. Florida
11-14. Whatever

 

[patdog]

Like I said earlier, it's GIGO. The results are only as good as the formula. If the formula is ********, that's what the results will be. I think your rankings are spot on.

 

[KurtRambis4]

That

AND florida make absolutely zero sense. Aren't power rankings based on where teams are at that point?

 

[Philly Dawg]

There is no forumla, this is a writer's subjective opinion. If there was a formula to conference power rankings, it would take into account conference record and head to head. Arkansas had a better conference record, but lost the head to head battle, so there is room for some subjectivity.

 

[johnson86-1]

AND florida make absolutely zero sense. Aren't power rankings based on where teams are at that point?

I think the FPI is just a formula. With a 12 game season and 4 of the 12 games often complete mismatches, it's hard for a formula to pick up who is really hot or reeling and who is just hitting a tough or easy spot on the schedule. In pro basketball or baseball, catching teams hot or cold will probably even out over the course of a season. But you could easily get lucky on hot and cold teams in college football. Ole Miss caught Bama and A&M at the right time and Arkansas and FLorida at the wrong time. You flip the dates of the Arkansas and Florida games and UM might be in the national playoffs. You switch the Bama and A&M dates and UM might be in the Liberty Bowl (although I think they still would have gotten past A&M).

 

[KurtRambis4]

I honestly

have no idea, I was just saying that because most "power rankings" are in a sense, time specific.