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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129564227" data-attributes="member: 1428007">From what they've told us the researchers ran simulations for 10, 12,14 and 16 member conferences.After running every combination for each size 40,000 times with the differing levels of competition possible,The results show a 12 team, 8 game conference playing a CCG would be the best format in order to increase odds of making the playoff.At 62% the BIG 12 has a far lower chance of making the playoffs than a 12 team league playing 9 conference teams which would be at 73%- which is where the PAC 12 is now.&nbsp; Dennis Dodd asked how 62% compared to the other conferences, and the researcher he spoke to said that that it was clear that it was such a disadvantage that it showed the BIG 12&nbsp; must expand.Not sure why people are trying to find ways to twist that around- it's clear without a doubt from the data and it wasn't taken from a two year sample but a ten year sample.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129564227, member: 1428007"] From what they've told us the researchers ran simulations for 10, 12,14 and 16 member conferences. After running every combination for each size 40,000 times with the differing levels of competition possible, The results show a 12 team, 8 game conference playing a CCG would be the best format in order to increase odds of making the playoff. At 62% the BIG 12 has a far lower chance of making the playoffs than a 12 team league playing 9 conference teams which would be at 73%- which is where the PAC 12 is now. Dennis Dodd asked how 62% compared to the other conferences, and the researcher he spoke to said that that it was clear that it was such a disadvantage that it showed the BIG 12 must expand. Not sure why people are trying to find ways to twist that around- it's clear without a doubt from the data and it wasn't taken from a two year sample but a ten year sample. [/QUOTE]

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