Kentucky: Forget what the Wildcats might do for now, instead let’s focus on what they have done. UK is the No. 1 defensive team and No. 9 offensive team by the DIFFs algorithm. They have five wins against the KPI Top 50 by an average margin of 17.2 PPG. Big […]
Author Archives: Kevin Pauga
Recapping First Month of College Basketball
With the college basketball season about one month old, several storylines have been established: Big 12 Dominance: The Big 12 leads the KPI Rankings by a wide margin. The Big 12 is 78-13 overall (.857, best among all conferences) and is 50-1 in home games. With a true round robin […]
MBB Season Trends: More Steals, More Turnovers, Less Points
All data points below compare data through the first Sunday in December of the 2013-14 season to the same time period this year. Note that this season is a week shorter than last, and hence is comparing one fewer week at this time. The numbers are computed on a per team, […]
2014-15 FBS Bowl Schedule (Ranked by G-Score)
Full KPI Rankings through December 6 Full TV Schedule FBS Bowl Game Rankings by G-Score (with KPI Ranking): Sugar Bowl (Playoff Semifinal): #3 Ohio State (12-1, 8-0 Big Ten) vs. #1 Alabama (12-1, 7-1 SEC) (Thu., Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). G-Score=2.0 Rose Bowl (Playoff Semifinal): #5 Florida State […]
Week 15 KPI FBS Epilogue: “The Decision”
Decision Day is here. And frankly, there are six teams with an argument and Year One of football’s version of a selection process will not be clean after all. First things first, the College Football Selection Committee is a distinguished group of people who want to get this right. They […]