New Sagarin Ratings

[06panther10]

UNI moves up to #33 in the new Sagarin rankings. Ranked ahead of Schools like Notre Dame and Nebraska. I believe we are now the #1 FCS school in these rankings. These type of things don't really mean alot, but they are still fun to talk about.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt09.htm

[Big_Al]

Re: New Sagarin Ratings

Yes, we are now the #1 FCS team according to Sagarin. Beyond that, I don't think there's much you can say about those ratings. I love UNI but there's no way we're the 33rd best team in the country. Also, see Jacksonville State at #54? Sorry, but I don't buy them as 3rd best in FCS. Sagarin is interesting as far as gauging relative strength but is hardly definitive.

UNI moves up to #33 in the new Sagarin rankings. Ranked ahead of Schools like Notre Dame and Nebraska. I believe we are now the #1 FCS school in these rankings. These type of things don't really mean alot, but they are still fun to talk about.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt09.htm

[Purrrrrfect]

Re: New Sagarin Ratings

nah #7.5 at most

[Newsbreaker]

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At this point, IIRC, last year is still being factored in. I don't think it's until week 6 or 7 that the Sagarin rankings are based 100% on this year.

Hence, Iowa gets a 3-0 this year, and credit for their hot finish a year ago. Meanwhile Penn State (#32) gets hit by losses at Iowa and in the Rose Bowl last year, despite being 3-0.

Still, it's neat to see. I don't know, however...we might not be far off from that number. I wouldn't put us any higher, but it is arguably, outside possible.

[TheMacHouse]

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I think the ratings are pretty accurate since it has NDSU behind the team UNI just played St Francis. Ha Ha to the Bison.

[Newsbreaker]

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UNI falls to #49, but still #1 amongst FCS teams. Iowa to #5. The next MVFC team is SIU at #100.

[casbern]

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I don't understand the logic when it comes to this poll. If Iowa ranked so high, we should have been pushed higher, not fallen.

[Newsbreaker]

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MSU pulled us down more than Iowa pulled us up.

[casbern]

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MSU pulled us down more than Iowa pulled us up.

Damn you MSU!!!! NNNNooooooo!

oh well, meaningless poll, but still fun none the less.

[Mudrafan]

Re: New Sagarin Ratings

you obviously did not see the FSU/Jax St game. Also, some of you & nearly 100% of the non-FCS fans are brainwashed by the media (tv, radio, print). Think for yourself & make your own judgments. It's refreshing.

[Trapped in California]

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MSU pulled us down more than Iowa pulled us up.

I would think that playing both St Francis and IN St in the same year has something to do with it tanking. Both are in the bottom 10% of all Div I teams.

Saragin is still factoring in rankings from last season at this point. I suspect next week's numbers will be all connected, and totally based on this year's performances alone.

[MediaPanther]

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MSU pulled us down more than Iowa pulled us up.

I'm no computer wiz, but how does MSU pull UNI down more than Iowa pulls UNI up? It seems weird to be punished for a 35-7 beat down.

[TheMacHouse]

Re: New Sagarin Ratings

I'm no computer wiz, but how does MSU pull UNI down more than Iowa pulls UNI up? It seems weird to be punished for a 35-7 beat down.

I am guessing UNI's SOS went down this week and that is why they dropped some. It is wierd that Penn St went up in the rankings after a loss and UNI went down so much but really doesn't matter.

[JayJ79]

Re: New Sagarin Ratings

who the F cares about Sagarin?
it matters for the BCS. But we're not in the BCS.
So I'm not gonna lose any sleep over us dropping.

And we'll drop again after next week, even if we beat the Sycamores by two thousand points.

[Trapped in California]

Re: New Sagarin Ratings

The model does several things -

1 measures wins and losses
2 measures the margin of win or loss
3 measures the teams performanve against the expected perormance
4. Measures strength of schedule

We were hurt by St Francis losing to Wagner. We were also hurt by the margin of victory over MSU, which was expected to be about 29 points. Finally, we were hurt by Alabama / Arkansas game results. If I remember correctly, MSU lost to the loser.