MBB Data Points: January 5, 2015

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]