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Week 8 Polls - Illinois #18 in AP Poll
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<blockquote data-quote="superfan" data-source="post: 1802571" data-attributes="member: 3346"><p>I was looking for the new AP rankings and stumbled on ESPN’s rankings. Their methodology:</p><p></p><p><em>“ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) college football rankings and computer prediction model are a measure of team strength that predicts a team’s future performance.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Rankings and scores predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team’s season, using a combination of analytics, including scores to date, quality of opponents, and a team’s schedule.”</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Week 8 results include Illinois unranked and Minnesota at #17</strong>. I knew I shouldn’t have clicked that link. ESPN continues to be a hot mess of an organization and not worth the few seconds I spent on their website.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="superfan, post: 1802571, member: 3346"] I was looking for the new AP rankings and stumbled on ESPN’s rankings. Their methodology: [I]“ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) college football rankings and computer prediction model are a measure of team strength that predicts a team’s future performance. “Rankings and scores predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team’s season, using a combination of analytics, including scores to date, quality of opponents, and a team’s schedule.”[/I] [B]Week 8 results include Illinois unranked and Minnesota at #17[/B]. I knew I shouldn’t have clicked that link. ESPN continues to be a hot mess of an organization and not worth the few seconds I spent on their website. [/QUOTE]
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