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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4164916, member: 289"] Here is an attempt to see what this system might have actually looked like if it were used. I’m using comparative scores to suggest results. My system is to look at head to head games first, then common opponents, then the top remaining opponents of each team. I want a minimum of 5 comparisons. Using the top remaining opponents, I’ll draw lines from each of one teams opponents to a major college opponent of the other team, trying to avoid repeats so I’m not just re-processing the same information. I’ll try to connect a team from one team’s top opponents to one of the other team’s top opponents. Let’s look at 1936 as an example: Minnesota vs. Santa Clara and Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern Minnesota and Santa Clara did not play each other and had no common opponents. Minnesota’s 5 best opponents were: Northwestern (7-1), Nebraska (7-2), Washington (7-2-1), Purdue (5-2-1) and Iowa (3-4-1) Santa Clara’s 5 best opponents were Louisiana State (9-1-1), Texas Christian (9-2-2), Auburn (7-2-2), Loyola Marymount (6-3) and St. Mary’s (6-3-1) Minnesota lost to Northwestern 0-6 who beat Iowa 18-7 who beat Temple 25-0 who beat Mississippi 12-7 who lost to Louisiana State 0-13 who lost to Santa Clara 14-21 = +15 for Minnesota Minnesota beat Nebraska 7-0 who beat Oklahoma 14-0 who lost to Texas 0-6 who lost to Texas Christian 6-27 who lost to Santa Clara 0-9 = +15 for Santa Clara Minnesota beat Washington 14-7 who beat Idaho 22-0 who lost to St. Mary’s 7-26 who lost to Santa Clara 0-19 = +9 for Santa Clara Minnesota beat Purdue 33-0 who lost to Fordham 0-15 who beat St. Mary’s 7-6 who beat Loyola Marymount 19-7 who lost to Santa Clara 6-13 = +24 for Minnesota Minnesota beat Iowa 52-0 who lost to Indiana 7-13 who beat Syracuse 9-7 who lost to Maryland 0-20 who lost to Florida 6-7 who lost to Auburn 0-13 who lost to Santa Clara 0-12 = +2 for Minnesota Result: Minnesota +19 / 5 lines = +4 Pittsburgh and Northwestern didn’t play each other but had a common opponent: Notre Dame. Pittsburgh beat them 26-0 but Northwestern lost to them 6-26. That’s +46 for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh’s best four other opponents were: Fordham (5-1-2), Duquesne (8-2), Nebraska (7-2) and Washington (7-2-1) Northwestern’s other top four opponents were: Minnesota (7-1), Ohio State (5-3), Illinois (4-3-1) and Iowa (3-4-1) Pittsburgh tied Fordham 0-0 who beat Purdue 15-0 who beat Chicago 35-7 who lost to Ohio State 0-44 who lost to Northwestern 13-14 = Northwestern +2 Pittsburgh lost to Duquesne 0-7 who beat Marquette 13-0 who beat Wisconsin 12-6 who lost to Chicago 6-7 who lost to Illinois 7-18 who lost to Northwestern 2-13 = Northwestern +11 Pittsburgh beat Nebraska 19-6 who lost to Minnesota 0-7 who lost to Northwestern 0-6 = Even Pittsburgh beat Washington 21-0 who lost to Minnesota 7-14 who beat Iowa 52-0 who lost to Northwestern 7-18 = Pittsburgh +48 Result Pittsburgh +81 /5 lines = +16. Minnesota did not play Pittsburgh but they both played Nebraska. Minnesota beat them 7-0 and Pittsburgh beat them 19-6 = +6 for Pittsburgh. They also both played Washington. Minnesota beat them 14-7 and Pittsburgh beat them 21-0 = +14 for Pittsburgh. Minnesota’s best three other opponents were: Northwestern (7-1), Purdue (5-2-1) and Iowa (3-4-1) Pittsburgh’s best three other opponents were: Fordham (5-1-2), Duquesne (8-2), Notre Dame (6-2-1) Minnesota lost to Northwestern 0-6 who lost to Notre Dame 6-26 who lost to Pittsburgh 0-26 = +52 for Pittsburgh Minnesota beat Purdue 33-0 who lost to Fordham 0-15 who tied Pittsburgh 0-0 = +18 for Minnesota Minnesota beat Iowa 52-0 who beat Temple 25-0 who lost to Carnegie Tech 0-7 who lost to Duquesne 0-13 who beat Pittsburgh 7-0 = +64 for Minnesota Result: Minnesota +10 /5 lines: +2 So Minnesota beat Santa Clara by 4, Pittsburgh beat Northwestern by 16 and then Minnesota beat Pittsburgh by 2 to win the national championship. [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/byname.htm[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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