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[QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 943056, member: 237"]
Iyiyi... all that matters is we know who the top 20 teams in the country are. Kenpom, college coaches, students of the game can all get to a similar conclusion. Those of us who enjoy math certainly like to look at these things. We also often look to create algorithms that can possibly help us understand how certain teams are as good as they are. But that approach is not better. It is simply another good way to analyze teams. Its helpful for a selection committee because it allows for more information to help process everything and make a decision even if the math ends up having zero influence.

Finally- its a media thing. Its the information age. Anything that helps sports nuts compare their team to others is going to garner attention. This is especially the case for a guy like pomeroy who is a smart dude and has a neat ratings system be it flawed or not. I think he is a bit overconfident with his model but its more a guy defending his work than anything.
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