It's Early But Interesting

We are now 3 weeks into the season and I think there is enough data that the rankings have at least some meaning. Historically it isn't until about Week 6 that the rankings begin to resemble the end of season product, but the early numbers are nice because they provide fodder for fans of teams who don't normally get to gloat, like those of the Houston Cougars. Remember that SAWP only takes into account win/loss record (like the BCS computers) and RR only takes into account points for/against. As you'll see, SAWP right now looks like you gave a Top 25 ballot to someone who knew very little about college football and you told them who beat whom so far this season. RR more closely resembles the AP/Coaches Top 25 polls. Surprisingly RR has Tennessee (a 1-2 team) as the 22nd best team in the country and 18 spots higher than UCLA, a team that beat them on their home turf. So like I said, it will be a few weeks until you can take the results seriously.

First here are the SAWP Ratings:

RNK		TEAM		RATING
1		MIAMI FL		0.7891
2		LSU		0.7496
3		AUBURN		0.7496
4		TEXAS		0.7102
5		IOWA		0.7072
6		CINCINNATI		0.7072
7		ALABAMA		0.6875
8		MICHIGAN		0.6810
9		BOISE ST		0.6810
10		UCLA		0.6707
11		WISCONSIN		0.6678
12		NORTH CAROLINA		0.6678
13		CALIFORNIA		0.6678
14		HOUSTON		0.6663
15		KENTUCKY		0.6541
16		PENN ST		0.6481
17		MISSOURI		0.6464
18		WASHINGTON		0.6423
19		VIRGINIA TECH		0.6423
20		SOUTHERN MISS		0.6386
21		PITTSBURGH		0.6283
22		KANSAS		0.6283
23		INDIANA		0.6283
24		FLORIDA		0.6283
25		CLEMSON		0.6218

And here are the Relative Ratings:

RNK		TEAM		RATING
1		OKLAHOMA		0.8524
2		FLORIDA		0.7714
3		NEBRASKA		0.7624
4		ARIZONA ST		0.7622
5		BOISE ST		0.7294
6		CINCINNATI		0.7189
7		KANSAS		0.7163
8		PENN ST		0.7124
9		ALABAMA		0.7028
10		LSU		0.6982
11		SOUTH FLORIDA		0.6792
12		KENTUCKY		0.6786
13		BOSTON COLLEGE		0.6779
14		USC		0.6769
15		MISSISSIPPI		0.6685
16		CALIFORNIA		0.6665
17		AIR FORCE		0.6633
18		PITTSBURGH		0.6577
19		BYU		0.6509
20		TEXAS		0.6413
21		OHIO ST		0.6372
22		TENNESSEE		0.6297
23		NOTRE DAME		0.6264
24		ARKANSAS ST		0.6214
25		VIRGINIA TECH		0.6193