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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Sir Lawrence on March 02, 2008, 11:46:10 AM

Title: Pomeroy after G'town
Post by: Sir Lawrence on March 02, 2008, 11:46:10 AM

Inexplicably, we are ranked higher than Georgetown in the Pomeroy ratings:

http://www.kenpom.com/rate.php

MU #8

Georgetown #9

After yesterday's game.           

Title: Re: Pomeroy after G'town
Post by: 77ncaachamps on March 02, 2008, 11:49:10 AM

Does it have to do with their performance in the game as well as ours? Or even the minuscule loss we endured?

Title: Re: Pomeroy after G'town
Post by: MUfan12 on March 02, 2008, 11:52:03 AM

I believe Pomeroy uses statistical factors to come up with his ranking. He can explain it better than I can- http://www.kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/ratings_explanation/

Title: Re: Pomeroy after G'town
Post by: Henry Sugar on March 02, 2008, 12:46:03 PM

Wisconsin was also ranked higher in the Pomeroy rankings before and after we beat them.

We were ranked higher than Georgetown going into the game.  The final statistical difference between our two teams was not all that great, as evidenced by a two point loss.  Therefore, this small advantage for Georgetown would not have changed the results.