Final Mathletics Football Rankings of the Semester
This past Wednesday was the last Mathletics class of the semester. The last week consisted of class presentations and had topics ranging from marathon running to soccer.To follow up on my group's project which explored which regular season statistics were the best predictors of playoff success, we found that while regular season win percentage was a somewhat reliable predictor in the NBA and NFL, the best predictor of the MLB playoffs is luck. Listed below are the Week 14 Mathletics football rankings. Since we are going on winter break, we will follow up once the post-season starts with some Mathletics predictions. Of note in the rankings is that the Pats dropped a few notches (from 9.64 to 8.43, which pushed them from 2nd to 6th place), even though they beat the Colts. Why the drop? Because they only won by a touchdown against the worst team in the league! League Average: 22 Home Edge: 2.7
|
Team |
Off Rating |
Def Rating |
Off-Def |
|
Green Bay Packers |
11.62 |
-0.62 |
12.25 |
|
Baltimore Ravens |
4.85 |
-4.34 |
9.19 |
|
Houston Texans |
4.71 |
-4.42 |
9.13 |
|
New Orleans Saints |
10.07 |
1.00 |
9.08 |
|
San Francisco 49ers |
1.25 |
-7.25 |
8.50 |
|
New England Patriots |
7.25 |
-1.18 |
8.43 |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
1.17 |
-5.21 |
6.38 |
|
Detroit Lions |
6.25 |
0.23 |
6.03 |
|
Chicago Bears |
0.53 |
-3.60 |
4.13 |
|
New York Jets |
2.15 |
-1.15 |
3.30 |
|
Dallas Cowboys |
2.13 |
-0.95 |
3.07 |
|
Atlanta Falcons |
-0.59 |
-3.25 |
2.66 |
|
Miami Dolphins |
-1.84 |
-3.65 |
1.81 |
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
1.80 |
0.68 |
1.12 |
|
Tennessee Titans |
-1.20 |
-1.80 |
0.61 |
|
San Diego Chargers |
2.34 |
3.13 |
-0.79 |
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
0.84 |
1.88 |
-1.04 |
|
New York Giants |
2.04 |
3.35 |
-1.30 |
|
Buffalo Bills |
1.37 |
3.22 |
-1.86 |
|
Seattle Seahawks |
-2.80 |
-0.58 |
-2.21 |
|
Denver Broncos |
-1.39 |
0.97 |
-2.37 |
|
Oakland Raiders |
1.07 |
4.09 |
-3.02 |
|
Carolina Panthers |
1.95 |
5.26 |
-3.31 |
|
Arizona Cardinals |
-2.45 |
1.51 |
-3.96 |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
-9.02 |
-3.75 |
-5.27 |
|
Washington Redskins |
-5.34 |
0.88 |
-6.22 |
|
Cleveland Browns |
-6.74 |
-0.45 |
-6.29 |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
-2.25 |
4.06 |
-6.31 |
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
-3.94 |
2.67 |
-6.61 |
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
-9.51 |
-0.50 |
-9.01 |
|
St. Louis Rams |
-9.75 |
1.60 |
-11.35 |
|
Indianapolis Colts |
-6.57 |
8.19 |
-14.76 |
