The Bowl Championship Series: A Mathematical Review
Popular Physics
2007-05-23 v1 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Abstract
We discuss individual components of the college football Bowl Championship Series, compare with a simple algorithm defined by random walks on a biased graph, attempt to predict whether the proposed changes will truly lead to increased BCS bowl access for non-BCS schools, and conclude by arguing that the true problem with the BCS Standings lies not in the computer algorithms, but rather in misguided addition.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0403049,
title = {The Bowl Championship Series: A Mathematical Review},
author = {Thomas Callaghan and Peter J. Mucha and Mason A. Porter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0403049},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Notices of the AMS