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From: kaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Another NFL Rating Method
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Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 12:21:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 31 12:21:00 1984
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Nf-From: uiucdcs!kaufman    Oct 31 11:21:00 1984

A friend and I have come up with a simple but seemingly effective way for
rating the NFL teams.  Basically, it involves giving a team one point for
each win by a team it has beaten (double if they've beaten them twice) and
taking away one for each loss by a team it has lost to.  This is based on
the fact that a better team may lose to Miami, while a not-so-good one is more
likely to lose to, say, a Minnisota.

Through 9 weeks, there are some interesting results.  Despite their inferior
record, Washington is the highest rated team in the NFC East, due to the fact
that among their losses were Miami and San Francisco with their combined one
loss.  San Diego is ranked surprisingly low, until you look closely at what
they've done this season.  They're 0-5 in their division, and 4-0 out of it.
But those wins have come against three teams in the NFC Central (and not the
Bears, either!) and Houston.  They may have their hands full with the Colts
this weekend.  Buffalo, despite their being winless so far, is a point above
Cleveland in the rankings.  The two teams will be playing each other Sunday
on the Bills' home field.  Yet Cleveland is a 1 point favorite.  You may wish
to bet the house on the Bills. :-)

On an unrelated note, when is the NFL going to look at the new geographic
reality and move the Colts to the AFC Central?  They could be cleaning up
there!

Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman)
"Lord knows, we need more statesmen."