Preseason projections for each conference
We all know that media projections only mean so much(/little). But when multiple projections are combined, we get a gauge as to what is the overall perceived expectation of each team. It filters out the extremes, synthesizing the projections that overrate or underrate certain teams into an aggregate.
The link below incorporates 19 (at the time of this post) media or computer preseason rankings to create combined rankings:
http://preseason.stassen.com/consensus/2018.html
The total points in each conference ranking can be used to show us:
- which teams are overwhelming favorites to win its division (such as the case in both ACC divisions)
- how closely certain teams are projected (for example: Florida & South Carolina as SEC East runner-up)
- or where there is a significant gap (example: B1G East #4 to B1G East #5).
ENJOY!
August 26th, 2018 at 9:23 AM ^
Um. Ok. Makes sense.
August 26th, 2018 at 9:25 AM ^
Sorry I'm new here but can anyone confirm Terik Black out for season?
August 26th, 2018 at 9:29 AM ^
Nothings been confirmed but Tarik does appear to have suffered a serious leg injury. How long he’ll be out no one knows for sure. People are guessing the worst. Gary and Higdon were the other rumored injuries but both should be fine.
August 26th, 2018 at 10:00 AM ^
Nothing from the coaches yet but Yoder said around midnight last night that he’s now 99% certain that Black is done for the year.
I’d just sssume the worst until you hear otherwise.
August 26th, 2018 at 10:49 AM ^
Uh, no James Yoder....if for no other reason than people would prefer to get their Michigan scoops from an actual human being.
August 26th, 2018 at 10:54 AM ^
Yoder is a fraud. He is not an insider and anything he says is always third hand, or a guess.
Credit to user stephenrjking for this link in a different board post.
He is what you would call a dishonest person at the very least.
August 26th, 2018 at 9:29 AM ^
Never mind it's been discussed sorry. Boot me lol
August 26th, 2018 at 10:08 AM ^
CFP has MSU at #1 and Michigan at #24
August 26th, 2018 at 10:15 AM ^
MSU will go 9-3.
August 26th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
And Northwestern at #8, USC #7, Miss State #9, Bama #10, Missouri #16 and UGA #22. That’s perhaps the worst preseason poll ever.
August 26th, 2018 at 10:17 AM ^
Beat Notre Dame!
August 26th, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^
I know nothing about CFP or its accuracy in predicting things, and I believe Dantonio doesn't get enough credit for being a very good coach who's built a pretty strong program. That said, anointing MSU as #1 in the country strikes me as more than a little nuts.
August 26th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
You have to give credit to Kansas’ ineptitude. They were unanimously voted last in the Big12 by every ranking and with a sizable gap to the next worse team. No one does it better....uhhhh worse...than Kansas Football.
August 26th, 2018 at 12:28 PM ^
David Beaty took over from Weis in 2015, and led the Jayhawks to a 0-12 season. Following the 2-10 2016 season, Beaty agreed to a contract extension through 2021, with an annual salary of $1.6 million.
He followed this extension with a 2017 season in which his team won one game and lost eleven, while setting a school record for the fewest yards in a game and breaking an FBS record for the longest away-game losing streak.
So David Beaty has a record of 3-33 and gets paid $1.6 million per year. That's a well-run athletic department.
August 26th, 2018 at 12:03 PM ^
I like the idea, though I wish they weighted the various predictions based on past accuracy.
That said, most sites seem to have Michigan in the 9-11 range, which seems about right to me.
August 26th, 2018 at 9:53 PM ^
Herbie picking Michigan over Notre Dame, per Angelique. So there's that.