How Huskers are rated #7

[Chaz in SoCal]

Here's the free download from some site called McIllece Sports that puts all sorts of analytics into their projection of Nebraska as #7 in the country.

https://mcillecesports.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/college-football-notebook-2016v1-1b.pdf

If somebody feels like taking the time to figuring some of this stuff out, I'm guessing there may actually be some rather interesting stuff to it. See they figure Nebraska having the best offense in the B1G. Hmm.

EDIT: Here's an additional link to understand their numbers...
https://blutarsky.wordpress.com/2016/07/26/a-little-more-on-the-mcillece-sports-data/

"Power, Offense, and Defense Ratings

These are the three primary ratings that measure the quality (or predicted quality) of a team, in terms of points scored and points allowed. They are all schedule-adjusted, meaning that the quality of opposition faced is factored into the calculations.

• Offense = The points scored value of a team’s offense (high is good)
• Defense = The points allowed value of a team’s defense (low is good)
• Power = Offense – Defense. Conceptually, this is the expected margin of victory (or defeat, if negative) versus an average FBS opponent on a neutral field. An average FBS team has a power rating of zero.

Therefore, for a simple estimate of how many points Team1 would score against Team2, add the Offense rating of Team1 to the Defense rating of Team2. This would be equal to the expected Points Scored (PS) for Team1. Analogously, to estimate how many points Team2 would score in that same game against Team1, add Team2’s Offense to Team1’s Defense."

 

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