10-23-2011, 09:30 AM
Sagarin's real ranking (PREDICTOR) remained strong. It was the Elo-Chess that fell so much. The Pac-12 is just super weak, so Stanford will remain below several teams from the Big 12 and the SEC. And yet, because those teams must play each other, eventually Stanford will rise as some in the group must lose.
Some of Stanford's upcoming opponents have decent ELO-Chess rankings, so it will be OK in the end. Ironically, Sagarin's predictor rankings have most of those teams well, well, below Stanford. So Stanford should be big favorites in all of the games that do not involve Oregon.
Some of Stanford's upcoming opponents have decent ELO-Chess rankings, so it will be OK in the end. Ironically, Sagarin's predictor rankings have most of those teams well, well, below Stanford. So Stanford should be big favorites in all of the games that do not involve Oregon.