[PrinceLightfoot]

Man, this contest sucks.  I predicted a final score of 45 - 28.  The final score was 42 - 28, but I only place 9th?  The winners were off by a total of 16 points and I was off by 3.  I could have predicted a final score of 114 - 100 and still placed first.  :(

Considering we are predicting the score of the game, using the error from the each teams' score prediction creates a better rank ordering. The current methodology only tracks the predictions of the final spread; not the final score. Here is how the top10 would look like using both score predictions:

Stanford ASU
Final Score 42 28

                                                    Error
Rank Poster           Prediction Stanford ASU Total
1 martyup              45 28           3         0     3
2 OutsiderFan        38 23           4         5    9
3 ChochinoJanks    34 27           8         1    9
4 Card Fan in OR   36  24             6         4     10
5 pefloresjr            34  24           8         4     12
6 JeffInCorvalis      30 27         12         1    13
7 Mick                      31 30         11         2     13
8 Renaissance Man 36 20           6         8    14
9 pcgoode              35 20           7         8    15
10 Kathy                31 24         11          4     15

[PrinceLightfoot]

Man, this contest sucks.  I predicted a final score of 45 - 28.  The final score was 42 - 28, but I only place 9th?  The winners were off by a total of 16 points and I was off by 3.  I could have predicted a final score of 114 - 100 and still placed first.  :(

Considering we are predicting the score of the game, using the error from the each teams' score prediction creates a better rank ordering. The current methodology only tracks the predictions of the final spread; not the final score. Here is how the top10 would look like using both score predictions:

Stanford ASU
Final Score 42 28

                                                    Error
Rank Poster           Prediction Stanford ASU Total
1 martyup              45 28           3         0     3
2 OutsiderFan        38 23           4         5    9
3 ChochinoJanks    34 27           8         1    9
4 Card Fan in OR   36  24             6         4     10
5 pefloresjr            34  24           8         4     12
6 JeffInCorvalis      30 27         12         1    13
7 Mick                      31 30         11         2     13
8 Renaissance Man 36 20           6         8    14
9 pcgoode              35 20           7         8    15
10 Kathy                31 24         11          4     15