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View SchemaThe Bowl Championship Series: A Mathematical Review
| Authors | Thomas Callaghan, Peter J. Mucha, Mason A. Porter |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0403049 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0403049 |
| Journal | Notices of the American Mathematical Society 51, 887-893 (2004) |
Abstract
We discuss individual components of the college football Bowl Championship Series, compare with a simple algorithm defined by random walks on a biased graph, attempt to predict whether the proposed changes will truly lead to increased BCS bowl access for non-BCS schools, and conclude by arguing that the true problem with the BCS Standings lies not in the computer algorithms, but rather in misguided addition.
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