Laxpower Cumulative Rankings - 2000-2007

by **onpoint** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:28 am

Interesting thing Laxpower did, combining scores and power rankings from 2000 on.

http://www.laxpower.com/millenium/binmen/rating05.php

Interesting that Michigan beat out UCSB for the #4 spot considering the Gauchos won 2 championships and were in the final four each year since 2001. Cool thing to browse.

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by **Tim Gray** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:43 am

One has to wonder how accurate the SOS can really be. I was very surprised to see the BC had the #1 SOS. You would think that a RMLC or WCLL team would have to have that just considering their leagues strength.

by **jgratson** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:46 am

I think this is only for 4 years. Michigan is showing a record of 65-17, which is about 16-4 for an average season, which appears right.

by **onpoint** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:59 am

Agreed, it seemed a little low.

by **CATLAX MAN** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:44 am

More evidence of Laxpower's unreliability.

by **onpoint** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:09 pm

To be fair, just because UCSB was "underrated" - likely because of their propensity to play closer games than they are supposed to against teams Laxpower says they should blow out, even in seasons where they win 18 games - it seems to me to be a pretty fair representation of the overall relative strength of the MCLA since 2000. I think Laxpower is an excellent indicator of RELATIVE strength, you just have to take it all with a grain of salt. I don't think anyone thinks it is a score predictor or anything. Those people put a lot of time and effort into their rankings, so to simply dismiss them all together would be as much of a mistake as taking them as gospel.

by **Timbalaned** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:19 pm

yeah not sure if it is 2000-2004 (where ever you got that 2000 start date alex) or 2004 til last season, but it is only an accumulation of 4 years of games. you look down at like the RMCL and BYU played 16 conference games in this ranking they have set up, would give them 4 conference games a year for four years. Might even be less years if they count playoffs cause Utah State only has record of 11 conference games, so I really have no idea.

by **nhoskins** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:24 pm

What ever happened to programs like Auburn, Buffalo, Oakland and New Hampshire? In the Top 30 all time, and now...?

by **onpoint** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:55 pm

Timbalaned wrote:yeah not sure if it is 2000-2004 (where ever you got that 2000 start date alex) or 2004 til last season, but it is only an accumulation of 4 years of games. you look down at like the RMCL and BYU played 16 conference games in this ranking they have set up, would give them 4 conference games a year for four years. Might even be less years if they count playoffs cause Utah State only has record of 11 conference games, so I really have no idea.

Came from a laxpower post on their forums - not that I check those sorts of things - from LAF, one of their admins.

by **Ben Clark** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:56 pm

Tim Gray wrote:One has to wonder how accurate the SOS can really be. I was very surprised to see the BC had the #1 SOS. You would think that a RMLC or WCLL team would have to have that just considering their leagues strength.

It also says BC is 29-37 over whatever period of time this is. I know that's not right.

by **BucLax13** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:16 pm

how and who do we contact to run a div. 2 and the old school one league combination?