Final Power Rankings for the 2011-2012 season!!!

Here we are folks! The lonely Colts have moved up to 31st making the Rams THE WORST TEAM IN THE NFL. Enjoy...

1	GB
2	SF
3	NE
4	NO
5	BAL
6	DET
7	PIT
8	ATL
9	HOU
10	CIN
11	NYG
12	TEN
13	DAL
14	OAK
15	NYJ
16	SEA
17	PHI
18	CHI
19	CAR
20	DEN
21	BUF
22	SD
23	ARI
24	KC
25	MIA
26	JAX
27	WAS
28	CLE
29	MIN
30	TB
31	IND
32	STL

Week 14 Power Rankings

Sorry about last week, it was finals week and didn't have time to produce a weekly rankings. But, I got on it early and here's this weeks rankings...The Niners take over the 2nd spot (after dropping last week) due to an outstanding performance against the Steelers. But the Saints are nipping on their butts, just like in the playoff race.

1	GB
2	SF
3	NE
4	NO
5	HOU
6	DET
7	BAL
8	ATL
9	PIT
10	DAL
11	CIN
12	SEA
13	NYJ
14	SD
15	DEN
16	CHI
17	ARI
18	NYG
19	OAK
20	TEN
21	PHI
22	MIA
23	KC
24	CAR
25	WAS
26	BUF
27	JAX
28	CLE
29	TB
30	MIN
31	STL
32	IND

Pass the Week 13 leftovers please

As of this morning NFL analysts had my 49ers anywhere from #2 to #6, mostly in the latter section of their rankings...and I ask, why? Second best record and the best overall Defense don't get you in at #2?? tisk tisk, anyway, onwards to this weeks rankings!! According to my algorithm the Bears are at #11, but I decided to move them down because of two things: 1) No Cutler and 2) no Forte...without those two I don't see the bears making the playoffs unless the Lions falter and Forte comes back in two weeks and wins the following two games for them....anyway, enough ranting:

1	GB
2	SF
3	HOU
4	NO
5	BAL
6	NE
7	PIT
8	TEN
9	NYJ
10	DET
11	DAL
12	ATL
13	CIN
14	DEN
15	OAK
16	NYG
17	CHI
18	SEA
19	ARI
20	SD
21	KC
22	MIA
23	BUF
24	CAR
25	CLE
26	PHI
27	WAS
28	TB
29	MIN
30	JAX
31	STL
32	IND

Power Rankings for week 12

Howdy those who read my power rankings. Some of you may say, why are the Patriots, Steelers, and Saints behind the Lions...Well, it's because of their TO ratio and margin of victory. Also, the Steelers NEARLY lost to the Chiefs...not exactly something to brag about. I do, however, think that the Saints should be higher than what my calculations came up with, but then again they lost to the Rams earlier this year. Anywho, here are this week's rankings:

1	GB
2	SF
3	BAL
4	HOU
5	NE
6	DET
7	NO
8	PIT
9	CHI
10	DAL
11	OAK
12	ATL
13	CIN
14	DEN
15	NYJ
16	NYG
17	TEN
18	BUF
19	PHI
20	CLE
21	SEA
22	MIA
23	SD
24	WAS
25	TB
26	KC
27	ARI
28	JAX
29	CAR
30	MIN
31	STL
32	IND

Week 12 power rankings

Same old story, the pack attack is 1 and the niners nation is 2. And according to my algorithm they are ahead by a lot, so expect them to be on top even if they lose a game or two in the coming weeks..lets see how the rest of the league panned out...

1	GB
2	SF
3	HOU
4	CHI
5	BAL
6	NE
7	DET
8	NO
9	PIT
10	DAL
11	ATL
12	CIN
13	OAK
14	NYG
15	DEN
16	NYJ
17	TEN
18	PHI
19	BUF
20	CLE
21	SEA
22	MIA
23	TB
24	SD
25	KC
26	ARI
27	JAX
28	WAS
29	MIN
30	CAR
31	STL
32	IND

Week 11 power rankings.

It's that time again folks! Another week gone by and another week of upsets. The Ravens took a big hit after losing to Seattle. Houston moves up to 3rd but without Schaub we'll see what happens next week. Until then...

1	GB
2	SF
3	HOU
4	NO
5	CHI
6	PIT
7	NE
8	DET
9	CIN
10	NYG
11	BAL
12	DAL
13	TEN
14	OAK
15	ATL
16	NYJ
17	BUF
18	DEN
19	SD
20	SEA
21	TB
22	ARI
23	KC
24	JAX
25	PHI
26	CLE
27	MIA
28	WAS
29	CAR
30	MIN
31	STL
32	IND

Power rankings through week 9

Here are my rankings through week 9. Let me know what ya think...

1	GB
2	SF
3	BAL
4	DET
5	HOU
6	CIN
7	NYG
8	NO
9	NYJ
10	CHI
11	ATL
12	NE
13	PIT
14	BUF
15	DAL
16	PHI
17	DEN
18	TEN
19	SD
20	MIN
21	CAR
22	TB
23	ARI
24	OAK
25	JAX
26	KC
27	MIA
28	WAS
29	CLE
30	SEA
31	STL
32	IND

Updated NFL Rankings for Week 8

I changed my algorithm a bit in order to even out the effects of each variable I used. Statistical analysis showed that 3 of my variables did not matter which in reality was not the case. So I changed it and devised a new algorithm to provide you with this weeks rankings:

	Team	Pwr
1	GB	68.36
2	SF	61.79
3	DET	61.50
4	BUF	53.96
5	BAL	53.25
6	PIT	52.31
7	HOU	51.56
8	CIN	51.32
9	NE	50.64
10	NO	49.44
11	NYG	49.11
12	CHI	43.14
13	NYJ	42.89
14	TEN	40.79
15	ATL	40.61
16	SD	39.32
17	OAK	38.93
18	TB	38.25
19	KC	37.46
20	PHI	34.46
21	DAL	33.36
22	CLE	31.93
23	WAS	31.14
24	MIN	26.81
25	CAR	25.75
26	SEA	23.32
27	JAX	22.94
28	DEN	21.07
29	ARI	17.57
30	STL	13.68
31	MIA	8.79
32	IND	5.06

49ers not worthy?

Jeff Curry of US Presswire posted a short article/question on NFL.com about the obscurity of who is the 2nd best team in the NFC with commentary from NFL.com and NFL Network analysts:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d823a56df/article/pack-mentality-who-is-nfcs-secondbest-team-to-green-bay?module=HP11_content_stream.

Steve Wyche has the right idea by choosing the 49ers, but lets get to them later and begin by analyzing the NFC teams that the analysts chose to represent the NFC behind the Packers. The Saints just lost to one of the worst teams in the NFL after beating the poop out of THE worst team in the NFL (Colts) and have a losing record on the road 2-3.  In 2 of the last 3 games the Lions have proven to be inconsistent; except against a weary Broncos team and their "superman" Tebow. The Giants lost to Seattle and barely pulled out a win versus the Dolphins last week, showing that they can be inconsistent on both sides of the ball. The Eagles, although extremely talented and fast, lack the Defense to  stop a team's offense (with exception to the Cowboys apparently). Now, lets get to the 49ers.

 Although they "only" beat the Browns by 10 points, Jeff Curry fails to associate the Browns with any sort of proficiency as an NFL team and doesn't understand that a win is a win. Defensively, the Browns rank 5th in yards allowed per game and 8th in total points allowed per game. Although the Browns have only beaten the bottom of the NFL barrel (MIA, SEA, and IND), their defense has allowed them to remain in each and every game. So to say that the 49ers "did just enough" to beat the Browns is an asinine comment in my opinion. The game was much more difficult then Curry realizes.

Through week 7 the 49ers were the most efficient team on both offense and defense1. They have beaten playoff bound teams such as the Lions (6-2) , Eagles (3-4), Buccaneers (4-3), and Bengals (5-2), three of which came on the road. Through week 8 they sport the league's #2 Turnover ratio, are ranked #6 in points scored per game, #1 in points allowed, and #3 in net points. All of the mentioned stats are better than the Saints which were mentioned by several NFL.com and NFL Network analysts as being #2 in the NFC. Not to mention that the Niners have the second best winning percentage in the NFL (85.7%) behind the Packers. The 49ers, stat-wise and record wise are an elite NFL team and ARE #2 in the NFC and quite possibly the second best team in the NFL. The only exception could be between the now red-hot Steelers and the ever-dangerous Patriots. I would include Baltimore in the discussion but the inconsistency of their offense leaves me a skeptic. Regarding PIT and NE I guess we will find out who is better later down the road, especially when the 49ers play host to the Steelers on Monday Night (Week 15). 

1.  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/kerry_byrne/10/26/49ers.coaching/index.html

Niners week 8

Here are three reasons why the 49ers shall win against the Cleveland Browns. 1) No rush offense means McCoy has to carry the workload, 2) Frank Gore..., 3) The 49ers defense is virtually a brick wall.

Week 7 Power Rankings

Here are my power rankings. They were determined using this algorithm I concocted: Enjoy

Power = 50 + W+ 0.43*HW + 0.57*RW + TO/2 + PM/G + W%

50 is an arbitrary number used so that I do not obtain negative values (they're a pain to work with).

W = wins which is set to a value of 5

HW = home wins - weighted to 0.43 because home teams win 57% on average over the last 10 years; they receive less points for having a higher average of winning.
RW = road wins - weighted to 0.57 because a team that wins on the road is better than a team that wins at home.

TO = turnover margin - it's divided by 2 to lessen its effect on total power (i.e. it's not weighted the same as point margin)

PM/G = point margin per game - denotes the average points scored minus points allowed per game

W% = win percentage - values were divided by ten to make results more-or-less equivalent to the rest of the variables (there is not an over inflation caused by W% just a point value - 100% = 10 points).

1	GB	92.63
2	SF	83.97
3	DET	77.86
4	HOU	76.75
5	NO	76.54
6	BAL	76.53
7	NE	74.60
8	BUF	73.86
9	ATL	72.57
10	NYJ	71.59
11	CHI	69.21
12	PIT	68.10
13	DAL	65.90
14	NYG	65.83
15	TB	64.93
16	CLE	61.56
17	OAK	59.14
18	CIN	58.83
19	CAR	58.71
20	SD	58.03
21	KC	57.48
22	WAS	57.10
23	TEN	56.10
24	MIN	53.50
25	DEN	52.22
26	JAX	50.60
27	SEA	49.67
28	ARI	44.60
29	PHI	42.47
30	MIA	37.17
31	STL	34.67
32	IND	24.00

Rough power rankings

Hey guys, so this is a rough power rankings based on an algorithm I made. So far it only includes wins, points margin per game, and turnovers. It will include and weight road/home games and the power rankings of their opponents later on. Hope this sparks some intrigue!

1    GB    53.60 2    SF    45.67 3    DET    43.67 4    BAL    40.40 5    BUF    35.83 6    NE    34.33 7    CIN    28.20 8    NYG    25.17 9    OAK    24.00 10    HOU    20.83 11    SD    20.83 12    NO    19.33 13    NYJ    19.33 14    CHI    19.33 15    TB    16.60 16    TEN    14.83 17    ATL    14.60 18    WAS    14.60 19    PIT    12.83 20    DAL    10.00 21    MIN    5.00 22    CLE    3.67 23    SEA    3.33 24    PHI    2.00 25    ARI    -4.00 26    CAR    -6.00 27    DEN    -7.00 28    KC    -7.17 29    JAX    -8.00 30    MIA    -10.83 31    STL    -18.60 32    IND    -18.80 d

So far for grad school being cheaper...

For my undergrad studies I didn't worry about the 30% increase in tuition, well, because I received a grant to offset the addition costs...cool, that was fine. But now, simply 2 months after I was accepted into grad school the board of directors decided to increase tuition by 15%...now I'm screwed. I not only don't receive any grants or scholarships now but the only source of financial aid I get is from wonderful loans. In fact, 1 year at grad school will cost more in loans than 5 years of undergrad studies...come on! Everybody kept telling me that I should obtain more financial aid from grad school not less, and now debt is overtaking all of my financial obligations for what seems to be at least 10 years (according to my loan payment schedule). Hooray!

Now I understand the state is in a budget crisis and has been for a while...but the more you increase tuition the more likely it is that a student will either drop out due to high costs or simply not go at all. And you would think that if students are not paying tuition altogether, and less students may attend college because of it, the state would receive less money after their increases...well, unless the tuition increases are low enough to be negligible..WHICH THEY AREN'T!!