I like it a lot. The main thing people would complain about
is where you see BYU and TT ranked ahead of multiple SEC and BIG teams. And it's because this model doesn't have any bias. Every team starts with the same number (100) of marbles.
Compared to reality where the P2 start with 150 marbles, and the blue bloods within the P2 start with 200 marbles.
But I really like the simplicity of the model and how it is entirely driven by the on field results.
Thread Replies (6)
Anyone seen this marble ranking system?
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Nov 22, 2025 at 02:41 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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11/22/25 02:41 PM ET
I like it a lot. The main thing people would complain about
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-- HokieAl
Nov 25, 2025 at 09:15 AM ET
HokieAl
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11/25/25 09:15 AM ET
Top 10 in CFP are all very close to this. Here are the biggest variances.
-- reestuart
Nov 25, 2025 at 06:06 PM ET
reestuart
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11/25/25 06:06 PM ET
Nice bias discovery. The data doesn’t lie**
-- HokieAl
Nov 25, 2025 at 07:27 PM ET
HokieAl
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11/25/25 07:27 PM ET
Pretty surprising. It looks like the SEC is still getting much more benefit
-- reestuart
Nov 25, 2025 at 09:13 PM ET
reestuart
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11/25/25 09:13 PM ET
Exact same 12 teams as the CFP. Only huge difference is BYU's rank. 11 vs 4**
-- reestuart
Nov 25, 2025 at 05:43 PM ET
reestuart
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11/25/25 05:43 PM ET
I'd love to see some data about how well this predicts outcomes.
-- Truthahn
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM ET
Truthahn
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11/25/25 12:29 PM ET