Best Team Always Wins?

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  1. Stu Ryckman

    Stu Ryckman Well-Known Member

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    Purdue 20, Indiana State 14
    Indiana State 70, Quincy 7
    Quincy 36, Lindenwood University-Belleville 7
    Lindenwood University-Bellville 42, Central Methodist 16
    Central Methodist 38, Bethel KS 31
    Bethel KS 24, Bethany KS 14
    Bethany KS 24, Tabor 17
    Tabor 10, Nebraska Wesleyan 9
    Nebraska Wesleyan 22, Northwestern IA 8
    Northwestern IA 38 Morningside 28
    Morningside 40, Rocky Mountain 21
    Rocky Mountain 45, Eastern Oregon 13
    Eastern Oregon 35, Carroll MT 21
    Carroll MT 38, Georgetown KY 28,
    Georgetown KY 20, Lindsey Wilson 10
    Lindsey Wilson 37, Faulkner 30,
    Faulkner 47, Ave Maria 7
    Ave Maria 45, Florida Tech 41
    Florida Tech 28, Shorter University 21
    Shorter University 58, Clark Atlanta 14
    Clark Atlanta 21, Morehouse 17
    Morehouse 42, Central State OH 20
    Central State OH 25, Miles 21
    Miles 41, Tuskegee 36
    Tuskegee 23, Alabama A&M 7
    Alabama A&M 19, Alcorn State 18
    Alcorn State 50, Prairie View A&M 35
    Prairie View A&M 56, Stephen F. Austin 48
    Stephen F. Austin 52, Montana State 38
    Montana State 36, Northern Arizona 7
    Northern Arizona 22, South Dakota 16
    South Dakota 38, Northern Iowa 31
    Northern Iowa 28, Iowa State 20
    Iowa State 52, West Virginia 44
    West Virginia 30, Oklahoma State 21
    Oklahoma State 21, Mississippi State 3
    Mississippi State 17, Mississippi 10
    Mississippi 27, LSU 24
    LSU 35, Auburn 21
    Auburn 34, Alabama 31

    So there. Since the best team always wins, Purdue is better than Alabama.

    And no, I did NOT figure that all out for myself. You can do that with any team...some strings are just longer than others.
    :shock:

    http://www.sixmanguru.com/why-isnt-purdue-in-the-sugar-bowl-a-study-in-graph-theory/
     
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    If Florida could have squeaked a win by someone with a winning record then can you imagine the possibilities for Georgia Southern?? :D
     
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    I'm impressed, Stu. It makes me wonder why Purdue was not in a bowl game. :lol: :lol:
     
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    I have this mental picture of Stu, sitting alone in a remote cabin at a solitary wooden table. Before him is pad and pencil and a solitary candle.
     
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    :p

    When I was in HS, our local newspaper, the Pomona Progress Bulletin, published a similar analysis of comparative scores, which proved that Cal-Poly Pomona could beat Notre Dame...