What the hell does this mean???

[Electric Amish]

Ratio of games played by team vs. games projected to play as determined by pre-tournament seeding (with 1.00 being average)

This is from ESPN:Insider, referring to a "Score" they've assigned each team in the tourney.

Does anybody understand what the are comaparing? I can't grasp it..

amish

 

[Heisenberg]

I understand what they're saying, but it seems like a useless statistic. I swear they just sit around and think of weird-ass ways to manipulate the numbers to make themselves feel more intelligent.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
I understand what they're saying, but it seems like a useless statistic. I swear they just sit around and think of weird-ass ways to manipulate the numbers to make themselves feel more intelligent.

Please explain it to me.... is it better to be above 1.00 or below??

amish 😕

 

[amnesiac]

All they're saying is that:

# of games played : # of games projected to play = 1

So in effect each team should play as many games as they are supposed to.

== USELESS STATISTIC

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
All they're saying is that:

# of games played : # of games projected to play = 1

So in effect each team should play as many games as they are supposed to.

== USELESS STATISTIC

So, this is in relationship to past appearances in the tourney?

amish

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
I understand what they're saying, but it seems like a useless statistic. I swear they just sit around and think of weird-ass ways to manipulate the numbers to make themselves feel more intelligent.

Please explain it to me.... is it better to be above 1.00 or below??

amish 😕

It's kind of like an "experience" rating. A higher number is better. The higher the number, the more games they've played in relation to how many they'll have to play.

Edit: If it's within the tourney, then it tells how far through each team is.