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.