Pick-the-Winners Contest Stats:Entries:There were 89 entries including 2 late entries. Better late than never for partial ranking points
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Picks:89% 79 of 89 picked Wisconsin 1. MINNESOTA v. Wisconsin
98% 87 of 89 picked NEBRASKA 2. NEBRASKA v. Northwestern
93% 83 of 89 picked OKLAHOMA 3. OKLAHOMA v. Texas Tech
92% 82 of 89 picked KSU 4. TCU v. Kansas State
66% 59 of 89 picked Oregon 5. UCLA v. Oregon
92% 82 of 89 picked CSU 6. NEW MEXICO v. Colorado State
98% 87 of 89 picked ARIZONA 7. ARIZONA v. Washington State
94% 84 of 89 picked Washington 8. ARIZONA STATE v. Washington
98% 87 of 89 picked Stanford 9. COLORADO v. Stanford
90% 80 of 89 picked PSU 10. PURDUE v. Penn State [TB]
85% 76 of 89 picked Byu 11. SAN DIEGO v. Byu
72% 64 of 89 picked Oregon 12. SOUTHERN CAL v. Oregon
97% 85 of 88 picked UCLA 13. UCLA v. Oregon State
94% 84 of 89 picked Texas 14. KANSAS STATE v. Texas
93% 83 of 89 picked LMU 15. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT v. Santa Clara
51% 45 of 89 picked NEBRASKA 16. NEBRASKA v. Illinois
69% 61 of 89 picked PURDUE 17. PURDUE v. Ohio State
90% 80 of 89 picked CSUN 18. UCSB v. Cal State Northridge
96% 85 of 89 picked WISCONSIN 19. WISCONSIN v. Minnesota
90% 80 of 89 picked Washington 20. ARIZONA v. Washington
96% 85 of 89 picked ASU 21. ARIZONA STATE v. Washington State
76% 68 of 89 picked UNC 22. DUKE v. North Carolina
100%89of 89 picked FSU 23. FLORIDA STATE v. Virginia Tech
91% 81 of 89 picked USC 24. SOUTHERN CAL v. Oregon State
99% 88 of 89 picked Stanford 25. UTAH v. Stanford
Blow-Out Picks:100% 89 of 89 picked FSU 23. FLORIDA STATE v. Virginia Tech
99% 88 of 89 picked Stanford 25. UTAH v. Stanford
98% 87 of 89 picked ARIZONA 7. ARIZONA v. Washington State
98% 87 of 89 picked Stanford 9. COLORADO v. Stanford
98% 87 of 89 picked NEBRASKA 2. NEBRASKA v. Northwestern
Close Calls, but no that close:51% 45 of 89 picked NEBRASKA 16. NEBRASKA v. Illinois
66% 59 of 89 picked Oregon 5. UCLA v. Oregon
69% 61 of 89 picked PURDUE 17. PURDUE v. Ohio State
On Picking PTW Participants’ Favored Teams:High: 25/25 (7 entries; and 13 at 12/25)
Low: 13/25 (1 entry; 1 at 17/25)
Ave: 22.1/25
Most: 22/25 (24 entries)
Std Dev: 1.64 (after taking out a couple outliers) less diverse than average
Tie-Breaker Total Points:High: 210 (e.g. 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-11)
Low: 100 (e.g. 25-8, 25-8, 25-9) hmmm...
Ave: 171
Most: 135 (6 entries)
Home Field Advantage?Home teams were picked 1024 times (46.0%), away teams 1200 times. 10 of 25 home teams are favored, so 15 of 25 are home underdogs.
PTW results after Wednesday:PTW favored teams had won:4/5 (2 home and 3 away teams won)
Average PTW score:4.1/5
PTW leading entries:5/5 (21/89)