Organization: Washington University, St. Louis
Date:         Fri, 25 Sep 92 22:12:01 CST
From:         Bapi Gupta <C31801AG@WUVMD>
To:           NETNEWS@WUVMD
Subject:      Gupta Power Ratings Predictions 9-24-92
Newsgroups:   rec.sport.football.college


Here are my predictions, very late as they are.  I already have to
concede the KU-Cal game - what a drag.

Last week I was pretty good at picking winners (22-11-1) and did
fairly well in Chris Stassen's pool - beating all the other computer
rankings except Sagarin, I think.  I was real bad against the spread
though, picking on 13-20-1, but the 3,4 and 5 star picks were still
5-4.  Here is how it broke down.

            last week                       season
---->    0-1   x5   0 -  5            1-2    x5     5 - 10
 --->    1-1   x4   4 -  4            4-2    x4    16 -  8
  -->    4-2   x3  12 -  6            6-4    x3    18 - 12
   ->    4-7   x2   8 - 14          10-12    x2    20 - 24
    >    4-9   x1   4 -  9           6-13    x1     6 - 13
       -----       -------          -----         --------
       13-20       28 - 38          27-33          65 - 67
         39%           42%            45%              49%

Well, it kind of sucks, but mostly in the really weak picks.  The 3, 4 and 5
star picks aren't so bad (11-8).

This week the computer takes #18 Hawaii at home over #57 BYU by 11.5 - it
really loves this game.  It also really like SMU, Kentucky, Purdue,
Mississippi, Tennessee and Southern Miss a lot.

Bapi

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Gupta Power Ratings for college football                    September 24, 1992

This week's predicted scores and spreads:
  - points for each team listed in far left and right columns
  - negative GPR spreads indicate national underdogs who are
    outright favorites by GPR.
  - positive GPR spreads indicate the nationally favored team is
    also favored to win by GPR.
  - selected teams versus national spread are pointed to in center column.
    longest arrows denote best picks.

     national favorite        natl   <->   GPR     national underdog
                             spread       spread

18 KANSAS                      6.0  <       7.5  California                 10

36 BOSTON COLLEGE             13.5  <-     19.5  Michigan State             16
20 MICHIGAN                   18.0     ->  12.0  Houston                     8
28 Clemson                     5.5     ->   1.5  GEORGIA TECH               27
30 PENN STATE                 17.5  <      19.5  Maryland                   11
28 GEORGIA                    12.0    -->   1.0  Mississippi                27

28 VIRGINIA TECH               1.0    -->  -0.5  West Virginia              28
14 Texas Christian             5.5  ---->  -2.5  SOUTHERN METHODIST         16
 5 NORTH CAROLINA              1.0  <-      5.0  North Carolina State        0
22 Rutgers                    19.0     ->  13.5  NAVY                        9
30 NOTRE DAME                 25.5    -->  10.5  Purdue                     20

44 COLORADO                    7.0  <-     11.5  Iowa                       32
28 NEBRASKA                   17.0     ->  10.5  Arizona State              17
16 INDIANA                    10.0  <-     16.0  Missouri                    0
24 AUBURN                     11.0  ---->  -1.0  Southern Mississippi       25
52 AIR FORCE                  17.5     ->  12.0  New Mexico                 40

20 ALABAMA                    17.0      >  14.0  Louisiana Tech              6
20 U.C.L.A.                    5.5     ->   3.0  San Diego State            17
28 MIAMI, FLORIDA             27.5      >  24.5  Arizona                     3
24 LOUISVILLE                  7.0     ->   2.5  Wyoming                    22
48 TENNESSEE                  23.5  <--    45.0  Cincinnati                  3

62 FLORIDA STATE              34.0  <      46.5  Wake Forest                16
44 PITTSBURGH                  9.0    -->   0.5  Minnesota                  43
37 Virginia                   15.5     ->   8.0  DUKE                       29
28 Tulsa                       4.5     ->   1.0  OKLAHOMA STATE             27
26 KANSAS STATE               14.0      >  10.5  Temple                     15

27 TEXAS TECH                  3.0    -->  -0.5  Baylor                     28
33 LOUISIANA STATE            19.0      >  15.0  Colorado State             18
30 KENTUCKY                   10.5  <---   30.5  South Carolina              0
17 MEMPHIS STATE               5.0     ->   1.0  Arkansas                   16
31 UTAH                        9.5     ->   4.0  Oregon State               27

36 Washington State            2.5     ->   0.5  FRESNO STATE               36
15 Brigham Young               2.0  ----> -11.5  HAWAII                     26
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