(06-29-2014 07:47 AM)TerryD Wrote: Look at the way the Cap One cup is scored, see link at http://www.capitalonecup.com/
The short explanation of the difference is Cap One awards certain sports (football, basketball, baseball, softball, outdoor track/field (?), soccer (?), lacrosse (?) among others) three times as many points for top finishes in those sports, so success in other sports doesn't count for as much in the eyes of the Cap One Cup. Also, Cap One has separate standings for men's and women's sports.
The Learfield standings reward each counted sport (using 10 best men's and 10 best women's results for each school) roughly equally. See http://www.nacda.com/directorscup/nacda-...oring.html
LOL at the Cap One Cup.
1) Soccer and lacrosse are the same weight as football, basketball and baseball? Soccer and lacrosse 3x as important as volleyball, tennis and golf? Please.
2) They only award points for Top 10 finishes. If your team finishes 11th, you get no points. That's not arbitrary or anything.
3) Further, there's a big difference between 4th and 5th. 4th and 8th. Really? Like the polls are so precise?
If you really wanted to weight things properly:
FBS Football 20X
Basketball 7X
FCS Football, Baseball & Women's basketball 2X
Everything else 1X
1st should get more points than 2nd
2nd should get more points than 3rd & 4th
3-4 should get the same, but more points than 5-8
5-8 should get the same, but more points than 9-16
9-16 should get the same, but more points than 17-25 (or 17-32)
17-25 (or 17-32) should get the same
No points if you don't finish Top 25 (or 32).