TexasTerror
July 8th, 2014, 09:32 AM
The Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet at its meeting June 26-27 approved a change to the NCAA Simple Rating System that standardizes the number of games played in the Football Championship Subdivision.
The rating system was introduced in the 2013 season as a tool for the Division I Football
Committee to use when evaluating, selecting and seeding teams in the championship. But the system did not standardize the data based on whether an institution played 11 or 12 regular-season games. The football committee believes such standardization will equalize all teams on a weekly basis throughout the season and add consistency to the process.
The football committee also wanted margins of victory to factor into the NCAA Simple Rating System. To guard against unsportsmanlike behaviors, the committee proposed that any advantages from that element of the formula be capped at 21 points so teams would not be motivated to run up the score to benefit in the selection process.
But the cabinet members, concerned about too many unintended consequences, did not approve the margin-of-victory portion of the recommendation.
Cabinet members did approve increasing the minimum financial guarantees after the first round of the championship. The guarantees have increased as follows: $40,000 for second-round games (up from $30,000); $50,000 for quarterfinals (up from $40,000); and $60,000 for semifinals (up from $50,000).
Full Story (http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/cabinet-modifies-rating-system-football-championship-subdivision?division=d1)
The rating system was introduced in the 2013 season as a tool for the Division I Football
Committee to use when evaluating, selecting and seeding teams in the championship. But the system did not standardize the data based on whether an institution played 11 or 12 regular-season games. The football committee believes such standardization will equalize all teams on a weekly basis throughout the season and add consistency to the process.
The football committee also wanted margins of victory to factor into the NCAA Simple Rating System. To guard against unsportsmanlike behaviors, the committee proposed that any advantages from that element of the formula be capped at 21 points so teams would not be motivated to run up the score to benefit in the selection process.
But the cabinet members, concerned about too many unintended consequences, did not approve the margin-of-victory portion of the recommendation.
Cabinet members did approve increasing the minimum financial guarantees after the first round of the championship. The guarantees have increased as follows: $40,000 for second-round games (up from $30,000); $50,000 for quarterfinals (up from $40,000); and $60,000 for semifinals (up from $50,000).
Full Story (http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/cabinet-modifies-rating-system-football-championship-subdivision?division=d1)