Sept. 14, 2017 September 14 - Huntington Beach, CA - USA Water Polo will unveil the USA Water Polo National Collegiate Rankings powered by the Freeman Ratings System this Monday, September 18. The computer based rating system, created by Ned Freeman, calculates team rating based off wins, losses, and strength of schedule in addition to a variety of other factors. There is no voting conducted and the ratings update as games are completed. USA Water Polo will release a new report every Monday following the completion of most weekly collegiate action the prior Sunday.
"The most important thing to understand about how our computer power ratings system works is that it is 100% objective. The size of the schools, their division, the league they're in, how good the school or league are historically, their geographic location, how well liked the school is, how good the league is in other sports-- none of these things are programmed into the system. None of them are there to bias it the way that they inevitably bias humans saddled with the daunting task of trying to figure who belongs in post-season play. Rather, they are just a bunch of teams with a bunch of results. Cold, hard, and unfeeling, yes...but as accurate, objective and fair as is possible," said Freeman.
For more information on the USA Water Polo National Collegiate Rankings, the Freeman Ratings System and to see the final rating from the 2016 season in men's and women's water polo,
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