Later, after attending college and getting a job as the radio and TV announcer for a major
college football and basketball program, I had an epiphany. I was casually talking with the
head football coach one day after practice, and I asked him who he thought was going to win
the Michigan-Ohio State game, knowing that he was a “voter” in the coaches’ poll and that
both teams were ranked.
The coach leaned in and told me, “Garrett, you’re not going to believe this, but I never
actually vote in the poll. I let my sports information director fill out the ballot for me.
“You see,” the coach continued, “I am so busy coaching my team and worrying about our
upcoming opponents, that I don’t have time to follow what a hundred other teams are doing,
or worry about who beats who.”
Thanks, Coach! Sure, his insight didn’t help me figure out who was going to win (Michigan
did …this was during the John Cooper era at Ohio State) … but the more I thought about it,
the more I realized that the coach had stumbled upon a way to rate teams that was more
efficient than anything I could have dreamed up.
My brain started working over this information in my mind…a coach who is supposed to be a
voter in the coaches’ poll only has information about his team and the teams he has played.
Hmmmm…what if, instead of using a selected pool of voters who subjectively put together a
listing of what they consider to be the Top 25 teams, what if every team voted in the poll?
And each team assigned a ranking only to itself and to the teams it had played? Wouldn’t
that be a more objective way of determining who the top teams are?
If you would like to learn more about The Formula that powers our Sports Power
Rankings, please click here to download a PDF on the subject.
Our contact information
By email:
support@sportspowerrankings.com
By standard mail:
Sports Power Rankings.com
c/o Garrett Gosselink Insurance Agency, Inc.
1S280 Summit Ave, Suite E1
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meantime you will be assigned a temporary username and password that will be valid until
your chosen username and password become active. The temporary username and
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When you subscribe to Sports Power Rankings.com, you will automatically be billed
$29.95 each month on or about the day of the month on which you signed up (due to
weekends, holidays, and months with less than 31 days, you may be billed up to three days
after your signup day). You can cancel your subscription at any time, and your subscription
will be pro-rated to the day you cancel. We do reserve the right, per our terms of service, to
bar subscribers who cancel their subscription from re-subscribing.
Disclaimer:
The information contained herein is for news, entertainment and amusement purposes only
and is not intended for use to violate any local, state or federal laws. This site is not in any
way affiliated with the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL or NCAA. This site does not accept wagers or
place wagers for its visitors. This site's owner does not condone nor encourage illegal
gambling and is not responsible for any losses or damages incurred as a result of using this
information for gambling purposes. Persons under the age of 21 are not permitted to view
this site. The publisher of this website makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the
information or as to the accuracy of any predictions or rankings. Occasionally, errors or
omissions may occur as the result of incorrect data, mistakes in processing, and other
causes. The publisher disclaims responsibility for the consequences of all such errors
and/or inaccuracies, but would appreciate such errors and/or inaccuracies being called to its
attention.
The following is as true with sports wagering as it is with investing in securities such as
stocks, bonds, and mutual funds - past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Gambling is a risk. And it is a risk that you take on for yourself. Nothing in this website is
intended to represent a prediction of the future; the information is simply an analysis of past
performances. If you gamble, gamble legally, gamble responsibly and do not wager at all if
you cannot afford to lose!
For more information, please read our terms of service.
college football and basketball program, I had an epiphany. I was casually talking with the
head football coach one day after practice, and I asked him who he thought was going to win
the Michigan-Ohio State game, knowing that he was a “voter” in the coaches’ poll and that
both teams were ranked.
The coach leaned in and told me, “Garrett, you’re not going to believe this, but I never
actually vote in the poll. I let my sports information director fill out the ballot for me.
“You see,” the coach continued, “I am so busy coaching my team and worrying about our
upcoming opponents, that I don’t have time to follow what a hundred other teams are doing,
or worry about who beats who.”
Thanks, Coach! Sure, his insight didn’t help me figure out who was going to win (Michigan
did …this was during the John Cooper era at Ohio State) … but the more I thought about it,
the more I realized that the coach had stumbled upon a way to rate teams that was more
efficient than anything I could have dreamed up.
My brain started working over this information in my mind…a coach who is supposed to be a
voter in the coaches’ poll only has information about his team and the teams he has played.
Hmmmm…what if, instead of using a selected pool of voters who subjectively put together a
listing of what they consider to be the Top 25 teams, what if every team voted in the poll?
And each team assigned a ranking only to itself and to the teams it had played? Wouldn’t
that be a more objective way of determining who the top teams are?
If you would like to learn more about The Formula that powers our Sports Power
Rankings, please click here to download a PDF on the subject.
Our contact information
By email:
support@sportspowerrankings.com
By standard mail:
Sports Power Rankings.com
c/o Garrett Gosselink Insurance Agency, Inc.
1S280 Summit Ave, Suite E1
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
By phone:
312-423-6714 or toll-free 866-455-0118
(all calls returned within 24 hours)
support@sportspowerrankings.com
Subscription Information:
As soon as you subscribe, you can log into our "Members Only" portion of the site for
access to the current rankings and today's predictions. After completing the checkout
process, you will receive an e-mail confirming your subscription. Once you do, point your
web browser to members.sportspowerrankings.com , or click on any of the "Member Login"
buttons on our site. Enter the temporary username and password from the e-mail into the
appropriate fields in the form that pops up. After you enter a valid username and password,
you'll be able to view our "Members Only" homepage.
The username and password you select at checkout will be active within 24 hours. In the
meantime you will be assigned a temporary username and password that will be valid until
your chosen username and password become active. The temporary username and
password will be listed in the confirmation e-mail.
Refund, Returns and Cancellation Policies:
When you subscribe to Sports Power Rankings.com, you will automatically be billed
$29.95 each month on or about the day of the month on which you signed up (due to
weekends, holidays, and months with less than 31 days, you may be billed up to three days
after your signup day). You can cancel your subscription at any time, and your subscription
will be pro-rated to the day you cancel. We do reserve the right, per our terms of service, to
bar subscribers who cancel their subscription from re-subscribing.
Disclaimer:
The information contained herein is for news, entertainment and amusement purposes only
and is not intended for use to violate any local, state or federal laws. This site is not in any
way affiliated with the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL or NCAA. This site does not accept wagers or
place wagers for its visitors. This site's owner does not condone nor encourage illegal
gambling and is not responsible for any losses or damages incurred as a result of using this
information for gambling purposes. Persons under the age of 21 are not permitted to view
this site. The publisher of this website makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the
information or as to the accuracy of any predictions or rankings. Occasionally, errors or
omissions may occur as the result of incorrect data, mistakes in processing, and other
causes. The publisher disclaims responsibility for the consequences of all such errors
and/or inaccuracies, but would appreciate such errors and/or inaccuracies being called to its
attention.
The following is as true with sports wagering as it is with investing in securities such as
stocks, bonds, and mutual funds - past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Gambling is a risk. And it is a risk that you take on for yourself. Nothing in this website is
intended to represent a prediction of the future; the information is simply an analysis of past
performances. If you gamble, gamble legally, gamble responsibly and do not wager at all if
you cannot afford to lose!
For more information, please read our terms of service.
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“The Formula” that powers the Sports Power
Rankings was developed by a former radio and
television sports announcer whose father was a
professional statistician.
I started trying to predict the outcomes of upcoming
games when I was about 12 years old, in the early
1980s, using the “PF” and “PA” totals from the NFL
standings on the agate page of my local sports section.
My formula, tweaked with some input from my father,
enabled me to win the football pool run by my buddies
four straight years in high school.
Rankings was developed by a former radio and
television sports announcer whose father was a
professional statistician.
I started trying to predict the outcomes of upcoming
games when I was about 12 years old, in the early
1980s, using the “PF” and “PA” totals from the NFL
standings on the agate page of my local sports section.
My formula, tweaked with some input from my father,
enabled me to win the football pool run by my buddies
four straight years in high school.
