Showing posts with label Bowl Championship Series. Show all posts
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Monday, November 21, 2011

BCS Computer Rankings

BCS Computer Rankings

Have you ever wondered how the BCS standings were formulated?

This is a rare photo of the computer "system" at work. Supposedly, Jerry the Hamster spins a cage full of balls with high-income football colleges. When Jerry poops on a selected ball, an electrical impulse is sent from the ball through a wire to a top-of-the-line 1981 IBM computer, which displays the team and its rankings in order of Jerry's bowel movements.

It's high-tech science. Most people wouldn't understand.

High-tech BCS Rankings Technology