Per Carolyn's wishes, an illustration. Here are sample picks by me and the consequences...
SI Playoff Pool - Week 1 of 4
Rules: Rank all 12 teams, from 12 to 1, with 12 being the most confident you are they will eventually win the Super Bowl.
| Score | Name | Bengals | Broncos | Cardinals | Colts | Cowboys | Lions | Packers | Panthers | Patriots | Ravens | Seahawks | Steelers | | 0 | Carolyn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | EL KABONG!!! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Glenn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Tom C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Kevin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Jeff | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 6 | | 0 | Fuzzy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Bill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Bob Newton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | thehammer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Richardred | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Oblivious | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Bonefish | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Rudi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Steve | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Jim M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Gloop | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | SE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | longnshort | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Buckey | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Here are fake results of the games being played this week:
Ravens 24 v Steelers 14
Bengals 10 v Colts 21
Cowboys 35 v Lions 21
Cardinals 14 v Panthers 21
The Ravens win, giving me 4 points (had the Steelers won I'd have gotten 6). The Colts give me another 7 for winning. The Cowboys give me 9, while the Panthers give me just 2 as I obviously thought the Cardinals would win by ranking them as a 5. So my total is 4+7+9+2=22. Not bad, but had all my higher ranked teams won, I'd have gotten another 5 points.
Let's say next week, when all my top rated teams with byes play, they all lose. I still get points, just not as many points as I would have.
So far so good? Note that really all someone need worry about is rank all the remaining teams. If you make sure to give the teams you think will win higher rankings than the teams they are playing, and they do win, you will obviously maximize your total score.
- Jeff |
