MWC anomaly last year

[nstod]

The last game of the regular season last year for the MWC was UNLV at San Diego State. It was the 36th conference matchup for the season. San Diego State won that game, for it's first conference win of the season. IF UNLV had won, here is how the standings would have looked:

Utah 8-0
TCU 7-1
BYU 6-2
Air Force 5-3
Colorado State 4-4
UNLV 3-5
New Mexico 2-6
Wyoming 1-7
San Diego State 0-8

Pretty cool. It gets better, though. TCU lost to Utah. BYU lost to Utah and TCU. Air Force lost to Utah, TCU, and BYU. And so on. Each team only lost to teams that finished ahead of them in the standings. Before the SDSU/UNLV game, there were ZERO conference upsets. How often does that happen?

Any statistical gurus want to figure out the probability of it?

[MassNole]

That....is...awesome! Thanks for pointing it out.

[ndhusker90]

wow! that's very weird. i doubt that's even ever happened(even though it really didn't but you know what I mean)
the chances of that happening aren't likely

[Cebby]

The 2002 Big East came close.

If Virginia Tech beat Syracuse in double OT, they would have had:

Miami: 7-0
WVU: 6-1
Pitt: 5-2
VTech: 4-3
BC: 3-4
Temple: 2-5
Cuse: 1-6
Rutgers: LoL@New Jersey

I think anytime you have that breakdown of wins there can't be any upsets.

Due to the scores of the games, I think the 2002 Big East comes the closest.

[ndhusker90]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

The 2002 Big East came close. If Virginia Tech beat Syracuse in double OT, they would have had: Miami: 7-0 WVU: 6-1 Pitt: 5-2 VTech: 4-3 BC: 3-4 Temple: 2-5 Cuse: 1-6 Rutgers: LoL@New Jersey I think anytime you have that breakdown of wins there can't be any upsets. Due to the scores of the games, I think the 2002 Big East comes the closest.

ahh good observation.

[BigDofBA]

Quote: Originally Posted by nstod

The last game of the regular season last year for the MWC was UNLV at San Diego State. It was the 36th conference matchup for the season. San Diego State won that game, for it's first conference win of the season. IF UNLV had won, here is how the standings would have looked: Utah 8-0 TCU 7-1 BYU 6-2 Air Force 5-3 Colorado State 4-4 UNLV 3-5 New Mexico 2-6 Wyoming 1-7 San Diego State 0-8 Pretty cool. It gets better, though. TCU lost to Utah. BYU lost to Utah and TCU. Air Force lost to Utah, TCU, and BYU. And so on. Each team only lost to teams that finished ahead of them in the standings. Before the SDSU/UNLV game, there were ZERO conference upsets. How often does that happen? Any statistical gurus want to figure out the probability of it?

Coooooool!

It just goes to show that the MWC is the best conference in football.