Another thing about such formulas... (this, plus the old BCS computer models, etc, etc.)

 

...those who create them experiment with the formula until they generate a desired outcome.

 

So, while they may genuinely try to be objective, they cannot be.  Different elements will be weighted until they have a formula that makes "sense," which means plugging in historical data and ranking past players to ensure it fits "consensus" opinion... in the hope that the resulting rankings will be acceptable and not show bias.

 

But, as we saw in the different computer models, there was bias built in to several of them, if not all to some extent.

 

Same here.  The results are how the formulators intended.  It's certainly not generated in a blind or unbiased way.

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