CBB With Danny Z: Kansas, Tennessee and USC lead another human polls vs. analytics argument
Kansas ranks outside the AP top 15 but fifth in KenPom, highlighting major splits among four college basketball ranking systems this preseason.
TL;DR
- The article compares preseason college basketball rankings from human polls (AP and Coaches) with analytical models (KenPom and TeamRankings).
- Significant disagreements exist for teams like Kansas, USC, Tennessee, Iowa State, Alabama, and Houston, with analytical models generally ranking them higher than human polls.
- Last season's results are used as a reference, showing that human voters may place more weight on how teams finished the previous year, while models focus on projected performance.
- The series intends to follow these rankings throughout the season to evaluate the accuracy of human versus computer predictions.