Preseason AP Poll

[Kung Wu]

As you can see by my title here I'm retired. I thought your post needed validation by an old timer.

Hahaha

[jocoshock]

Interesting information:

http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/entry/the_pre-season_ap_poll_is_great

Six times the preseason #1 has won the national title compared to three for the top-ranked team at the end of the regular season. The preseason #1 has made it to the title game a total of 10 times compared to just six for the final #1. It’s stunning to me that armed with 25-30 games of additional information, the writers’ ability to identify the nation’s best team* gets worse!

[Jeffrey Korchek]

Interesting information:

http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/entry/the_pre-season_ap_poll_is_great

I wonder what kind of overlap there is there. How often is the "Final #1" the same as the "Preseason #1"?