Power Ratings and Predictions delves into the previously obscure world of college football power ratings, which have been used in an official capacity by the BCS Committee since 1998 to determine which two teams will play in the BCS National Championship game. Few details on the workings of such programs have ever been assembled outside of academic journals. This book throws the doors open on the workings of such ratings, even outlining enough to help curious readers design and test their own ranking systems.

The author explores the deep history of college football in sorting through the numerous (and sometimes surprising) challenges faced by those who dare to puzzle over which schools have been the best each season since 1869. After establishing several possible approaches to power rating theory (which may also be broadly applied to sports other than college football), the ideas are extended into prediction and sports wagering.

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