For conference standings predictos, I like to play a game where I look at somebody's WL conference record/standings and try to figure out who they have winning every game, and which games they leave unanswered. FOR EXAMPLE:
1.Oklahoma 12-0 (9-0)
2.Baylor 10-2 (7-2)
3.Kansas State 10-2 (7-2)
4.Texas 8-4 (6-3)
5.Texas Tech 8-4 (5-4)
6.Oklahoma State 7-5 (4-5)
7.TCU 7-5 (4-5)
8.Iowa State 4-8 (2-7)
9.West Virginia 3-9 (1-8)
10.Kansas 2-10 (0-9)
So everyone loses to OU. Everybody beats KU. Everyone except for KU beats WVU. Everyone except for WVU and KU beat ISU. In reality, then, the rest of the league is decided by a 5 game season where the standings are:
T1. Baylor (4-1)
T1. KSU (4-1)
3. Texas (3-2)
4. TTech (2-3)
T6. OSU (1-4)
T6. TCU (1-4)
Tech must split games against TCU/OSU (they must lose against the loser of OSU/TCU). This means we can get rid of TCU and OSU and remove two wins from each remaining team except for tech, who will only have one win removed and one loss removed.
T1. Baylor (2-1)
T1. KSU (2-1)
3. Texas (1-2)
4. TTech (1-2)
So the winner of Baylor/KSU loses to the loser of Texas/Tech and the loser of Baylor/KSU beats the winner of Texas/Tech. I don't think you can figure them out beyond this. Thus, the only games the example leave unanswered are the Baylor/KSU game and the Texas/Ttech game and OSU/TCU game.
Wow! What fun! Try it out on your own if you get bored over the next few weeks!
