The Ledger Top 25
Where teams stand today: games already played, with each opponent valued at its projected final record. For where they're likely to finish, see the projected final Top 25. Select any team to see why the Ledger and the committee see it differently.
The disagreements
Each line runs from a team's committee rank to its Ledger rank. Green lines rise, red lines fall. Tap a line to read why.
Ledger likes them more credit
Ledger likes them less debit
The playoff field
Games that move the Ledger
We play out the rest of the season 10,000 times. These are the games this week whose results swing playoff chances the most.
Projected final Top 25
Where each team is likely to finish once every remaining game is played. The bar shows the likely range of finishing spots; the dot is the projection. The Top 25 above is where teams stand today.
The race for twelve
A forecast that includes the games still to play: each team's chance of being in the Ledger's playoff field when the regular season ends, with its likely final rank. The gold line marks the bubble.
Blind résumé
Names hidden. Pick the better résumé, then see who it is and where the committee and the Ledger put them. Each pair is one the two rankings disagree on.
Who gets in the Top 25
The Ledger never looks at conference labels. Here's where its Top 25 lands anyway, next to the committee's.
Questions and objections
The questions serious fans ask first, answered with this week's numbers.