I used each of the old BCS computer rankings systems as well as Brian Fremeau’s FEI system to put together similarity rankings for each of the Big 12 title contenders. Why these systems? Well, there are over 100 systems that rank college football teams (seriously), and I can’t really tell you which ones are the best. I assume some rational thought went into selecting the six BCS computer polls, so I’ll go with those. I know that the FEI system is a good one, so I added that one as well.
I still like computer polls because they are largely immune from the biases we are susceptible to – seeing similar resumes with Bama on one and Boise on the other doesn’t come into play like it does with human beings.