Research · 2026
Test the model's assumptions
Original calculations from the Power Board's completed-game dataset. Each study includes results, reproducible methods, linked team evidence, and the limits of what the data can establish.
These studies describe the current season snapshot. Sensitivity is not prediction accuracy, and a shared numerical scale does not prove that disconnected schedules have comparable strength. Review status is disclosed on every study.
- Automated analysis · human review pendingHow much does the blowout cap change the rankings?Re-solving the same completed games with 14-, 28-, and 42-point soft caps reveals which rankings depend most on large margins.Read the study
- Automated analysis · human review pendingWhich teams are actually connected by the schedule?An audit of the completed-game network shows where cross-division comparisons have game evidence and where the common scale depends on model assumptions.Read the study
- Automated analysis · human review pendingWhere power and résumé disagree, and what the gap meansCompare scoring-strength ranks with wins above benchmark using the same completed schedule, with actual team examples and explicit limits on both measures.Read the study