How DO They Do That?

[IdaGriz01]

Some interesting insights/gripes from TSN about how the NCAA selects teams for the FCS playoffs. They specifically call out the use (non-use?) of the so-called Simple Rating System (SRS).
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=780994

While never expected to be the definitive answer for the committee in selecting the 13 at-large teams which join the 11 automatic bids in the 24- team field, the SRS wasn't expected to be such a work-in-progress, either. The committee is still producing selections like it did prior to the addition of the SRS, going with subjective analysis over the numbers.
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But the NCAA unveiled the SRS as if the decisions would be made cleaner and better. After the first two years of use, it's not the case.

It's time to improve the SRS or punt it away.