TBRW? Predictions 2000: Second Half Improvement

1/2

Second Half Improvement: 1998-99 Season

Other factors being equal, teams that perform better down the stretch frequently continue that success into the following season. This modifier is computed by taking the teamï¿½s winning percentage over the second eleven games of the conference regular season and subtracting the winning percentage over the first eleven games.

To be more precise:

1/2 = ((Pts in games 12-22) - (Pts in games 1-11)) / 22


Team          12-22    1-11  Pts Dif	  1/2
Brown		 5	 8	-3	-.136
Clarkson	20	16	 4	 .182
Colgate		13	13	 0	 .000
Cornell		 8	13	-5	-.227
Dartmouth	 7	 7	 0	 .000
Harvard		13	 5	 8	 .364
Princeton	10	17	-7	-.318
RPI		11	17	-6	-.273
SLU		16	17	-1	-.045
Union		 1	 3	-2	-.091
Vermont		 9	 7	 2	 .091
Yale		15	11	 4	 .182