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I was trying to see if it was possible to quantify the homefield advantage in college football a few months ago.
The best method I could think of was to look at the difference in winning percetage between conference home games and away games over the last 10 years. I was surprised by the results. Here's the Big Ten (plus ND, because they played many B10 opponents):
There is an advantage for nearly every team in the country. But it is surprising that Michigan, OSU, Wisconsin (and many other purported "tough places to play") seem to offer no more of a homefield advantage than the Metrodome.
Interested in feedback on these numbers.
The best method I could think of was to look at the difference in winning percetage between conference home games and away games over the last 10 years. I was surprised by the results. Here's the Big Ten (plus ND, because they played many B10 opponents):
There is an advantage for nearly every team in the country. But it is surprising that Michigan, OSU, Wisconsin (and many other purported "tough places to play") seem to offer no more of a homefield advantage than the Metrodome.
Interested in feedback on these numbers.