A couple of economists took the time to prove that football coaches are biased in their poll voting. Only, it is for a British publication, so you get the added bonus of reading words like “favourable” and “minimise.”
Hey, Get This: Coaches Are Biased
↵↵When a coach’s university receives a greater financial payoff if a particular contending team receives an invitation, coaches rank that team higher, thereby increasing their chance of receiving the payoff. On average, an additional payoff between $3.3 and $5 million buys a more favourable ranking of one position. Moreover, for each increase in a contending team’s payoff equal to 10% of a coach’s football budget, coaches respond with more favourable rankings of half a position.
↵↵But remember: computer rankings ruin everything. Stupid computers.
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