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UPDATE | 2011-2012 CollegeBowling.com Team Power Ranking (January 23, 2012). The Team Power Ranking has been updated to include all reported events through January 23, 2012. The latest additions include the Bearcat Hoinke, Blue & Gold, Devil's Inv. I, Devil's Inv. II, Eagles Baker, FSU Seminole, Hawk Invitational, Suffolk CC Inv., SWIBC III, and Viking Invitational.

The CollegeBowling.com Online Team Power Ranking (OTPR) is an objective point system for ranking ALL schools with college bowling teams based on solely on regular season tournament and conference performance during the current season.

It includes all schools that have competed in one or more eligible events. An eligible event is a USBC Collegiate Division certified intercollegiate team tournament or conference that is attended by a sufficient minimum number of schools to qualify for power points. A conference is not considered in the Team Power Ranking until final conference standings are available.

Each school is ranked separately in a men's and women's division based on the performance of the varsity teams from that school.

The Team Power Ranking does not rank unlisted teams, and no inferences should be drawn about the relative strength or weakness of any such teams. If a school is unlisted, that means a team from that school has not, as of the referenced date, competed in any eligible events.

UPDATE | 2011-2012 CollegeBowling.com Top Average / Average Differential (January 23, 2012). The Top Average / Average Differential Lists have been updated to include all reported events through January 23, 2012. The latest additions include the Bearcat Hoinke, Blue & Gold, Devil's Inv. I, Devil's Inv. II, Eagles Baker, FSU Seminole, Hawk Invitational, Suffolk CC Inv., SWIBC III, and Viking Invitational.

The Player Averages are calculated from the results of USBC certified intercollegiate team tournaments conducted during the current regular season. The minimum overall participation requirement through January 31, is 24 games and increases each month of the season to a final total of 48 games by March 1 2012. The lists include the top players that meet the applicable participation requirement sorted by either 1) "average" or 2) "average differential".

The averages are for informational purposes only, and are not recognized by USBC for use in certified competition. Some averages may include games started by one player but completed by another. Where substitutions have occurred, the game has been credited to the player that started that game

A traditional player average does not accurately measure athlete performance when comparing bowler scores throughout an entire collegiate season, across multiple events and different lane conditions. The average differential provides a method of comparing athlete performance against an event field rather than by just tracking a traditional bowling average. The average differential was developed by Karl Nickolai for use at this site beginning with the 1998-1999 season.

DEFINITIONS

As used in the Top Average / Average Differential lists:

The Field Average (F-AVG) is included to show the average of ALL of the bowlers in ALL of the events the listed player has participated in.

The Average Differential (A-DIFF) shows the difference between the season average of the listed player and the field average for all of the events the listed player has participated in. This shows how much above (or below) the field the listed player has performed.

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