The dual rating is the most subjective of all the rankings. Let’s just take satisfaction in knowing what we know (we’re #1) and let the other dogs have a bone.
The benefit as well as the curse of Wrestlestat is that it is 100% objective. That is, in differense to your statement, it's not subjective in the slightest way. It's all based upon ELO. I think you meant 'inaccurate'.
I argue the unaltered ELO algorithm unfairly considers old matches, while at the same time time treating more recent matches equivalently. Likewise head to head matches don't receive an increased weighting.
Clearly wrestling is a sport where one's growth is not flat. The most recent matches matter the most, and head to head the biggest indicator of all, and I might argue anything older than 18 months should be thrown out.
So there is no 'option' whatsoever in Wrestlestat.
Unfortunately the math says Missou still receives the dual top ranking despite a loss already this season, as well as Dean losing to Warner and other what we might call anomalies.
The results absolutely get stronger as the season progresses, but our frustrations are properly focused on the limitations of ELO, rather than wrestlestat itself which is a superstar of a reference for all of us, and it's free. Kudos to Andrege!!!!!!
