Power Ranking Super 14 Semi finals predictions

As the Super 14 reaches the business end of the competition I thought I’d mix and match my mathematical models and post some predictions as to who will make the semi finals. These could be wildly inaccurate as they are based on incomplete data but the results are interesting.

Before I publish the tables, let me mention a couple of caveats. First, these predictions only work a week in advance, so the predictions for week 13 and 14 results do not have all the results factored in. Secondly, bonus points are completely disregarded for the purpose of this exercise as there is no way of predicting which way they could go.

Interestingly enough, both models predict the Hurricanes, Bulls and Chiefs to make the top four, with either the Force or Sharks rounding out the top four. Neither seem beyond the realm of possibility either, although the Force get a big boost to their Hollinger ranking due to their drubbing of the Lions which may mean they’re over-ranked.

Personally I’m inclined to agree with my model on current form, and this one sees no Australian teams in the semi finals…

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The Power Ranking Super 14 Semi finals predictions by Hamish McBrearty, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.