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Evidence of Television Exposure Effects in AP Top 25 College Football Rankings

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  • Noel D. Campbell

    (University of Central Arkansas)

  • Tammy M. Rogers

    (North Georgia College & State University)

  • R. Zachary Finney

    (University of South Alabama)

Abstract

A potential source of bias in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 football rankings is television exposure. Using the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 college football seasons, the authors observe, all else equal, that AP voters change the ranking of teams differently on the basis of television exposure: The more often a team is televised, relative to the total number of own- and opponent-televised games, the greater the change in the number of AP votes that team receives, even after accounting for own and opponent's on-field performance.

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  • Noel D. Campbell & Tammy M. Rogers & R. Zachary Finney, 2007. "Evidence of Television Exposure Effects in AP Top 25 College Football Rankings," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 8(4), pages 425-434, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jospec:v:8:y:2007:i:4:p:425-434
    DOI: 10.1177/1527002506287660
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