Abstract

This article presents a method to measure the impact of the home field advantage for intra-conference college football. The method models longitudinal data across several years while utilizing a unique home field parameter for each individual team. Additionally, two novel yet intuitive measures of home field advantage are proposed. As a case study of the method and the definitions of home field advantage, teams with the best and worst home field advantages within their respective conferences are determined.

Recommended Citation

Gajewski, Byron J. (2006) "There’s No Place Like Home: Estimating Intra-Conference Home Field Advantage in College Football Using a Bayesian Piecewise Linear Model," Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1, Article 1.
DOI: 10.2202/1559-0410.1009
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/jqas/vol2/iss1/1