[Conor Ryan]

I love this type of research, it really helps to tune those algorithmic scouting applications.

This type of work is incredibly similar to mathematical economics/econometrics type fields.

Fundamentally you'll see the law of averages dictate direction, but the real question is what was the Quality of the Other Alliance Members for each team based on the final ranking. The Strength of Schedule should be a good proxy for determining the quality of the match scheduling, which should help you determine the minimum number of matches needed to rank better.

But hey, we all have those days where we jump from 48th to 6th in the last 4 matches.