MWC Teams: Best wins from 95-96 to 04-05

[livecoug]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

Hey Pelagius, what are the odds that a MWC team will win the conference titles in football, mens and womens basketball all in the same season, as Utah did in such dominating fashion (losing only three combined games) only two years ago?

Since there are 9 conference teams, I assume the odds of winning one title is 9:1. So to win both at once, are the odds 9x9, in other words, 81:1? Then to win all three, is it 81x9, or 729:1?

Didn't BYU do this same thing this very year?

[pelagius]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

Hey Pelagius, what are the odds that a MWC team will win the conference titles in football, mens and womens basketball all in the same season, as Utah did in such dominating fashion (losing only three combined games) only two years ago?

Since there are 9 conference teams, I assume the odds of winning one title is 9:1. So to win both at once, are the odds 9x9, in other words, 81:1? Then to win all three, is it 81x9, or 729:1?

Its true under a couple of the assumptions: (1) the events (conference championships for the different sports) are independent (hard to imagine that this wouldn't be true), and (2) each team in the conference has the an equal chance of winning the conference for each of the respective sports (hard to imagine this one is true).

But, yes you computed the joint probability correctly given your 9:1 assumption.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by livecoug

Didn't BYU do this same thing this very year?

Yes, BYU did do it this year. Props to the Cougars for a great year in the big sports.