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Tag Archives: NCAA Tournament
The Silliness of Bracketology
We’re less than one month from Selection Sunday, which means the burgeoning field often called Bracketology is in full swing. Bracketology has taken on some broader meanings over the years, but it most often refers to predicting the selection and seeding of … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, descriptive, March Madness, review
Tagged bracketologists, Bracketology, Joe Lunardi, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, S-Curve
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Winners and Losers from Selection Sunday
Despite what many television analysts might say, seeding does have an enormous impact on a team’s chances to advance in the tournament. Every seed line you move up increases your chances of going further in the tournament. But the seeds … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, March Madness, predictive, team evaluation
Tagged Belmont, Butler, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, March Madness, Memphis, NCAA Tournament, Saint Mary's, UCLA
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The Achievement S-Curve: 3/10/2012
About half of the automatic bids are still up for grabs this weekend, but the NCAA Tournament picture is starting to take shape. It’s time for one last Achievement S-Curve update. As always, the full ratings can be found here. … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, descriptive, March Madness, team evaluation
Tagged Bracketology, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, S-Curve
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The Blindness of the Blind Resume
I love the spirit of the blind resume. I hate the execution. With Selection Sunday just hours away, you will undoubtedly be inundated with blind resumes comparing multiple teams and asked to decide which team is in and which is … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, descriptive, March Madness, team evaluation
Tagged Bracketology, March Madness, NCAA Tournament
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What the RPI is and what it is not
Earlier today on CBSsports.com, Matt Norlander wrote an article about the much-maligned RPI. He comes to this conclusion: If anything else, this chart proves there are far too frequent communication breakdowns with teams across the board, enough so that the … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, descriptive, March Madness, predictive, review, team evaluation
Tagged March Madness, NCAA Tournament
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The Importance of Seeding
This post was a 2-part guest post at TeamRankings.com. Here are Part 1 and Part 2. With a month left in the season, most of college basketball is focused on who’s in and out of the tournament. Those teams near … Continue reading
The Selection Question Revisited
The Philadelphia Eagles finished the season 8-8, but outscored their opponents by 68 points, the 5th-best mark in the NFC. Seven of their 8 losses were by one score or less, and they finished the season hot on a 4-game … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, descriptive, Football, March Madness, team evaluation
Tagged NCAA Tournament, Philadelphia Eagles, S-Curve
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Quick Slant: Murray State punches ticket
One cool thing we can do with the rest-of-season simulation is look at the effect that the outcome of a specific game can have. As an example, take today’s headline BracketBusters game between Murray State and St. Mary’s that just … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, March Madness, Quick Slant, simulation, team evaluation
Tagged Bracketology, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, S-Curve
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The Achievement S-Curve: 2/13/2012
Quick update on the Achievement S-Curve. First, the bracket and the full ASC data here: The ASC is converging with Bracketology. Besides differences in doling out the automatic bids, just two of Lunardi’s at-large teams were not in my bracket–BYU … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, descriptive, March Madness, predictive, team evaluation
Tagged Bracketology, NCAA Tournament, S-Curve
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Who’s REALLY Going Dancing?
Around this time of year, there’s lots of talk about who’s in and who’s out and who’s on the bubble. Plenty of chatter about what may or may not get your team into the Big Dance. Tons of discussion of … Continue reading
Posted in College Basketball, descriptive, March Madness, predictive, simulation, team evaluation
Tagged Bracketology, NCAA Tournament, S-Curve
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