Predicting NCAA Tournament Upsets: The Underdogs
By John Ezekowitz A few weeks ago, when I started analyzing the effects of tempo on NCAA Tournament upsets, I got a crazy idea: what if I could find a model that would predict factors of successful...
View ArticlePredicting NCAA Tournament Upsets: Favorite Vulnerability
By John Ezekowitz On Tuesday, I looked at predicting upsets in the NCAA Tournament. Today I’m looking at which favorites are vulnerable to upsets. Again, I created a database of NCAA Tournament...
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In Which an Infinite Number of Monkeys Brag About Picking Northern Iowa
By David Roher There are over nine quintillion ways to fill out your bracket, and over four hundred trillion ways to predict the first two rounds alone. Based on the craziness of the first four days of...
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NCAA Basketball: Unprecedented Upsets or Same Old Story?
By Julian Ryan *Editor’s Note: Written before Week 18 rankings published Is it really that crazy a college basketball season? Most college hoops fans would argue that this season has seen an...
View ArticleCinderella or Fairytale: March Madness v. the FA Cup
by Julian Ryan In America, March is the month of the Cinderella story for even the most casual of college basketball followers. Millions of fans will turn on their televisions in the hope of watching...
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How Does One Year’s Tournament Performance Affect the Next?
by Kurt Bullard After finishing the 2014 season 35-1 and running the table in the conference, Wichita State earned a one-seed to the dismay of mid-major haters around the country. The Shockers drew...
View ArticleThe Sweet 16: The Chalkiest Round of March Madness
By Benedict Brady As we get deeper into the March Madness tournament, it is tough to weight the importance of a team’s seed with its performance in previous tournament games this year. While most...
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This is One of the Most Upset-Heavy NCAA Tournaments Ever
By Daniel Alpert Round one of March Madness 2016 is in the books. From 15-seeded Middle Tennessee taking down Michigan St. to UNI hitting a half-court buzzer-beater to sink Texas, this year’s first...
View ArticleMarch Madness Week 1 Recap – HSAC Pod Episode 5
On this episode of the HSAC Pod, David Arkow, Danny Blumenthal, and Julia Blank recap the opening weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, discuss college basketball analytics, and make...
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Do Teams with Star Players Perform Better in March?
by Danny Blumenthal Embed from Getty Images Despite 36 points from star Luka Garza, Iowa was upset in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Photo by Jack Dempsey/Getty Images March Madness has been...
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