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2013 Seed Guide
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YOUR GUIDE TO EVERY SEED MATCH-UP – 2012-13 EDITION:
If you consult only one source to make your bracket picks ...
By ptiernan,
4 months ago
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Test
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Stats champ will win
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Two vie for iPad
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Sweet blog! I found it while browsing on Yahoo News. Do you have any tips on how to get listed in Yahoo News? ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Coach PASE shakeup
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Hopalong. Izzo started second and is still second behind Butler's Brad Stevens. That's why his "Diff" ...
By sneekypeete,
14 months ago
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12 models at 72%
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Agreed. I was heart- broken for Hummell. Two bad plays...and the game was over. The FSU/ Cincy game was similar. ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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No record madness
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Hello I like your blog. Do you need to visitor publish on my very own at some point? If so please inform me by ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Great Eight scenarios
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My main man Herb Maeder calculates all the possible outcomes for the Great Eight Challenge:
IÂ’m blessed to have ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Coaching key to 2012
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Howdy. Very nice site!! Guy .. Excellent .. Wonderful .. I will bookmark your web site and take the feeds ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Madometer breaks!
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I put in 3 brackets in my 100 person pool and I am 1, 8 and 19. The one I am leading with I used the potential ...
By alesiaj,
14 months ago
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Madness still a record
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any updates forthcoming on how the model's are performing this year to date? . . . im too burnt out to do ...
By ryan_tressler,
14 months ago
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MIZZOU FIZZEROO!
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"This year, MEAC champ Norfolk State beat the Big 12's top team. Incredible"
what the heck Winning ...
By phaedruscj,
14 months ago
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Coach K's malaise
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A champion heals a lot of wounds. I wouldn't call it an outlier necessarily. The main point is that the last ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Rd 1-2 victors/victims
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I think those lower seeds need to be added to the list as victors and vice versa. A couple of us called out Leigh. ...
By mmcalca,
14 months ago
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Tourney trend tracker
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I can't disagree with one on that Pete
By ryan_tressler,
14 months ago
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Do Great 8 now!
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I am assuming a lot of people picked Kansas State for the great 8, so I am really cheering for Southern Miss right ...
By ryan_tressler,
14 months ago
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Nervous about which pick
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Baylor isn't an awful pick. They have as much talent as anyone in the country and the Final Four/Champ model ...
By ryan_tressler,
14 months ago
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What's the overall feeling on Final Four picks for everybody on the eve of the GREATEST 4 Days???
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Carolina and Kentucky should be the two favorites to win it all. However, without Henson at 100% Carolina is going ...
By mikeporky,
14 months ago
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Model results analyzed
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Chat time: 7pm EST
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Thanks guys! My math was wrong
By Scalf,
14 months ago
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Xavier 21-12, not 22-11
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Pete, I also found an excel sheet issue. Ohio State's defensive efficiency is listed at -87 and 7th best overall. ...
By foxhound6,
14 months ago
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Great 8 Challenge!
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I hate when the rest of the tournament happens! One year, I was 16 for 16 on the first night...then 7 for ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Tourney odds
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Keeper bracket(s)
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missouri was the closest 7-2 upset nskikin. i advanced florida because of it
By pwakefield77,
14 months ago
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Behind bars
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GuruNick,
Don't forget no one thought to pick anyone but Kansas (the #1 overall seed) in their ...
By booradley12,
14 months ago
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Let's go crazy
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Think I fixed that pinner.
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Melo out, chaos reigns
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Curious Pete, is there any way you could calculate Syracuse's Pythag only for the games when Melo was out ...
By tjansen37,
14 months ago
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Michigan St
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blind bracket selections
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200252914852590.html
Above give you general information ...
By gjd4,
14 months ago
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anatomy of a final four contender
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i just thought it was an alarming stat when i saw that teams that are disqualifed reach the final four at a 5% ...
By pwakefield77,
14 months ago
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10 down, two to go
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haha, probably a good point, but I am sticking with Lehigh anyway . . they fit the profile of a 15 seed darkhorse, ...
By ryan_tressler,
14 months ago
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you're one crazy dancer
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Good question, I would have to consider Baylor because of how talented their roster is. If they ever put everything ...
By ryan_tressler,
14 months ago
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First and Second Round
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COMING TONIGHT!
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Syracuse odds
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Other countries censor content and not just rogue regimes such as the Iranian mullocracy. Poor people! http://www.baidu.com ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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6 stats champs left
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Pete,
Is this the final update for the "champ credentials" or does tournament play usually not factor ...
By rocky1967,
14 months ago
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#10: Data sculpting
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Rrivers123, Pete defines an upset as being a greater than a three seed difference (therefore, 10 over 7 isn't ...
By Bamilus,
14 months ago
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Seeds of discontent
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You have a nice place to work. I had to take the week off--and shut off my cell phone!
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Pythag difference is narrowing
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From the seed guide, from 2004- 2011 16th seeded teams had a pythag avg of .4162. This year there will be two ...
By mmcalca,
14 months ago
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What constitutes an upset
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I notice that the Vegas line affects what you consider an upset, i.e. 10 seed Purdue over 7 seed St Marys is not ...
By mmcalca,
14 months ago
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Seed Guide Victims and Victors
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This is what I came up with for candidate victors in first round following the seed guide.
Leigh
S Dakota ...
By mmcalca,
14 months ago
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Four models done
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@bobseg . . . for the Final Four/Champ Model, you start by deciding the contenders and the progress from there ...
By ryan_tressler,
14 months ago
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Kansas wins in Model 3
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Today, while I was at work, my cousin stole my apple ipad and tested to see if it can survive a thirty foot drop, ...
By special83,
14 months ago
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3 new models added
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In the upset/toss up you have Memphis over SLU and St. Mary's over Purdue, but in the seed matchup, you have ...
By rkess100,
14 months ago
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Pulse check dashboard
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Tourney Pulse Check cheat sheet is here!:
This is a bit of an eye chart, but here are the disqualifiers ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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USBWA All-Americans
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Isiah Canaan is Murray State, you've got Wichita State.
By rcdodd,
14 months ago
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Sheet and 1st model
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I don't put much thought into my gut picks. Just go with my first instinct. Will probably get crazier on the ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Rice coaches UNLV
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@Ryan...fixed the Pythag issue too.
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Kansas in F4, Model 3
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Kansas advances to the Midwest semis in Model 3, not Tar Heels:
What would Selection Sunday be without one mistake ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Bad Friday, mad tourney?
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Well, Sunday didnt help to clear anything up as UNC, Kentucky, and a big 10 school will all lose!
Yep, ...
By ehilly,
14 months ago
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Looking forward
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Nothing I enjoy more on bracketscience then when Pete puts up all his brackets. You do all the work for us Pete ...
By mgspooky,
14 months ago
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Place to play for March Madness
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Hope this is not a problem posting this, otherwise please just remove the thread.
If anyone is looking for ...
By mgspooky,
14 months ago
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Bracketmaster basics
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Quick primer on how to use the Bracketmaster:
The Bracketmaster gives users a small window into the database ...
By ptiernan,
14 months ago
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Stretch Run Report
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Hey Pete - Ohio States "stunning" victory over MSU happened because Brandon Dawson blew out his ACL ...
By TheScribe,
15 months ago
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Snake-bitten coaches
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I'll agree with you there, they just don't look like the team they could/should have been in the last ...
By ryan_tressler,
15 months ago
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Fate of Big Six champs
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It's tougher for me to quickly break out from my db. This late in the season, I won't have time to get ...
By ptiernan,
15 months ago
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NC most likely champ?
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One more stretch run report coming on Monday, March 5.
By ptiernan,
15 months ago
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One more report coming
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Stretch Run Report coming tomorrow:
A few members have asked me whether I'm going to do one more report listing ...
By ptiernan,
15 months ago
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Sane or mad?
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The reason behind their success is repeat business - the simple fact that most of their customers are repeat buyers ...
By ptiernan,
15 months ago
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MSU loses champ cred
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And then there were seven: MSU drops off Champ List:
There are eight stats you can use right now to narrow your ...
By ptiernan,
15 months ago
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Why 2 out of 3 is bad
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Baseline bracket prediction performance:
I just posted my three- part analysis on <A HREF=http:/ / www.bracketscience.com/ ...
By ptiernan,
15 months ago
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Shape of things to come
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My brother recommended I might like this website. He was totally right. This post truly made my day. You cann't ...
By ptiernan,
15 months ago
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Play-in Game Stats
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Hey Pete, have you done any analysis on our 1 year of play-in games of the 'last 4 in'? Meaning Clemson/UAB ...
By rcdodd,
15 months ago
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Mid-season report live!
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Breaking down the mid- season favorites, challengers, sleepers and pretenders:
ThereÂ’s just about a month ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Crazy dance dynamics
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Animation of shifting efficiency numbers exposes potential weakness of 2-5 seeds:
Last Tuesday, I examined the ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Signs of madness
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Hello there! Quick question that's totally off topic. Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly? ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Heels, Gators champs?
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Usual suspects on champs list—but only three qualify based on adjusted scoring and margin:
There are eight stats ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Lower scoring impact
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With scoring decreasing, are defensive-oriented teams faring better in the dance?:
ome of you have noticed ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Eight stats champs left
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Still only eight champs left; Kansas, MSU and Florida at most risk to drop off:
After a week in which several ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Is slow play bad luck?
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This is true, Skillet. But I wouldn't call that "luck," as Ken has coined it. To me, it's the ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Hoyas no champs?
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Georgetown drops off the champ list; now only eight teams left:
There are eight stats you can use right now to ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Seed advance rates
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Round- by- round advancement rates show one seed dominance, but low seed champs come in pairs:
I just posted ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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Upset victors/victims
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Butler top upset victor, Duke top upset victim:
There have been 232 upsets in the 27- year history of the 64- ...
By ptiernan,
16 months ago
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UConn no champ
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Defending champ UConn drops off champ list; nine teams left:
There are eight stats you can use right now to narrow ...
By ptiernan,
17 months ago
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Matchup Margins
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Certainly no person is valued at a person's crying, and therefore the a person that may be garnered'g ...
By ptiernan,
17 months ago
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Ten stats champs
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Ten teams enter the new year with tourney champ credentials:
As I wrote in the December 6 blog, I changed this ...
By ptiernan,
17 months ago
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Seed cheat sheet
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This sounds great! I know we spoke in the past about adding a few more criteria in the 'bracketmaster'. ...
By rfriedland,
17 months ago
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Pomeroy explains
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PomeroyÂ’s adjusted formula for Pythag explains the big drop in 2011- 12 numbers:
In my December 20 blog, I noted ...
By ptiernan,
17 months ago
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Trip to Hickory
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I agree with a lot of the points in this article. Your passion for this subject and the way you describe it is ...
By ptiernan,
17 months ago
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Early season report
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Breaking down the early- season favorites, challengers, sleepers and pretenders…:
There are just 75 ...
By ptiernan,
17 months ago
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Be afraid!
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Could the 2012 tourney be a bigger bracket bloodbath than last year?:
I’ve been trying for the last ...
By ptiernan,
17 months ago
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10 stats champs?
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Pete,
When you reference "average tourney team points", you're specifying average for the season ...
By MarketingScott,
18 months ago
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Ratings leaders
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Calhoun, North Carolina and ACC top ratings lists:
The first articles I always write to start a new season measure ...
By ptiernan,
18 months ago
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Ratings leaders
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Calhoun, North Carolina and ACC top ratings lists:
The first articles I always write to start a new season measure ...
By ptiernan,
18 months ago
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Tip-off today!
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Hey Pete,
I'm excited to see what you pull together to help us determine how crazy things are going to ...
By MarketingScott,
18 months ago
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Opening Dec 1
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2011-12 season of bracketscience.com opening soon:
Just a quick note to let y'all know that the site will ...
By ptiernan,
19 months ago
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UConnlikely
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Pete, are you going to do a wrap-up post comparing how all the models did this year? I don't know how much ...
By Joamiq,
23 months ago
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Top 10 2010 stories
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Great 8 winners!
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First off: congrats to the guys who won. I did terrible (I think I had 18 points...)
Second: I think ...
By Bamilus,
2 years ago
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20% madness!
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Ah well, I got next year to look forward to. My Hoosiers got Zeller coming in and the year after that we have ...
By Bamilus,
2 years ago
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Great Eight update
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Great Eight winner decided, battle for second and third place:
The winner of the iPad 2 has been decided. Mark ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Madometer explodes
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Wide open Great Eight!
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Seven players still in the running for Great Eight prizes:
Depending on the outcomes of this Saturday’s semi-finals ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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All-time madness?
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Yes...I think we are all pulling for the Jayhawks. Otherwise, I'm probably looking at 12 models all under ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Corrections
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2012 - heretofore known as "The Great Do-over"
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Upsetting
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You're right TJ. I circled Richmond twice...neglecting that they beat Morehead State in the second round--so ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Midwest Boy Upset with Officiating
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I am a Marquette alum with no skin in the game, but the thing
that no one talks about is the small schools get ...
By johnmagee412@yahoo.com,
2 years ago
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Round 2 model results
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Glorious pick, with Butler and UConn in my final 4. Should be joined by OH St and KS to pull into first place ...
By Lucus18,
2 years ago
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Coaching ups/downs
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Alright, after seeing the end of those round two games I can really see how a coach should be able to make a difference ...
By maeder,
2 years ago
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Sweet 16 facts
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This year's 2011 Sweet 16 isn't as unique as it seems:
If you compare the 2011 Sweet 16 to the 26 that ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Chalk Talk
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Wow. I'm telling you...I feel like I should've been on that FSU pick. But I thought Singleton wouldn't ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Top three seeds in E8
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The most that could make it this year (1-3 seeds in the Elite 8) is 6. Lower half of SW retion and Upper ...
By gjd4,
2 years ago
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Gonzaga favored by 1.5...
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Not that we should be surprised though :)
By archer3base,
2 years ago
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Great Eight leaders
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Richmond, Marquette and Gonzaga choices key to Great Eight Success:
After the first round of the dance, here ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Low Madometer reading
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First round of the tourney relatively predictable:
The first round of the 2011 dance was only 35 positions away ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Madometer returns!
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Check out the new blog Larry. Your idea.
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Stevens over Izzo
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Spartan loss, Butler win makes Brad Stevens the top overachieving coach:
Tom Izzo couldn't work his March ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Region comparisons
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Too bad the inverted Pythag line in the southeast bracket didn't amount to much chaos, that really did some ...
By tjansen37,
2 years ago
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Stallings, Pitino woes
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3 |
1,177 |
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The Knowles loss left the Cardinals looking completely befuddled.
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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VCU changes Pulse Check
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4 |
1,336 |
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My 1st thought when USC lost last night after having watched the game was "how in the hell did USC get in ...
By kaceynwells,
2 years ago
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First shocker!
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3 |
1,130 |
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Sample size of two is below my qualifiers...though if you send an email to pete@bracketscience.com, I'll try ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Disqualifiers defined
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7 |
1,488 |
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Joamiq - Interesting idea. I could use PASE values to figure out some sort of weighting system. Drop me an email ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Play the Great 8!
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3 |
1,063 |
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ALERT: #2 upset change
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3 |
1,191 |
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Upset tossup rules are slightly different. You're good on the seed guide.
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Keeper bracket posted
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2 |
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you're killing me Pete. Kansas? Really? Now I can't trust the data. I might as well take the Wolverines ...
By lagae38740,
2 years ago
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Weak field 1 to 40
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12 |
1,559 |
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If they get there, Gary. That what a tough sub-region for me. I wasn't sold on Purdue even before the Barlow ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Noontime Chat session ???
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1 |
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pete
what happened? many of us were there from noon to almost two...
larry
By larryk1313,
2 years ago
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Chat times Wednesday
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10 |
1,563 |
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Greetings from Texas, all is gist with the comments below, have you seen the commercial with Best Buy when the ...
By Lucus18,
2 years ago
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Injuries/Suspensions
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Pete,
Obviously it's near impossible to accurately evaluate the statistical effect of an injury/suspension ...
By Squish,
2 years ago
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Upset Picking - Victims: Who qualifies this year?
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971 |
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Also, does your guide to every seed matchup write-up tie into your anatomy of an upset?
By allegaj1,
2 years ago
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Fixing the Excel sheet
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1 |
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The formula for the rankings of the possession-based data needs fixing:
For those of you stats geeks sorting ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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1985 Redux?
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3 |
1,223 |
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Don't think Villanova will make it to that game. Just like last year's team it will be an early exit.
By jpminvestments,
2 years ago
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10 of 12 models done
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13 |
1,739 |
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Pete how far are you going to advance Gonzaga because of that revelation? Also, in the Southeast bracket, according ...
By hokiezn757,
2 years ago
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Final Four
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1 |
873 |
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Pete, pulling together all of your different models, what is your final four going to be?
I think Mine is ...
By hokiezn757,
2 years ago
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ALERT: F4CH model change
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2 |
1,059 |
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Where are these models that you are referring to?
By FlashRG10,
2 years ago
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All-Americans announced
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2 |
979 |
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In regard to Kenneth Faried of Morehead State, I follow the OVC and Faried is going to be a very strong NBA player, ...
By rrivers123,
2 years ago
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ALERT: Mistake on sheet
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1,093 |
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Pete,
Thanks for the clarification. I guess it is me who is swimmming in the various items to analyze. I see ...
By gjd4,
2 years ago
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Excel sheet posted!
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2,044 |
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Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a really well written article. I will make sure to bookmark ...
By quleeki,
2 years ago
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9 models on Monday
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5 |
1,443 |
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shouldnt take more than 30 mins, if that.. perhaps you have multiple id's and are logged in with one that ...
By larryk1313,
2 years ago
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Disqualifier cheat sheet
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5 |
2,105 |
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A genuine friend is a diet who overlooks your favorite suprises also tolerates your favorite positive results. ...
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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Win Great 8, get iPad 2!
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2 |
1,110 |
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Final Four findings
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1,394 |
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I'm unhappy with bracketscience.com. I paid and am still inactive. How long does this take?!
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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Buckeyes back in!
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4 |
1,187 |
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I'm unhappy with bracketscience.com. I paid and am still inactive. How long does this take?!
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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Baseline pool scoring
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7 |
1,421 |
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I'm unhappy with bracketscience.com. I paid for the site, yet it says I am still in active. Does anyone know ...
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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End-of-season report
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8 |
1,530 |
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I'm unhappy with bracketscience.com. I paid for the site, yet it says I am still in active. Does anyone know ...
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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Then there were three…
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3 |
2,548 |
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Plight of new teams
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1,405 |
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I'm unhappy with bracketscience.com. I paid for the site, yet it says I am still in active. Does anyone know ...
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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There will be blood
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5 |
1,297 |
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I paid for the site, yet it says I am still in active. Does anyone know how long this usually take?
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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Models and stats coming!
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I paid for the site, yet it says I am still in active. Does anyone know how long this usually take?
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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Fate of Big Six champs
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I paid for the site, yet it says I am still in active. Does anyone know how long this usually take?
By jdurham,
2 years ago
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Weakest top 10 ever?
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6 |
1,297 |
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And that is why you are the man lol. Thanks, great stuff.
By alesiaj,
2 years ago
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Pythag Opponent O/ Opponent D SOS vs Offensive and Defensive efficiency
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1,174 |
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Harbingers of madness
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1 |
1,000 |
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Efficiency numbers of top 20 teams suggest high seeds could be vulnerable:
Last year, after the bracket was ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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OSU champs no more
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3 |
1,340 |
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Good catch, ivanjohn. You are indeed correct.
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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(SO)SOS
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3 |
1,114 |
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Pythag madness?
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2 |
1,205 |
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Sorry if there's an update on this that I haven't seen, but does the more current data support your post ...
By rtittmann,
2 years ago
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Pitt, Kentucky gone
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4 |
1,084 |
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Gary - I was going to do a blog on this very topic. Yes - scoring has been going down steadily since 1989. That ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Dead teams walking
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3 |
982 |
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Joe - Check out the "2011 Potential Champs" feature article. That's exactly what I did. http://www.bracketscience.com/articles.asp?i=93
Thanks,
Pete
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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How much of an impact will the additional 3 teams have on PASE
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2 |
839 |
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I checked out previous pythag ratings for the 13- 15 seeds in the 3 most recent tournaments and averaged by seed.
2010
15 ...
By chriscannon30,
2 years ago
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Huskies no champ?
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1 |
860 |
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Washington drops off champ list; five others closer to falling:
Just a week after I tabbed Washington as a ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Best coached conference
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1 |
1,094 |
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Which of the Big Six conferences has the best tourney coaches?:
In our conference analysis series, we saw that ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Texas no champ?
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1 |
877 |
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Texas loses champ credentials, five of remaining nine in danger:
This will be an abbreviated champ pulse check. ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Mid-term report
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1 |
882 |
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I'm glad for commenting to permit you be aware of what a fine discovery my female encountered browsing your ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Margin>Seed>Pythag
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1 |
1,278 |
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The relationship between scoring margin, seeding and Pythag:
In my January 13 blog, I turned to possession- based ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Villa out, Vandy in
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1 |
783 |
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Villanova fourth Big East team in three weeks to lose champ cred; Vanderbilt climbs back in:
While the pundits ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Big East gush alert
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1 |
981 |
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After historic underachievement in the 2010 tourney, Big East has to prove dominance come March:
Here we go again. ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Margin/Pythag gap?
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6 |
2,204 |
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ND off champ list
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1 |
845 |
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Ten stats champs still remain, but top teams showing weakness:
After Syracuse and Georgetown dropped off the ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Ominous signs?
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1 |
943 |
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hello Nice article tiny prints coupon code http://www.prweb.com/releases/tiny-prints-coupon/code/prweb10677394.htm
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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2 Beasters out, 1 in
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1 |
797 |
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With tougher games come fewer potential champs:
It’s finally happening. The top teams are playing tougher competition—and ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Round 1 margins
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1 |
1,771 |
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Average scoring margins for first round matchups:
What is the value of a single seed position advantage in tourney ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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One seed power!
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1 |
826 |
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Profit iphoto in between this wife's imac in addition to my mac-book. I download the pictures on my mac-book, ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Washington champ?
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1 |
837 |
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Villanova, Texas and Washington make champ list, Louisville drops off:
IÂ’ve been saying for weeks that the list ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Syracuse in, MSU out
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1 |
868 |
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Heading into conference play, 11 teams have the chops to be champs:
In a strange twist of fate, the Texas LonghornsÂ’ ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Ignore RPI!
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1 |
1,034 |
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I'm not sure exactly why but this weblog is loading incredibly slow for me. Is anyone else having this problem ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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8 undeserving teams
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1 |
875 |
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MSU regains champ credÂ…Pythag numbers say eight teams donÂ’t deserve Top 25 rankings:
In a week when most of ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Odds to win dance
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1 |
1,212 |
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Texas in, MSU out
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1 |
737 |
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Michigan State, Villanova and Washington drop off champ list:
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Top 10 upsets
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1 |
874 |
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Feature piece coming on counting down the top ten upsets for the 64-team era:
I'm starting to do my research ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Champs? 4 in, 3 out
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3 |
957 |
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Thanks Hoops411. It was West Virginia. I already made the change. Thanks for the good eye.
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Top victors/victims
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1 |
1,275 |
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Villanova and LSU top Cinderellas in modern era; Duke and Oklahoma the most victimized:
Since the advent of ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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1-2 seed con(pre)tenders
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1 |
900 |
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Separating one and two seed contenders from pretenders:
Knowing the average wins per tourney of every seed is ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Gophers champs?
|
1 |
880 |
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By the new rules, only nine teams have the chops to be champs:
Every week from now until Selection Sunday, IÂ’ll ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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Early impressions
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1 |
892 |
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Impressions of ten teams: Props to Duke and UConn, questions about NC and K-State:
On November 1, I wrote in ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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First champ check!
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1 |
904 |
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A dozen teams have tourney champ credentials in our first check:
For the last three seasons, I’ve used ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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PASE and SOAR
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1 |
1,162 |
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A quick lesson on PASE and SOAR, two key tourney performance metrics:
If you’re new to Bracketscience.com, you ...
By ptiernan,
2 years ago
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More margin magic
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1 |
948 |
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Quantifying the uncanny connection between scoring margin and PASE overachievement:
I just wrapped up two feature ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Head scratchin' Top 10
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4 |
1,072 |
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Hoops411 - Check out the champs article. Just got done watching the Tip-Off Marathon. OSU impressed me. Sullinger ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Quietly opening...
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1 |
901 |
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New material available in advance of official December 1 opening:
Our official site opening for the 2010- 11 ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Impact of 68 teams
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1 |
872 |
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Rafteridiculous
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4 |
1,222 |
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When once again it is time for March Madness, that frenzied phase of the college basketball season which culminates ...
By team32,
3 years ago
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Tourney best/worst
|
7 |
2,870 |
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fabulous acrobatic show in the local theater. stay in the same hotel.day 11: shanghai (b)today you will ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Duke!
|
1 |
924 |
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:
I didn't want to believe it...but all those stats models that kept coming up Duke were right. What a great ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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1 |
853 |
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Final model results
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1 |
1,397 |
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Duke win makes stats- based models pool winners:
The 2010 tourney is history- - and it will no doubt live in ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Final model results
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1 |
822 |
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:
The 2010 tourney is history- - and it will no doubt live in all of our memories as one of the greatest dances ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Final model results
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1 |
1,042 |
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:
The 2010 tourney is history--and it will no doubt live in all of our memories as one of the greatest dances ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Final model results
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1 |
790 |
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:
The 2010 tourney is history- - and it will no doubt live in all of our memories as one of the greatest dances ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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How my wife did it
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2 |
1,010 |
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This blog is a keeper, and so is your wife. Let's revisit this blog next year before the tournament. David
By dante2010,
3 years ago
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How my wife did it
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1 |
772 |
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:
<i>I told my wife Michelle that if she won the bracketscience.com Bracket Madness pool, she had to ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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How my wife did it
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1 |
876 |
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:
<i>I told my wife Michelle that if she won the bracketscience.com Bracket Madness pool, she had to ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Duke!
|
6 |
1,132 |
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Pete your models rocked! Duke to win it all and about 5 for 6 on your first round upsets. Can hardly wait ...
By prhevier,
3 years ago
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Duke!
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1 |
762 |
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:
I didn't want to believe it...but all those stats models that kept coming up Duke were right. What ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Final Four makeup
|
4 |
1,198 |
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Pete,
I would be interested in your thoughts on the idea of tourney expansion. Benefits, risks, potential of ...
By gjd4,
3 years ago
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Model results
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1 |
850 |
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Heading into the Final Four, Factors model best positioned...but wife leads all:
After the Elite Eight, here's ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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No Madometer record
|
3 |
1,023 |
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jj04. My wife used the Pulsecheck model, and modified only when the lower seed was close to the higher seed. Then ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Conference drama
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1 |
950 |
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Big East will lose PASE race to ACC; could drop to third:
With five Power conference teams still in the running ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Coaching ups, downs
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4 |
1,057 |
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Interesting approach, but it's not really how I calculate PASE. It's true that I don't necessarily ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Rafteridiculous, Part 2
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6 |
2,190 |
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How about Vern's response when Raf said the "toe job" line?
Vern: I am leaving the building!
Classic. ...
By apeman,
3 years ago
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Rd model results
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3 |
1,117 |
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next warm digital gross
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Sweet 16 makeup
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1 |
980 |
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Contest leaders
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6 |
1,072 |
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Funny...and I'm the other way. Everything I did with my gut went south--and the numbers (mainly the short-handed ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Satisfyingly upsetting
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2 |
1,471 |
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I'm glad you mentioned 2002. That was such a great tourney. Gosh, I think this might be a little TOO much ...
By Bamilus,
3 years ago
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Rock Shock!
|
6 |
1,398 |
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I wish you would have repeated yourself in March. The coach is about to enter the Barnes Door for me. He doesn't ...
By 73rdSt,
3 years ago
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Rd1 model results
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3 |
1,011 |
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I'll do that, Wolverine54...but she's starting to wane...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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14-stat pulse check
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3 |
1,153 |
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is there anyway i can print " 14-stat pulse check "from excel or any format other than it being a picture?
By tdtony,
3 years ago
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Big Least
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4 |
1,247 |
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Consider that Cal was the BEST Pac-10 team and Louisville was maybe the 7th best Big East team... ANd Washington ...
By ktsharp,
3 years ago
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Day 1 model results
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4 |
1,180 |
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It's doing the best of all--so far. 98th percentile...but it's way early.
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Trends say crazy dance
|
6 |
1,386 |
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In less than 2 hours all our deliberation will be over. I personally feel that the only 1 seed will be Kansas. ...
By dfeldo,
3 years ago
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Terrific 24?
|
1 |
913 |
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I've narrowed down my Great Eight picks to 24 teams!:
Seems like the last thing I get around to doing ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
|
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BY U picked what?
|
4 |
1,208 |
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I don't know what it is...I keep forgetting to fill that one out. It's ND if you just can't wait for ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Let's chat tonight
|
8 |
1,346 |
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Really? That's awesome! I'd be proud, too.
GVSU was my second school choice. I know probably 50 ...
By Bamilus,
3 years ago
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Just Keeper left...
|
11 |
2,073 |
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I made(and updated this year) a breakout of the sweet 16 on an excel sheet since the tourney went to 64 ...
By jcos,
3 years ago
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Contenders/Pretenders
|
5 |
1,299 |
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Sorry guys...just checked my Comments. Spelled the links "contendpretend" and loaded "contenderpretender." ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Models = too much Duke?
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6 |
1,588 |
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cc002 - that Villanova team lost in the Elite 8 to eventual champion Florida(in the first of their back to ...
By jcos,
3 years ago
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Guard Scoring %
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1 |
778 |
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Is the % of points that come from the backcourt correct in the excel spreadsheet? I don't know how ...
By jparsenal87,
3 years ago
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Champ week plus check
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4 |
1,393 |
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Pete, I realize you are busy now, but any chance you can post an updated Pulse Check chart? I find the summary ...
By mstromberg,
3 years ago
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Final Excel sheet up!
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1 |
815 |
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Final Excel stats sheet available with RPI, SOS and All-American data:
I've posted the updated Excel ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Player Points Pool
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4 |
1,096 |
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PDF's working
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1 |
829 |
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PDF download capability fixed:
Not that anyone cares, but the problem was some hard-coded quotation marks ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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PDF download problem
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2 |
924 |
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I found the problem Peter (at least for Windows Vista using Firefox). In the link to the PDF's you ...
By Bamilus,
3 years ago
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2-5 weak, 8-12 strong
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7 |
1,549 |
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Gregmcmorrow... I'm not sure what you're asking. Can you be more specific? Pete
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Fix on Model 2
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2 |
1,077 |
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Pete:
Thanks for all the great analysis.Fun reading.
I know you can't fix evedrything but like another ...
By swish,
3 years ago
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News on models/sheet
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7 |
1,876 |
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Pete - Was there any change in the champ list now that the season is over? The last 4 you posted were Kansas, ...
By prhevier,
3 years ago
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Bracket AVG: 42 of 63
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9 |
1,488 |
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Pete, will each model have past accuracy rate or just where it placed in the ESPN tourney challange (not sure ...
By michael44,
3 years ago
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Avoid these teams!
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4 |
1,521 |
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Reb+TO margin <5: Pase -.462, no F4s
Syracuse 4.9
Kentucky 4.4
Ohio St 4.9
Baylor 4.9
Georgetown 1.5
Pitt 3.2
Maryland 4.0
Purdue 4.3
Vandy 0.6
TX ...
By tjansen37,
3 years ago
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Top seed flops
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4 |
1,324 |
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I like this web blog very much, Its a rattling nice situation to read and obtain info . "'Taint't ...
By tjansen37,
3 years ago
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Syracuse Fans -- Need Injury Update
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1 |
1,042 |
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The press is giving us the "day to day" storyline. What is the real story???? That injury ...
By 73rdSt,
3 years ago
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'Nova = No go?
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3 |
1,092 |
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Yeah...crazy year. And the irony is that, right from the start of the season, I was feeling very skeptical about ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Kentucky Exception
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3 |
1,135 |
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Kentucky will miss pressure free throws because Calipari doesn't stress them and practice them. There are ...
By 73rdSt,
3 years ago
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Villanova sputtering
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3 |
1,216 |
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I have nothing specific to say about the article, but I am a new user to this site and I love it!
Keep ...
By Bamilus,
3 years ago
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Soft 1-8 seeds?
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5 |
1,298 |
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That is an interesting thought and would be very helpful and probably eye opening if we had those numbers I agree. ...
By ctcowden,
3 years ago
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Good, not great?
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11 |
1,177 |
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3/3/2010 0.9631
3/4/2010 0.9636
3/5/2010 (missed)
3/6/2010 (missed)
3/7/2010 0.9640
3/8/2010 0.9642
By spiggz,
3 years ago
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Round 2 margins
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1 |
909 |
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Top seed round two margins show dominance; margin/seed gap holds steady:
Here’s part three of my examination ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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More margin magic
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1 |
882 |
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More evidence that scoring margin is a must-track stat:
I’ve been saying for the last couple years that, ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Maryland surprise
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5 |
1,270 |
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I was in Hot 'Lanta the year they won. Fear the Turtle!
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Round 1 margins
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1 |
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March Madness Browser Theme
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1 |
765 |
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Found this new firefox NCAA madness browser theme. Check it out at: www.brandthunder.com/bracket
By Hsiri,
3 years ago
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Big 2, little 62
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4 |
1,116 |
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Fixed the Memphis snafu. I've also got a blog I'm about to post that you'll like, comparing the top ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Stretch run review
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7 |
1,311 |
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Lol, thanks Pete, Please don't over-rate Pitt, They have been overachieving all year, but through toughness, ...
By spike,
3 years ago
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Madometer for 2009-2010
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2 |
949 |
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Madometer numbers can only be calculated once the tourney starts. If lower seeds knock off higher seeds, the Madometer ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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1 |
795 |
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:
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By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Stats power combos
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1 |
938 |
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Two-stat combinations that lead to the overachievement, deep tourney runs:
Last year, I did a feature article ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Texas teetering
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1 |
922 |
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List of five potential champs holds—but Texas may not get top four seed:
Based on Monday’s AP Top 25, five ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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5 stats champs left
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1 |
844 |
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Vols drop off potential champ list; will remaining five hold?:
Based on today’s AP Top 25, only five ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Advanced Bracketmaster
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5 |
1,115 |
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Foxhound6 - You got it right. Any through 65 yields all teams that give up no more than 65 points. Sometimes I ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Vols teetering…
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1 |
1,228 |
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Spartans go down
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1 |
1,011 |
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MSUÂ’s scoring woes mean only six teams now have champ credential:
Based on todayÂ’s AP Top 25, only six teams ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Road win value
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1 |
1,153 |
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Does road/neutral winning percentage foretell tourney performance?:
Long-time member Skillet300 emailed ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Bracketmaster basics
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1 |
910 |
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The basics of using the Bracketmaster tool:
The Bracketmaster gives users a small window into the database ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Clemson out again
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1 |
863 |
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Only seven teams have champ stats now—and we revisit Pythag:
Based on yesterday’s AP Top 25, only seven teams ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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CBS gig...
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1 |
910 |
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Agreement reached with CBSSports.com for eight-article series:
I just concluded negotiations with CBSSports.com ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Top 25 vs. Pythag
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1 |
987 |
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Purdue, NC out
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3 |
1,128 |
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I write an article on efficiency ratings (Pythag, Off and Def Eff) every year. There's some analysis ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Will KY buck odds?
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3 |
1,477 |
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I've got to believe they're going to lose a few down the stretch. After watching their scary early games, ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Contenders/pretenders
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1 |
889 |
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Contenders/pretenders article finally done...:
Nearly a month ago, I analyzed the differences between ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Stats champ shakeout
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1 |
880 |
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West Virginia, Ohio State and Clemson fall off the list of potential champs:
Based on today’s AP Top 25, ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Decade’s top teams
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1 |
1,043 |
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Counting down the decade’s top ten teams:
Have you ever seen more “decade’s top ten” lists? From sports ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Big Ten best coaches?
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1 |
1,101 |
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Big Ten coaches best tourney performers among the Power conferences:
Last year, sportscaster Tim McCormick made ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Snakebitten coaches
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3 |
1,169 |
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Hey Spiggz,
Rookie coaches are listed as "1," which means that they're making their first trip ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Thoughts on Top 15
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1 |
929 |
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If the dance were today, I’d take Texas over Duke in the finals:
The new year is just days away and the college ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Top victors/victims
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3 |
1,636 |
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Great blog here! Also your site loads up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Seed advancement
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1 |
1,028 |
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Round-by-round advancement graph shows dominance of top seeds:
Anyone who's followed the NCAA tourney ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Clemson back in
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1 |
884 |
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Clemson’s addition to list of teams with champ credentials only change this week:
Based on today’s AP Top ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Contender/Pretender
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1 |
995 |
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Separating one seed overachievers from underachievers:
In the course of researching my last feature article ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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West Virginia, UConn out
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1 |
927 |
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Scoring struggles drop UConn and West Virginia from the ranks of potential champs:
After three weeks of Top ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Key tourney factors
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3 |
2,332 |
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The night of Selection Sunday, as you might know, I'll provide the Excel stats sheet for all 64 tourney teams. ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Spot the flops
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1 |
1,108 |
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Top five signs of early tourney exits:
Yesterday, I looked at the top indicators of tourney success. Today, ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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UConn in, Louisville out
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1 |
847 |
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UConn in, Louisville and Clemson out in weekly check of teams with champ credentials:
Last Monday, I kicked ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Value of stars
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1 |
794 |
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It’s good to have an All-American come tourney time:
I’m starting to do my analysis into the key performance ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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First champ check
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1 |
926 |
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14 teams have tourney champ credentials in our first check of the season :
For the last three seasons, I’ve ...
By ptiernan,
3 years ago
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Best coaches, teams
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1 |
952 |
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Articles on best coaches and teams of the last 25 years posted:
I'm working away to get the site ready ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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New season coming!
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1 |
1,009 |
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2009-2010 season coming soon!:
I've been getting a bunch of email asking when the new material is ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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F4/Champ best model
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1 |
2,009 |
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Model results
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3 |
2,409 |
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Coming tonight...been a little lazy with the wind-down of the season.
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Contest winners
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1 |
1,251 |
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Dumpy100 wins Great Eight Challenge, :
The net has been cut down, the team we all suspected to win has won, ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Champ rules rule
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1 |
1,444 |
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NC win makes Tar Heels the eighteenth champ in 20 years to share six key attributes:
The stats rules that I've ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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MSU or NC?
|
3 |
1,960 |
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I favored the Keeper bracket. CBSSports.com wanted that one because they ran the "Seed Guide" article ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Contest results
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1 |
1,171 |
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Great Eight and Second Chance Dance winners set, battles set for final spots:
As I announced last week, dumpy100 ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Five stats champs
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5 |
2,161 |
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I know. They could either face each other--or not even make the finals. I think MSU and Villanova are playing ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Best conference?
|
1 |
1,164 |
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Big East will overtake ACC in 25-year race for best tourney conference:
For 18 of the last 19 years, the ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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dumpy100 wins Great 8
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3 |
1,305 |
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All hail King Dumpy100! There were 236 people in the Great Eight. After the tourney's over, I'll be ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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3 vie for Dance
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1 |
1,033 |
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frankiethegrin, airbakin32 and macalus2 vie for prizes in Second Chance Dance:
Three contestants are still ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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E8 model results
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1 |
1,023 |
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Gut and keeper brackets fall with Pitt loss:
So much for instinct. With Pitt's last-second loss to Villanova, ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Saneometer sadness
|
3 |
1,460 |
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Huh? That's not the problem. It's nothing unusual when 15 of the top 16 teams in the tournament make it ...
By stephenson,
4 years ago
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Coaches rise and fall
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1 |
1,038 |
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25-year race for top overachieving coach will see big shakeups:
The 2009 tourney isn’t over yet, but no matter ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Second Chance results
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1 |
1,080 |
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Just to let you guys know. I know a guy who got banned affect 72 hours for Cornering the market in the AH... He ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Great 8 results
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1 |
1,014 |
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Cheer for Findlay!
|
2 |
1,510 |
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Thanks for giving me something to root for in a game I would have otherwise passed up... What a great finish to ...
By maeder,
4 years ago
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Gut is good...
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1 |
1,060 |
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"From the Gut" and "Final Four/Champ" brackets top models:
After the Sweet 16, the ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Friday Night's Games by Seed Match-up
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1 |
1,160 |
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A follow up to yesterday's post:
Louisville (1) vs. Arizona (12)
1v12 | 15- 0, ...
By jklps,
4 years ago
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Thursday Night's Game by Seed Match-up
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4 |
1,221 |
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So what do we have here?
2 vs. 3
Memphis got exactly 60% from their backcourt (previously 14-3)…but ...
By jklps,
4 years ago
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S16 vs. tourney field
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1 |
1,109 |
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How the 2009 Sweet 16 compares to this year's tourney field:
In the last blog, I compared the 2009 Sweet ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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09 S16 vs. others
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6 |
1,451 |
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Syracuse looks really good to me. The only concern that I have is their depth, and what will happen if their bigs ...
By cderrick77584,
4 years ago
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March Madness Bracket Browser Theme
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0 |
736 |
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Choice for Nationals Finals?
|
1 |
1,218 |
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Just wondering which teams everyone picked.
Who's your choice for Nationals Finals?
By WSUwarriors,
4 years ago
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Madometer drops
|
6 |
1,530 |
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Yeah, I know. After watching Pitt play, I'm regretting that choice. I thought he had the team to get off the ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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How mad will it be?
|
8 |
1,605 |
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"In 2003 tourney there were 2 non- BCS sweet 16 teams, in 2005 there were also 2.
2003: Butler, Marquette
2005: ...
By jklps,
4 years ago
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Keeper bracket leads
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1 |
1,257 |
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After round two, Keeper bracket stays ahead of Pythag + Coach PASE:
After the second round, the Keeper ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Proximity
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2 |
1,101 |
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I do have a metric in my database that qualifies 0-100 miles, 100-300, 300-500, 500-1000 and more than 1000. Surprisingly, ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Dayton v KU
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2 |
1,221 |
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Madometer haywire!
|
4 |
2,274 |
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Really appreciate you sharing this blog article. Much obliged. nike air max http://nikeairmaxone.blogspot.com/
By 73rdSt,
4 years ago
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Cleveland State!
|
6 |
1,564 |
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I was impressed with Dayton...active bodies and high-pressure defense. Completely flustered the Mountaineers. ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Gut, Keeper perfect
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7 |
1,709 |
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dext....thanks for the correction. I heard that from a talking head on the radio and didn't bother to look ...
By 73rdSt,
4 years ago
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Rd 1 model results
|
1 |
1,174 |
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Keeper bracket on top, Final Four/Champ best stats model:
So much for my dreams of a perfect nine-quintillion-to-one ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Bracketmaster updates
|
6 |
1,606 |
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Underdogs like Akron, American and CS-Northridge can give the big teams everything they want for 35 minutes but ...
By dexterreed,
4 years ago
|
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Attendance at the games
|
3 |
1,316 |
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Makes sense. Also it's early, and the big dogs (i.e. UNC in Greensboro) haven't showed up yet. ...
By stephenson,
4 years ago
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Mascot brawl model
|
3 |
1,446 |
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Yeah, there's a certificate warning on that link, I discovered. It's funny though. Stephen F. Austin's ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
|
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Madometer!
|
1 |
1,132 |
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Track the madness with the Madometer:
After every night of the tourney, I'll be updating the Madometer ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
|
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6v11, 5v12
|
14 |
2,058 |
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More than one loss in a row. If you haven't already downloaded the "2009 Team Stats" Excel sheet, ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
|
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No-one-seed bracket
|
4 |
1,808 |
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Windbane - Check the lead-in sentence to the list. That's Washington's disqualifier. Next year, I won't ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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F4/Champ change
|
10 |
1,567 |
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Gonzaga is probably the strongest 4 seed in the tourney this year. The only thing they lack to not be considered ...
By cderrick77584,
4 years ago
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Winner gets more!
|
2 |
1,231 |
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At the rate the Federal Reserve is pumping money into the system, that $20 membership fee oughta be inflated ...
By NetAroundMyNeck,
4 years ago
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Keeper's up
|
3 |
1,512 |
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Thanks Pete for another great March. 3 years now and the site gets better and better. Will be looking forward ...
By cderrick77584,
4 years ago
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Tiny Keeper change
|
1 |
1,073 |
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I meant to have Arizona State beat Temple:
WSUWarriors asked me in the chat room why I picked Temple over ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
|
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10 models, 1 to go
|
9 |
1,750 |
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Randy 513 - Gimme another hour or so. I ran into some other things I had to take care of.
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
|
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How to Factor Injuries
|
1 |
908 |
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Tips for Toss-Up Article
|
1 |
946 |
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Just so I can see if I'm reading this right..... (& Assuming all these teams actually make it against ...
By staggerlee,
4 years ago
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Chat tomorrow
|
8 |
1,780 |
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Hey Pete. Thanks. Yes, it's Wayne State. :)
Grand Valley State is nice I been there several times. ...
By WSUwarriors,
4 years ago
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Computer model says UNC will win tournament
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Radio, radio
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HELP with the Chat area of the website...
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Today, while I was at work, my sister stole my apple ipad and tested to see if it can survive a forty foot drop, ...
By Dirtydog147,
4 years ago
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key underachieving outliers
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Sorry for my mistake below -- I meant to say that I wonder what a bracket would look like if you tried to improve ...
By dinonyc,
4 years ago
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UConn potential champ!
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Pitt fails on three counts: they score 78.4 and allow 65.2, they get just 32.3% of their points from guards, ...
By stephenson,
4 years ago
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what would you pick Pete?
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hey Pete,
so many great models you have here...was wondering, based on your expert analysis and opinion, what ...
By thomast,
4 years ago
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09 vs. 24 dances
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Pete,
I think the change in distance for 3 pointers needs to be considered before assuming this is a low scoring ...
By joemaw23,
4 years ago
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for keeps model?
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I wonder the same thing. So many models, which "1" favors the best percentage of getting it right?
By WSUwarriors,
4 years ago
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8 of 10 models!
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Yeah...I'm going to bow to pressure and redo that one. I experiment with a couple every year...don't know ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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New Excel sheet
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Go to "2009 Resources" and click on "2009 Team Stats."
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Nova - 3 Seed Underachiever + Home Court = ?
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On second glance, the "15 Tourney Trends" article says that teams playing less than 100 miles from home ...
By stephenson,
4 years ago
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Bye Washington
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I love you guys for keeping me honest. That Sunday night frenzy darn near killed me. I'm finally starting ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Upset victims
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I've been pondering how much more important it is to spot potential upset victims than it is to spot the teams ...
By stephenson,
4 years ago
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Binghamton: Upset Worthy?
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Yep. It's still a longshot, but if you're really itching to pick a #15 I'd go with Morgan State. Morgan ...
By stephenson,
4 years ago
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So which model is the "way to go"?
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In addition, I question MSU being able to get through USC or W Virginia. They suck at 3s and are slow. And they ...
By WSUwarriors,
4 years ago
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%$#*! F4/Champ
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Members point out error of my ways...make it UCLA over Duke in the F4/Champ model:
After reading a couple ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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3 models, 3 champs
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You are correct. This is what I get for trying to crank through these so fast. I'm going to re-post...again ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Stats sheet posted
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I wonder if there's ever been a tournament team before that got 100 percent of its scoring from guards.
By stephenson,
4 years ago
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Love CBSSports.com!
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Wow, those graphics/effects are tight!
By dooley,
4 years ago
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7 stats champs!
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Is your victory margin the same as scoring margin or do you only count WINS in victory margin and losses wouldnt ...
By djellars24,
4 years ago
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Conference winner woes?
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I did break down the numbers taking out all the top seeds and found a little closer performance to seed expectations, ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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4,096-team dance?
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That's great! I would have my money on the Devry Institute
By deutschster,
4 years ago
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Take it, make it
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When it comes to three pointers, does quantity or quality foretell tourney overachievement?:
Two closely ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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2009 classic craziness?
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With only 1 top seed team making the final 4 along with #2 seed UK and 3 seeds Stanford and Utah (runner up). ...
By chriscannon30,
4 years ago
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No mo' 'Nova
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I believe with Nova's 90something points against Providence they're back into the criteria.
By skibbi9,
4 years ago
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Boeheim of seeds?
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Yes, Grew up there and I think my Paypal is still linked to that address. Live in NYC now. Hopefully get to some ...
By skibbi9,
4 years ago
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2 seed = 3 seed?
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Pete great article. I have noticed in the last 10 years that there isn't really a huge seperation between ...
By ufchomp15,
4 years ago
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Care to comment?
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New Comments field added to blog:
Jeff Smeenge, the guy who's been doing all the heavy technical lifting ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Crazy 09 dance?
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Current winning percentages suggest we’re in for a “strong teams, strong parity” tourney—with more upsets:
On ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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'Nova makes list
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Villanova the newest of six teams with tourney champ credentials:
After two weeks of coming close to joining ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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5 weeks
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I could definitely see memphis in the final four again this year. Their 3 losses came early and to good competition. ...
By chriscannon30,
4 years ago
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Pitt
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I was waiting to see if Thabeet could handle a tandem of good big men. The huge numbers from Young and Blair say ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Changin' my mind
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After last week's carnage, I need to change my Top 20 outlook...just days after posting:
No sooner do ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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UConn no champ?!
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Amazingly, UConn falls off the champion candidate list; Villanova falls short too:
Hard to believe, but in ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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KU champ material?
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Kansas joins the list of teams with champion credentials:
Just last week, I mentioned that Kansas had a chance ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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5-6 seed F4 rules
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Separating five and six seed Final Four teams from pretenders:
What do fifth- and sixth-seeded semi-final ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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3 & 4 seed F4 rules
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Attributes of three and four seed Final Four squads:
As promised yesterday, here are the attributes to look ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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Success vs. experience
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Tourney experience only matters if the coach is successful:
What type of coach is the better performer--a ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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New 2 seed F4 rules
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New guidance for separating two seeds that succeed and fail in reaching the Final Four:
After my research ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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1 seed F4 rules redux
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New rules for identifying top seed pretenders improves Final Four selection accuracy:
I spent the weekend ...
By ptiernan,
4 years ago
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