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Upsets by the numbers…redux

Mar 16, 2007 in Uncategorized, monologue, Trendline Analysis

This post below might still be helpful but yesterday wasn’t a great day for upsets. Unless you’re upset that Duke lost, and basically none of us is. Creighton will beat Nevada I think.
When I fill out a bracket for an NCAA tournament pool (entered for pride only, no $$ exchanged of course), […]

Upsets By The Numbers

Mar 14, 2007 in monologue, Winthrop, Niagara, Arizona, Purdue, Notre Dame, TAMUCC, Virginia Tech, Illinois, VCU, Pittsburgh, Wright St., North Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, USC, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, George Washington, Georgetown, Belmont, Virginia, Albany, Stanford, Nevada, Creighton, Game-Probability Predictions, Trendline Analysis

When I fill out a bracket for an NCAA tournament pool (entered for pride only, no $$ exchanged of course), I’m obviously hoping in vain to get every game right. Not gonna happen. I have two other main goals (besides winning the pool): picking the Final Four correctly, and calling the first round […]

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    • Florida enters the National Championship game off of a terrifically impressive offensive performance against UCLA. The Bruins reached the Final ...

  • Florida - UCLA Preview

    • UCLA will have a more difficult defensive task facing Florida than they did in the regional final against Kansas. Florida, ...

  • Ohio St. - Georgetown Preview

    • Per Ken Pomeroy’s HD boxscores (and barring errors in my calculations), in the NCAA Tournament Ohio ...

  • Florida - Oregon Preview

    • Over the last 7 games, Oregon has averaged an eFG% of 59.5%, while holding their opponents to 45.2%. Compare ...

  • North Carolina - Georgetown Preview

    • The first thing that jumps out at me about this matchup is the difference in tempos - UNC is the ...

  • Ohio St. - Memphis Preview

    • There’s a very good chance that this game (though it will likely be played at a faster pace, and thus, ...

  • Kansas - UCLA Preview

    • This should look a whole lot like the previous round games for these teams. UCLA is playing the best ...

  • Georgetown - Vanderbilt Preview

    • These two teams played way back on November 15th. It was the first game of the season for Vanderbilt, ...

  • North Carolina - USC Preview

    • So far USC has been the most impressive team in the tournament. Their offense has been on par with ...

  • Florida - Butler Preview

    • There are a lot of parallels between the Florida - Butler matchup and the Kansas - Southern Illinois matchup. ...

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