Tag Archives: Upsets

Cinderella or Fairytale: March Madness v. the FA Cup

Posted on April 8, 2013 by harvardsportsanalysis

by Julian Ryan In America, March is the month of the Cinderella story for even the most casual of college basketball followers.  Millions of fans will turn on their televisions in the hope of watching the next Butler make a … Continue reading →

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NCAA Basketball: Unprecedented Upsets or Same Old Story?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by harvardsportsanalysis

By Julian Ryan *Editor’s Note: Written before Week 18 rankings published Is it really that crazy a college basketball season? Most college hoops fans would argue that this season has seen an unprecedented amount of upsets. Unlike last year, when … Continue reading →

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In Which an Infinite Number of Monkeys Brag About Picking Northern Iowa

Posted on March 24, 2010 by David Roher

By David Roher There are over nine quintillion ways to fill out your bracket, and over four hundred trillion ways to predict the first two rounds alone. Based on the craziness of the first four days of the tournament, I … Continue reading →

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Predicting NCAA Tournament Upsets: Favorite Vulnerability

Posted on March 17, 2010 by John Ezekowitz

By John Ezekowitz On Tuesday, I looked at predicting upsets in the NCAA Tournament. Today I’m looking at which favorites are vulnerable to upsets. Again, I created a database of NCAA Tournament favorites’ tempo-free stat profiles using KenPom.com’s invaluable data.  … Continue reading →

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Predicting NCAA Tournament Upsets: The Underdogs

Posted on March 15, 2010 by John Ezekowitz

By John Ezekowitz A few weeks ago, when I started analyzing the effects of tempo on NCAA Tournament upsets, I got a crazy idea: what if I could find a model that would predict factors of successful underdogs? I’ve always … Continue reading →

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