Your chances of winning your bracket pool improve dramatically with the more correct Final Four picks you have. Historically, 61% of all Final Four teams have been a 1- or 2-seed. Here’s a look at the combined probability of each region having a 1- or 2-seed champ.
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Top Final Four Contenders in the West Region
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No surprise – Gonzaga’s the favorite. Perhaps the biggest surprise is USC’s not insignificant 8% chance of winning the region. There is a 90% chance the winner will be one of five teams…
Continue readingTop Final Four Contenders in the East Region
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Michigan is the only team with a greater than 50% chance of winning their region. Problem is, Michigan won’t be full strength – at least for the first two rounds – due to Isaiah Livers’ injury. Soooo… huge caveat in this region. I suggest discounting Michigan’s chances and boosting everyone else’s. By how much? I wish I could tell you. According to Jeff Borzello, Michigan, in the past 2 seasons, is 33-9 with a healthy Livers and 6-6 otherwise. All 12 games without him came last season.
There is an 85% chance the winner will be one of five teams…
Continue readingTop Final Four Contenders in the Midwest Region
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Whether Illinois will win the Midwest Region is basically a coin flip. This is the only region where a double-digit seed is one of the more likely teams to win it. There is an 82% chance the winner will be one of five teams…
Continue readingTop Final Four Contenders From the “Wide Open” South Region
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The South Region is the most competitive this year. By that, I mean there is only a 52% chance one of the top 2 seeds will win the region – the lowest chance of any region. There is a 95% chance the winner will be one of seven teams…
Continue readingPure Gold Bracket Info and Tips Coming Your Way!
While I wasn’t able to post and keep some pages up to date this season, I will continue to drop pure gold analysis/info/tips all week. Predictions, probabilities, metrics, and more! Stay tuned, come back often, and dominate your bracket pool!!
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Bracket News – 21 Feb 2020
- 68 predictions for the 2020 NCAA tournament, made in February
- 2020 NCAA tournament bracketology: Why Big East teams could win on Selection Sunday
- Bracketology 2020: Buy or sell Providence, Cincinnati, VT, South Carolina, and NC State
- Can Villanova get back to the Final Four earlier than expected?
- Q&A With Joe Lunardi: His 2020 Cinderella, Final Four Favorite, No. 1 Seed In Trouble
- The 25 all-time best characters of the NCAA Tournament
- Party like it’s 1989? Why this Seton Hall team looks Final Four bound
- Stumbling Alabama looking to follow rival Auburn’s 2019 model into earning NCAA bid
- BYU Is Scorching The Nets From Even Farther Back
Bracket News – 12 Feb 2020
- Unranked in preseason, these seven teams are now Final Four sleepers
- Only 11 schools still have a legit shot to snag a No. 1 seed in the 2020 NCAA Tournament
- ESPN Computer Model Sees 3 National Title Frontrunners
- San Diego State is college basketball’s last unbeaten team. Be very skeptical.
- Rutgers Is Actually Good at Basketball. No, Really.
- Bubble Banter: Virginia Basketball on the cusp with five weeks remaining
- NCAA Basketball: Gonzaga, Jalen Harris top mid-major performers
- MAC Basketball: Can the Akron Zips make noise in 2020 NCAA Tournament?
- Early 2020 NCAA Tournament Alert: Dangerous Mid-Majors
Bracket News – 31 Jan 2020
- College Basketball Power Rankings: Who’s Impressing Entering February?
- Big Ten basketball adapts well to NET ranking tool
- What did past Final Four teams look like when February started?
- UNC Basketball: Can the Tar Heels use their February schedule to make a NCAA Tournament push?
- Bracketology: Will Syracuse’s hot run result in an NCAA Tournament bid?
Dark Horse Final Four Teams
My definition of a Dark Horse Final Four Team: a 5+ seed team that reaches the Final Four. 83% of all Final Four teams have been seeded 1-4. Most interesting observation: three of these teams are from the East Region…