We already know teams from mid-major conferences don’t win the NCAA Tournament. More than that, though, we can set a minimum conference strength for a team to have a shot at winning it all.
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Final Four Teams Win Away From Home

Winning Away From Home
So your team is pretty good this year. Congrats. It’s still February and realistically there are 20 or so CBB squads out there that have a shot at making a run. Maybe even a deep run, a Cinderella run. So, what is the one thing that your team needs to be paying attention to right now? Indeed, what is one of the primary historical key indicators that if your team achieves now, you can confidently stand around that watercooler one month out and say, “Seriously, we have a shot to not only go to the Elite Eight, but this is the year we are a Final Four team!”
It’s simpler than you might think, and while it should be noted that by itself this indicator is not a fool proof identifier, it is incredibly common among Final Four participants. It is simply this:
Final Four teams win on the road all season long.
Continue readingOne of These Teams Will Win the 2022 NCAA Tournament
Last week’s AP Poll narrowed our list of contenders to 12 teams. 30 of the last 32 champs ranked in the top 12, seven weeks before the tournament started. At the end of the regular season, we’ll be able to narrow the list to the key handful of teams that are built like a champ.
Continue readingBracket News – 29 December 2021
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Top 2021 NCAA Tournament Championship Contenders
To win your bracket pool, you’ve gotta pick the right champ (in standard scoring formats). The final game is worth as much as the first 32 games combined. You’ll be glad you saw this post!
I enhanced my super amazing tournament computer model, and the simulation results are in.
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!!
Let’s gooooooo!!!!!!
Bracket News – 6 Mar 2020
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Bracket News – 26 Feb 2020
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Bracket News – 24 Feb 2020
- NCAA tournament Bubble Watch: Updated look at the wildest bubble in years
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- BYU a Final Four contender? At least one college basketball expert thinks so
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- Shockers lose another heartbreaker to Bearcats, fall closer to NCAA Tournament bubble
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Bracket News – 23 Feb 2020
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