<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:10:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@statsplit/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2020: Update, Conclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post serves as a quick update to the Model Madness series as it is the last day of March and I wanted to give some closure to the series for the year. As many of those following sports know that all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-update-conclusion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-update-conclusion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-162177]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[statsplit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpetA7LYoCEfjrKhV7kTSqhqXAJSkgWTpsqgkK9iW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2020: Remaining Tournaments]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, there are three more tournaments to cover before conference tournament season is fully started and the NCAA tournament gets sorted out. We're four days out from Selection Sunday so over the weekend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-remaining-tournaments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-remaining-tournaments</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-162177]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[statsplit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 01:56:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpetA7LYoCEfjrKhV7kTSqhqXAJSkgWTpsqgkK9iW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2020: Major Conference + Wednesday Tournaments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is a huge day. We are covering nine different tournaments including several major tournaments. Since there's a lot to cover, let's get right into things! 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Since it partially uses contrarian selection (the intentional]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-edm-contra-model</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-edm-contra-model</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-162177]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[statsplit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 01:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpetA7LYoCEfjrKhV7kTSqhqXAJSkgWTpsqgkK9iW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2020: Weekend Tournaments Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we're covering the tournaments set to start this weekend through the lens of the now four models we have at our disposal. As always, I'll talk about the teams that have a realistic shot of winning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-weekend-tournaments-preview</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-weekend-tournaments-preview</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-162177]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[statsplit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 02:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpetA7LYoCEfjrKhV7kTSqhqXAJSkgWTpsqgkK9iW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2020: Win Ratios Iterator Model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, we're going to cover the first new model developed for Model Madness 2020. Hopefully this model adds some much needed diversity to our model set that has had a decent amount of agreement over the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-win-ratios-iterator-model</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-win-ratios-iterator-model</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-162177]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[statsplit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 02:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpetA7LYoCEfjrKhV7kTSqhqXAJSkgWTpsqgkK9iW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2020: Thursday Tournaments Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we're going to cover the Missouri Valley Conference and West Coast Conference tournaments that are starting on Thursday. In addition to analyzing the top teams in each conference, I'll cover which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-thursday-tournaments-preview</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-162177/@statsplit/model-madness-2020-thursday-tournaments-preview</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-162177]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[statsplit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:36:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpetA7LYoCEfjrKhV7kTSqhqXAJSkgWTpsqgkK9iW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2020: Wednesday Tournaments Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, we going to preview the three conference tournaments that start on Wednesday using the models that were used yesterday. 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Only four teams remain, so it is a good point to which models were good at picking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/model-madness/@statsplit/model-madness-2019-final-four-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/model-madness/@statsplit/model-madness-2019-final-four-update</guid><category><![CDATA[model-madness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[statsplit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 23:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpetA7LYoCEfjrKZ5buVj9ijwCnKHrZ7mRw2MhdWe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2019: Sweet 16 Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[My quest for a prefect bracket ended after one game. All four models picked the wrong team for the first game of the day. Well, that was fun while it lasted. 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Last time, we covered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/model-madness/@statsplit/model-madness-2019-the-edm-bracket-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/model-madness/@statsplit/model-madness-2019-the-edm-bracket-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[model-madness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[statsplit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 01:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxR1GrfxuEn3A38BnR8aRUXXPvj8Ey6rQZgNzDQzmpetA7LYoCEfjrKZ5buVj9ijwCnKHrZ7mRw2MhdWe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Madness 2019 - The EDM Bracket (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, I'm going to analyze the bracket from the perspective of my best model, the Estimated Difference Model (EDM). 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