Alabama was ranked #1 in the AP Poll at the conclusion of the 2017 season. This was no surprise as they are regularly near the top of the poll and they had just beaten Georgia 26-23 in the national

This post serves as a brief update to show the latest results of the four models as the basketball tournament continues. Only four teams remain, so it is a good point to which models were good at picking

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. Of course, even though all brackets were broken

So the whole goal of this project was to do one thing: chase perfection. The brackets have been filled out. Now all there is left to do is wait. I have decided to run the four models that I went over during

Today, we are continuing with the analysis of the NCAA Division 1 Tournament bracket through the lens of the Estimated Difference Model. This is a continuation of yesterday's analysis. Last time, we covered

This week, I'm going to analyze the bracket from the perspective of my best model, the Estimated Difference Model (EDM). We'll go region by region, round by round, picking some teams, performing some analysis

Today is Selection Sunday. It is the most important day in college basketball and the day when we finally get a chance to look at the overall bracket and begin using the models that have been developed

There is less than a week until Selection Sunday when the group of 68 teams is finalized for this year's NCAA Division I college basketball championship. Which means I only have a few more sets of games

Now that we have a small collection of models, we can give one of them a little upgrade. Last time, I introduced the schedule plus-minus which looked at a team's resume and determined a team's quality

With the start of the Atlantic Sun conference earlier today, now starts the exciting part of March Madness. The games mean more and the teams which will be a part of the field of 68 in two weeks will come

The Elo Rating System is one of the most popular rating systems used out there. Traditionally associated with chess, many models in varying sports and games use some variation of the Elo. So, today, we're

Every year, millions of brackets are digitally constructed, written and scribbled just to see every one fall short of the ultimate goal. Perfection. But the odds are not in the favor of those in such a

Proposal #21 fails to pass due to a split vote. The final vote (by weight): in favor: 1.000 against: 1.000 Here's the updated current land distribution. Below is the current land placement map showing

The official proposal has been selected from the eligible pool of proposals from the results post. Thanks to all players that contributed to these proposals. The following proposal has been selected based

Proposal #20 fails to pass due to a split vote. The final vote (by weight): in favor: 1.000 against: 1.000 The rule shall therefore not come into effect. The next proposal phase has now started. This phase

The official proposal has been selected from the eligible pool of proposals from the results post. Thanks to all players that contributed to these proposals. The following proposal has been selected based

Proposal #19 fails to pass due to a split vote. The final vote (by weight): in favor: 1.000 against: 1.000 The rule shall therefore not come into effect. The next proposal phase has now started. This phase

The official proposal has been selected from the eligible pool of proposals from the results post. Thanks to all players that contributed to these proposals. The following proposal has been selected based

Proposal #18 passes with no opposition. The final vote (by weight): in favor: 1.000 against: 0.000 The rule adjustment has been marked below and come into effect this round. The next proposal phase has

The official proposal has been selected from the eligible pool of proposals from the results post. Thanks to all players that contributed to these proposals. The following proposal has been selected based