NCAA Hoops Archive

March Madness Tip: Fade the Teams That Faded

Posted on March 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
I now interrupt your regularly scheduled Fantasy Baseball Position Rankings to provide some insight on the upcoming March Madness. Right when March hits annually, everyone instantly becomes a self-proclaimed “expert” on how to fill out a bracket. I don’t claim to be an expert, but...
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History Prematurely Crowns Duke as National Champions

Posted on March 31, 2010 | 2 Comments
If we take a look at historic trends, it would appear that Duke has already won the National Championship. Here are the trends that back up that claim: Trend 1: Prior to this year, 20 of the previous 23 NCAA Basketball titles had been won...
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Rating the Tournament Teams

Posted on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
My model for rating College Basketball teams is far from perfect, but it is very servicable for predicting future outcomes. The one knock on it is the lack of Strength of Schedule accountability. Rather going through a complex process, which I will next year, I...
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Top 10 March Madness Ball Hogs

Posted on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
The following 10 players are vital to their team’s success. Shutting down these players will almost guarantee a victory for the opposing team. However, these players are all capable of torching an opposing defense: 1. Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young Used on 32.1% of Possessions Using...
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College Hoops Top 25 Rankings (Feb 9th)

Posted on February 10, 2010 | 2 Comments
Utah State continues to climb the Future of Fantasy Rankings, but is it only due to their cupcake schedule? Only time will tell. Who are the most overrated teams by the AP Polls? According to Future of Fantasy’s system, #20 Georgia Tech and #21 Temple...
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