NCAA Tournament Initial Thoughts

I'll have more to share later but here are my initial tournament thoughts. I like the Heels draw, other than the possibility of playing Kansas (if they make it out of the first weekend) in Kansas City. Auburn is an incredibly tough looking 5 seed, but defense may be their downfall (and they can't keep … Continue reading NCAA Tournament Initial Thoughts →

Carolina/Dook Round 2

I had to take a little break from basketball analysis due to work, illness, school, etc. But I'm back, because there's another big game tomorrow night. While all the hoopla centers on whether Zion will play or not play let's take a look at the numbers! First, an update on the KenPom ratings graphic. Since … Continue reading Carolina/Dook Round 2 →

NCAA Bball Update #3

Alright, it's time to really take this NCAA graphic to a new level. I don't know about all of you, but I'm most interested in winning the NCAA tournament pool at work. I came in third last year and it came down to the championship game for me. And while you could have zoomed in … Continue reading NCAA Bball Update #3 →

NCAA KenPom Efficiency Rankings Updated

I've updated my chart with the latest KenPom rankings AND I've now added the past NCAA Champions (2002-2018) as diamonds on the chart. It really stands out now that past champions have always had an efficiency margin of greater than 20 - or to the right of the green line. In fact, of the 17 … Continue reading NCAA KenPom Efficiency Rankings Updated →

Even more NCAA Hoops Fun

In addition to the ncaahoopR package in R, I had also been working on building a plot using Ken Pomeroy's efficiency ratings. And voila! Here it is. Unfortunately, WordPress doesn't support the embedded interactive graphic. But if you visit my site on Plotly you'll get the full experience. What I've Done I've written an R … Continue reading Even more NCAA Hoops Fun →