Throughout the broadcast of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, Jim Nantz and friends suggested that Gonzaga's lackluster performance was due to the team being emotionally drained after Jalen Suggs' buzzer-beater. HSAC...
HSAC analyzes 17 major college sports to identify the best all-around NCAA sports programs. Schools in the Pac-12 and the SEC tend to excel, while Big XII and Big 10 schools lag behind.
To continue our dynasties bracket challenge, we now examine the top NFL and NHL dynasties of the modern era. These teams include the 1990s Cowboys, 2000s Patriots, and Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers.
HSAC explores the top modern sports dynasties, pitting top teams like Jordan's Bulls against Stephen Curry's Warriors and the 1990s Bronx Bombers against the Big Red Machine.
Sports fans always debate the best dynasties - Celtics vs. Patriots, Bulls vs. Warriors, Yankees vs. everybody. We've looked at the data, and identified the best of the best across the world of sports.
Using a deep learning model, Alex Rojas examines what might have happened if March Madness had been held last year. He also explores how the model's top teams from 2020 have fared in 2021.
Oral Roberts and Syracuse have ridden their stars to surprise berths in the Sweet Sixteen. HSAC examines whether more teams should rely on their stars to succeed in March.
On this episode of the HSAC Pod, David Arkow, Danny Blumenthal, and Julia Blank recap the opening weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, discuss college basketball analytics, and make predictions for the rest of...
During the NCAA men's basketball tournament, teams with more balance perform better than those which excel in only one area of the game.
After a year without March Madness, the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective is excited to bring back our highly-anticipated 68 March Madness Facts article for the 2021 edition of the tournament. Here are some insights on every...