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The Greatest Modern Dynasties Bracket Challenge – Part II

April 7, 2021
by harvardsports
10 min read
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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.

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The Greatest Modern Dynasties Bracket Challenge – Part I

April 5, 2021
by harvardsports
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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.

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A Comparison of 2020’s (Hypothetical) Tourney to 2021’s with Deep Learning

March 27, 2021
by harvardsports
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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.

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Do Teams with Star Players Perform Better in March?

March 26, 2021
by harvardsports
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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.

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March Madness Week 1 Recap – HSAC Pod Episode 5

March 26, 2021
by harvardsports
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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...

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Balance Wins Championships

March 18, 2021
by harvardsports
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During the NCAA men's basketball tournament, teams with more balance perform better than those which excel in only one area of the game.

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The Sweet 16: The Chalkiest Round of March Madness

March 24, 2016
by harvardsports
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By Benedict Brady As we get deeper into the March Madness tournament, it is tough to weight the importance of a team’s seed with its performance in previous tournament games this year. While most people would not initially pick...

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HSAC’s 65 Facts: March Madness 2015

March 17, 2015
by harvardsports
11 min read
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by Will Ezekowitz It is important to remember that statistically predicting the NCAA tournament, despite what FiveThirtyEight and others may tell you, is largely a fool’s errand. Most of these games are close to coin tosses...

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Conference Bias in the NCAA Tournament

March 16, 2015
by harvardsports
3 min read
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By Kurt Bullard With the brackets now set and Harvard cementing its status as an Ivy League dynasty with four straight NCAA Tournament bids, over 40 million people will begin to fill out brackets for the chance to win bragging...

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In Which an Infinite Number of Monkeys Brag About Picking Northern Iowa

March 24, 2010
by harvardsports
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By David Roher There are over nine quintillion ways to fill out your bracket, and over four hundred trillion ways to predict the first two rounds alone. Based on the craziness of the first four days of the tournament, I bet you...

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