A few familiar Cinderellas have provided some of the greatest moments in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But every shocking upset from a ragtag mid-major also means something else: a big-name school has fallen on its face in spectacular fashion. And it seems certain big-name schools are more prone to this than others. In tournaments […]
Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s basketball podcast. On this week’s show (March 15, 2018), the crew gets into March Madness. Neil and Chris preview which college players NBA fans should keep their eyes on during the NCAA Tournament. They’re also joined by former Cavaliers general manager David Griffin. Griffin, who served as GM in Cleveland […]
Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s basketball podcast. On this week’s show (March 15, 2018), the crew gets into March Madness. Neil and Chris preview which college players NBA fans should keep their eyes on during the NCAA Tournament. They’re also joined by former Cavaliers general manager David Griffin. Griffin, who served as GM in Cleveland […]
Data is king. When we’re making any decision of consequence about the future — whether in business, sports or politics — our tech-filled world demands that we collect data to make a meaningful prediction. Despite the criticism that gets leveled at the NCAA tournament selection committee, the group does take a data-driven approach to choosing […]
Data is king. When we’re making any decision of consequence about the future — whether in business, sports or politics — our tech-filled world demands that we collect data to make a meaningful prediction. Despite the criticism that gets leveled at the NCAA tournament selection committee, the group does take a data-driven approach to choosing […]