And that’s the men’s tournament! After 67 games, the 2016 men’s NCAA Tournament has drawn to a close. In this final video, we take a look at how Villanova-UNC rated on the excitement index (very highly!) and decide which Final Four game was more boring. Plus, we break down how Villanova powered its way to […]
As we’ve written and discussed, the first and second rounds of the men’s NCAA Tournament offered plenty of excitement. But can the madness continue through the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, and are we that surprised to see these 16 teams still standing? In the video above, we probe the FiveThirtyEight tournament model to see […]
As we’ve written and discussed, the first and second rounds of the men’s NCAA Tournament offered plenty of excitement. But can the madness continue through the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, and are we that surprised to see these 16 teams still standing? In the video above, we probe the FiveThirtyEight tournament model to see […]
Every March Madness features a couple of exhilarating games, but can we measure which games were the most exciting? In this video, Neil Paine and Reuben Fischer-Baum introduce FiveThirtyEight’s excitement index for this year’s NCAA tournaments, which will measure how exciting each game was based on swings in in-game win probability. Plus, a friendly wager: […]
Every March Madness features a couple of exhilarating games, but can we measure which games were the most exciting? In this video, Neil Paine and Reuben Fischer-Baum introduce FiveThirtyEight’s excitement index for this year’s NCAA tournaments, which will measure how exciting each game was based on swings in in-game win probability. Plus, a friendly wager: […]
