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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2013, 01:19:35 AM

Title: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2013, 01:19:35 AM
Great article


http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-march-madness-brackets-20130320,0,3326165.story

Title: Re: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: mu_hilltopper on March 21, 2013, 07:35:41 AM
Whoa .. if we only had time to go through these videos before 11am today ..

https://www.udemy.com/march-mathness/?dtcode=vhz15uku
Title: Re: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: MUFC9295 on March 25, 2013, 03:01:54 PM
Can anyoen tell how this guy is doing this year?  Any lessons in mean reversion?
Title: Re: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: wardle2wade on March 25, 2013, 03:07:20 PM
Quote from: MUFC9295 on March 25, 2013, 03:01:54 PM
Can anyoen tell how this guy is doing this year?  Any lessons in mean reversion?

From the article...

"So, who did Chartier pick? With a simplified Massey method (which gives his students a fighting chance), he agrees with Dick Vitale: Louisville wins it all, in this case beating Florida, then Indiana, which beats Gonzaga.

By the Colley method, the Final Four are Duke, Kansas, New Mexico and Miami, with New Mexico winning."

Zags are out... and how in the world can Louisville beat Flo, Ind, AND Gonzaga in the final 4? 

Also, New Mexico winning it all seems unlikely.
Title: Re: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on March 25, 2013, 03:08:56 PM
meh....Jaybee still picks by which mascot would eat the other mascot.
Title: Re: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: The Man in Gold on March 25, 2013, 03:10:17 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2013, 01:19:35 AM
Great article


http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-march-madness-brackets-20130320,0,3326165.story



Looks like his formula hit something called March Madness.  cool class though.
Title: Re: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: MerrittsMustache on March 25, 2013, 03:17:33 PM
Quote from: wardle2wade on March 25, 2013, 03:07:20 PM
From the article...

"So, who did Chartier pick? With a simplified Massey method (which gives his students a fighting chance), he agrees with Dick Vitale: Louisville wins it all, in this case beating Florida, then Indiana, which beats Gonzaga.

By the Colley method, the Final Four are Duke, Kansas, New Mexico and Miami, with New Mexico winning."

Zags are out... and how in the world can Louisville beat Flo, Ind, AND Gonzaga in the final 4? 

Also, New Mexico winning it all seems unlikely.

The sentence was incorrect and very poorly worded to boot. I think he meant that Louisville would beat Florida and then Indiana, after IU beat Gonzaga. That's not how the brackets are set-up though. Given his FF teams, Florida and IU would play and L'ville would play Gonzaga.
Title: Re: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: MarsupialMadness on March 25, 2013, 03:23:11 PM
Quote from: wardle2wade on March 25, 2013, 03:07:20 PM
From the article...

"So, who did Chartier pick? With a simplified Massey method (which gives his students a fighting chance), he agrees with Dick Vitale: Louisville wins it all, in this case beating Florida, then Indiana, which beats Gonzaga.

By the Colley method, the Final Four are Duke, Kansas, New Mexico and Miami, with New Mexico winning."

Zags are out... and how in the world can Louisville beat Flo, Ind, AND Gonzaga in the final 4? 

Also, New Mexico winning it all seems unlikely.

I like their chances!
Title: Re: Davidson math professor picks.....
Post by: jeffreyweee on March 25, 2013, 03:28:01 PM
The article was simply saying the #1 scenario is Louisville over Florida with the #2 most likely scenario being Indiana over Gonzaga.
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