Davidson math professor picks.....

[ChicosBailBonds]

Great article


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

[mu_hilltopper]

Whoa .. if we only had time to go through these videos before 11am today ..

https://www.udemy.com/march-mathness/?dtcode=vhz15uku

[MUFC9295]

Can anyoen tell how this guy is doing this year?  Any lessons in mean reversion?

[wardle2wade]

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.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

meh....Jaybee still picks by which mascot would eat the other mascot.

[The Man in Gold]

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.

[MerrittsMustache]

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.

[MarsupialMadness]

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!

[jeffreyweee]

The article was simply saying the #1 scenario is Louisville over Florida with the #2 most likely scenario being Indiana over Gonzaga.