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Special podcast: How to predict the NCAA tournament

By Dr. Ed Feng 1 Comment

In this special episode of the podcast, we tell the story behind predicting March Madness. The tournament might seem random, but there is a good reason for this public perception.

In reality, the tournament is predictable in key ways, and this can help you win your March Madness pool.

In this episode, I worked with audio producer extraordinaire Lizzie Peabody to tell the story about making March Madness predictions. We talk with:

  • a guy who won his first pool but never again
  • the financial analyst who is no longer welcome in the office pool
  • a first year graduate student with her doubts about numbers
  • a professional gambler

Here’s what Jerod Morris, founder of Assembly Call podcast and site, said about the episode:

This is an outstanding episode. I highly recommend all college hoops fans listen. Kudos to you and the @thepowerrank. https://t.co/qtvKTrUzv0

— Assembly Call (@AssemblyCall) February 27, 2018

Join us on this journey from skeptic to winner. To listen on iTunes, click here.

To listen on the site, click on the right pointing triangle.

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  1. Connor O says

    February 26, 2019 at 4:03 pm

    Hey Ed,
    I am a big college basketball fan and member of your site. I know in the past you have talked a lot about the RPI, its weaknesses and how it compares to your system for ranking teams. But now, the NCAA has adopted the NET to replace the RPI. Can you talk a little bit about this new system, how it compares to the old RPI as well as The Power Rank’s numbers, strengths/weaknesses, etc. Thank you so much.

    Reply

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