Comments on: Bracket Contest Update http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/03/31/bracket-contest-update-3/ A statistical look at Michigan State basketball, with a dash of football talk Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:45:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: kj http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/03/31/bracket-contest-update-3/comment-page-1/#comment-663 kj Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:15:20 +0000 http://spartansweblog.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bracket-contest-update-3/#comment-663 Top 16 scoring teams to date: <b>Team (Seed): Score</b> Davidson (10): 30 Villanova (12): 24 W. Kentucky (12): 24 W. Virginia (7): 14 San Diego (13): 13 Siena (13): 13 Kansas St. (11): 11 Michigan St. (5): 10 Arkansas (9): 9 Kansas (1): 9 Louisville (3): 9 Memphis (1): 9 North Carolina (1): 9 Texas A&M (9): 9 UCLA (1): 9 Xavier (3): 9 Max Score: 211 One of the #1 seeds will move up to 14 points; one will move up to 19 points. The final max score will be 226. Historically, picking even seeds has been the optimal strategy. This year, the top three teams were evens (all picked by TMadison); the rest were all odds. Top 16 scoring teams to date:

Team (Seed): Score

Davidson (10): 30
Villanova (12): 24
W. Kentucky (12): 24
W. Virginia (7): 14
San Diego (13): 13
Siena (13): 13
Kansas St. (11): 11
Michigan St. (5): 10
Arkansas (9): 9
Kansas (1): 9
Louisville (3): 9
Memphis (1): 9
North Carolina (1): 9
Texas A&M (9): 9
UCLA (1): 9
Xavier (3): 9

Max Score: 211

One of the #1 seeds will move up to 14 points; one will move up to 19 points. The final max score will be 226.

Historically, picking even seeds has been the optimal strategy. This year, the top three teams were evens (all picked by TMadison); the rest were all odds.

]]>