Friday, March 13, 2009

Bracketologists

The Bracket Project keeps track of a crapload of internet and TV bracketologists, and updates their selections daily. Here's a link to a giant matrix of those various bracketologists' predictions as of last night.


I don't know if there's much wisdom in the aggregate, since a large chunk of these guys must have a learning disability. I'll bet my grandmother that Oakland and Weber St. don't make the tournament. But, remove the whackos and there might be something to it.

I'm not entirely sure if their bracket is just an aggregate of everyone they survey, or if they do their own, but it looks much better than B101. They also have Memphis as a #1 seed, which I'm not sure about, but I love seeing it on paper given how much of their futures I have. Bracket Project's aggregate bracket, or whatever it is, is here:


That bracket will be over on the right shortly. Ultimately the seeding and regions aren't huge deal-breakers for futures, provided you have some diversification. But, it's helpful to have at least a couple scenarios. That way you know whether to pound 40-1 on the strip when 20-1 looks fair in one bracket, or if the value is just a mirage because their draw is best case scenario.

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