Bracket Strategies

[AccuRater]

Here's where you would be after round 2 (round 1?) were you to adopt the following bracket strategies:

Chalk - Pick the higher seed - 22 Correct
RPI - Pick the higher RPI - 22
SOS - Pick the higher SOS - 23
Popularity - Pick the one most selected (per the CBS Bracket) - 22
Nate Silver - Pick the "Numbers Guy's" selections - 22
Mr President - Pick The President's selections - 20
SWC - Pick the smartest analyst on the board's selections - 20
AccuRater - Pick my selections - 24 (I couldn't resist)

 

[007]

Here's where you would be after round 2 (round 1?) were you to adopt the following bracket strategies:

Chalk - Pick the higher seed - 22 Correct
RPI - Pick the higher RPI - 22
SOS - Pick the higher SOS - 23
Popularity - Pick the one most selected (per the CBS Bracket) - 22
Nate Silver - Pick the "Numbers Guy's" selections - 22
Mr President - Pick The President's selections - 20
SWC - Pick the smartest analyst on the board's selections - 20
AccuRater - Pick my selections - 24 (I couldn't resist)

Or, a classic example of random variability with a regression to the mean, with no statistically significant differences in outcomes...yet. But, you do have a higher probability of being correct going forward. Nice job.

And, if you correctly predict a Harvard vs Florida Gulf Coast final, you will be THE man.