Re: My NCAA tournament brackets
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- Subject: [mg117469] Re: My NCAA tournament brackets
- From: telefunkenvf14 <rgorka at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:21:13 -0500 (EST)
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On Mar 16, 6:30 am, Mark McClure <mcmcc... at unca.edu> wrote: > I've posted my NCAA brackets here:http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/blog/= NCAATourneyWithRW.html > > Yes, this is Mathematica related. Mathematica was used to > * scrape results of all division 1 games off of the web, > * massage that data into a matrix whose eigenstructure is > relevant to team rankings, and > * format the results into a binary tree representing the tournament. > > It's really great fun! > > Mark McClure Awesome job! I have to chuckle at the way programming nerds (a complement, BTW) differ in their approach to 'March Madness' vs. the average fan... Wasting work time either way. :D -RG