No doubt if you work in any office with more than 10 people, there will be a bracket contest to see who can best predict the outcome of the NCAA tournament. From today until Thursday, you will be inundated with advice of which teams are looking to pull big upsets and which teams are likely to make it all the way to the NCAA Final Four in Houston on April 2.
The title of this post is "use logic and statistics." I used that because blogger Darren Rovell has sarcastically chosen that piece of advice as the worst to follow when selecting your bracket.
Last year's overwhelming favorite to win it all, Kansas, was done after the 2nd game of this single elimination tournament (to win the tournament, you need to win 6 consecutive games). Kansas' loss ruined a lot people's brackets....ruined them so much that they didn't have to worry about winning their pool anymore, and they could just enjoy basketball.
I work with more than ten people, but none of them would even know what a bracket contest is. Is there hope for us?
ReplyDeleteif you go to espn.com or cbssports.com, you would find a link to a contest.
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