If you’ve been checking out StatGeek Analytics, you’ve seen Wofford near the top all season long. And we’ve gotten a lot of questions about why we love Wofford. Well, here you go: A great record They’re 29-4! Those four losses were all to tournament teams – on the road against Oklahoma, Kansas and Mississippi State…
Overall, StatGeek did pretty well on both the men’s and women’s side of the NCAA D3 Tournament, above 70% on the men’s side and over 80% on the women’s side. We did lose two of our final four teams on the women’s side, Hope and Trine, and one of our finalists on the men’s side,…
Let’s talk about correlation. For most teams, the season is over or just about to wrap up. With a season’s worth of data available, you can really start to see what stats most correlate to scoring margin. What is correlation? When two numbers are positively correlated, that means as one goes up, so does the…
We used the StatGeek Analytics Model to predict all 63 games in the 2019 NCAA D3 Men’s Tournament. The model is based on about a decade’s worth of data including data from this past season to determine who is most likely to win a match-up between any two teams. (Try it yourself for free at…
We used our StatGeek Analytics model to predict all 63 games in the 2019 NCAA D3 Women’s Basketball Tournament. The model is based on data from the past ten seasons and takes into account stats from the current season to give a probability of who is most likely to win any matchup. (By the way,…
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Coming down the stretch of the season, you’re seeing conference opponents possibly for a second time. You might see them for a third time in your conference tournament. No matter the results of those initial match-ups, you need to start making adjustments for the rematches. Some adjustments may be easy, especially if a key player…
We talked a few weeks back about valuing a rebound in some form or fashion. We can’t really continue that conversation without talking about expected value. Expected value is a little different than points per possession. Points per possession simply takes your points and divides by possessions so any offensive rebounds are factored in there…
While everyone is well into conference play at this point in the season, the majority of games for most teams are still non-conference games. So, let’s talk about what you can and can’t take away from those games as compared to conference games. At every level, you can schedule your way to a winning season…
Quick preview of the big D2 women’s matchup tomorrow between the #2 Lady Buffs and #18 Belles. Both teams have lost just one game all season and they have one common opponent, Texas A&M Kingsville. Kingsville handed the West Texas A&M their only loss of the year just last night. It took making 12 of…