Tag: statsketball
Resources Roundup: Warm Up Inspiration for Statsketball 2020
March 09, 2020
Statsketball is back for its fourth year, with two unique challenges to put your statistics skills to the test in predicting the NCAA Basketball Tournament champions. Whether you’re a player yourself or have never set foot on a basketball court, with statistics you could make winning predictions. Leading up to the March 15 and March...
Statsketball Returns: Submissions for the Annual Sports Analytics Contest Opens March 15
March 02, 2020
Statsketball, our rapidly growing annual contest to apply statistics to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, is back! Is your head in the game? Statsketball challenges high school and undergraduate students to predict the outcome of the 2020 NCAA Basketball Tournaments, using statistics rather than luck. The contest features two challenges: The “Pick ‘Em”: Upset Challenge allows students to use statistical methodology...
Statsketball 2019: Congratulations to our Winners!
April 22, 2019
In the 2019 Statsketball contest, students competed to predict the outcomes of both the 2019 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments using the power of statistics – the science of learning from data. This is the first year Statsketball has expanded to the women’s tournament, and in total, 367 student teams entered—our largest Statsketball to...
Statsketball 2018: Congratulations to our Winners!
April 10, 2018
Statsketball 2018 pitted 189 student teams against each other to predict the outcomes of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament using statistics. The two contests included the “Pick ‘Em”: Upset Challenge to predict the winners of the first-round games and the “Build Your Own Bracket”: Draft Challenge to select teams from 224 draft points, and...
Are You Ready for the Statsketball Tournament 2018?
March 07, 2018
The 2018 Statsketball tournament is right around the corner. Are you ready for the competition? Statsketball 2018 is a statistical prediction contest to determine the stakes of this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament using statistics. To help you prepare, we’ve rounded up everything you’ll need to predict the outcome of the basketball tournament using statistics rather...
Calling All Students: Are You Ready for the 2018 Statsketball Tournament?
March 01, 2018
The countdown for the 2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament starts now, and it’s up to you to use statistics – the science of learning from data – to determine who will win in the 2018 Statsketball Tournament! If you’re a sports and stats fan, put your statistical theories and models to the test with two challenges:...
Statsketball Roundup: Statistics is Changing the Game
February 15, 2018
With NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament right around the corner, there’s no better way to prepare than to participate in our Statsketball challenge. Are you ready? In preparation of the competition, dive into these five articles showcasing how the field of statistics is shaping the way the sport is played: Data Analytics Have Made the NBA...
Statsketball: Meet the Judges
March 31, 2017
Although Statsketball winners are being assessed on the accuracy of their bracket predictions as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament plays out, that’s not the only thing that matters. Participants’ statistical methodology factors in, too. After all, the odds of a team winning are only that—a measure of the likelihood of a certain outcome playing out....
Bracket busted? Pick a winner in the Statsketball Overtime Challenge
March 27, 2017
As we hit the final rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, many of us are inevitably eliminated from our brackets as teams are eliminated from the court. But don’t throw your hat in yet! Get back in the game with the Statsketball Overtime Challenge. How to play Follow This is Statistics on Twitter and tweet us...
5 Top Trends from the Statsketball Tournament Entries
March 17, 2017
While many may choose their NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament predictions on a classic gut-check (or maybe by mascot), statistics buffs used a more systematic approach to enter This is Statistics’ Statsketball Tournament. The competition drew submissions from undergraduate and high school students across the country for its two challenges, the “Pick ‘Em” Upset Challenge and...