Manager Games (@ManagerGames_) begins a fourth season in 2018-19, continuing to build on the success the league saw during its first three seasons. Manager Games is an organized league of underground basketball games played by men’s basketball student managers, staffs, and the occasional “ringer” at colleges and universities across the […]
FLEX SEEDING is an innovative method to bracket the state boys and girls basketball tournaments. By using a flexible bracketing process rather than a true S-curve, critical geographic integrity is protected. Mock brackets were produced using existing regional assignments. Teams were ranked by KPI, and then assigned districts and seeds […]
The NCAA added six metrics (KenPom, Sagarin, BPI, KPI, RPI, and ESPN Strength of Record) to the team sheets prior to the 2017-18 season. For the fourth straight year, I have charted how the committee’s 1-68 NCAA Tournament seed list compared to those metrics. With the metrics now on the […]
UPDATE (3/19): Round of 16 Bracket Released. Please note that Saint Louis and Missouri will play their Round of 32 game on Tuesday night. The winner will face Missouri State in a Round of 16 poll starting late Tuesday. […]
Underground Basketball League to crown champion at the 2018 NCAA Final Four in San Antonio Manager Games (@ManagerGames_) will return for a third season in 2017-18, continuing to build on the growth and success the league saw during its first two seasons. The new season will again culminate with the […]