Comments on: March Madness Bracketology http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/ Strength in Numbers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: art http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41788 art Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:22:10 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41788 Very neat. What program was used to create this? I`m new to all this stuff and can`t imagine it was with MS Excel... Very neat. What program was used to create this? I`m new to all this stuff and can`t imagine it was with MS Excel…

]]> By: ISB http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41590 ISB Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:31:53 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41590 this is really cool! i also stumbled across this great blog about jon scheyer and duke - check it out! www.achicagothing.com this is really cool! i also stumbled across this great blog about jon scheyer and duke – check it out! http://www.achicagothing.com

]]> By: LA http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41585 LA Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:09:08 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41585 I think if you consolidated all four regions into one viz, that would be much easier to understand. By consolidating I mean combining all four #1 - #16 ranks and showing how far each overall rank has gotten within the division. While you may be able to make a case for who the best #1 team is overall, I don't think much of a case can be made for who is the better #11 seed in each division. And besides that...is the top ranked team in the regular season rankings always the #1 seed in the same division every year or does that change? Very nice job though. Definitely an intriguing viz. I think if you consolidated all four regions into one viz, that would be much easier to understand. By consolidating I mean combining all four #1 – #16 ranks and showing how far each overall rank has gotten within the division.

While you may be able to make a case for who the best #1 team is overall, I don’t think much of a case can be made for who is the better #11 seed in each division. And besides that…is the top ranked team in the regular season rankings always the #1 seed in the same division every year or does that change?

Very nice job though. Definitely an intriguing viz.

]]> By: Daily Digest for March 30th at dandube.com http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41558 Daily Digest for March 30th at dandube.com Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:38:56 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41558 [...] Shared March Madness Bracketology. [...] [...] Shared March Madness Bracketology. [...]

]]> By: Greg Martin http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41543 Greg Martin Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:32:13 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41543 Fun visualization Nathan! I found another Final Four bracket perspective via social media sentiment at http://digg.com/d31MVq6 where you can see the sentiment around each of the college teams and TipTop search results with all the twitter commentary. Neat! Fun visualization Nathan! I found another Final Four bracket perspective via social media sentiment at http://digg.com/d31MVq6 where you can see the sentiment around each of the college teams and TipTop search results with all the twitter commentary. Neat!

]]> By: Leo http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41529 Leo Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:00:58 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41529 Nathan, Thanks for the post. I hear what you say about the color. I would prefer it with less colors too but I just was not able to make it work. Contrast was a problem in some areas. Nathan,
Thanks for the post. I hear what you say about the color. I would prefer it with less colors too but I just was not able to make it work. Contrast was a problem in some areas.

]]> By: Mike http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41528 Mike Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:55:44 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41528 OK, that answers my question above. But if you did do it by geographic region you could see if there is any region effect (not that I expect there to be, but we might be surprised). OK, that answers my question above. But if you did do it by geographic region you could see if there is any region effect (not that I expect there to be, but we might be surprised).

]]> By: Mike http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41525 Mike Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:51:15 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41525 No. This year, the East and South regional champs play each other in the Final Four; in 2008 the West and South champs played each other in the FF. I'm confused about the columns on each side of the center column where the pairs of regions come together. Since different regions play each other different years, I wouldn't expect those two columns to be the same height. No. This year, the East and South regional champs play each other in the Final Four; in 2008 the West and South champs played each other in the FF.

I’m confused about the columns on each side of the center column where the pairs of regions come together. Since different regions play each other different years, I wouldn’t expect those two columns to be the same height.

]]> By: Leo http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41524 Leo Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:44:57 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41524 I decided to make the chart using the data from the brackets as they are distributed by the selection committee instead of rearranging this information to fit a region specific chart. Two reasons for this: 1. Teams are not locked to regions. To illustrate this: the last 10 times North Carolina has played the tournament, they've played 5 times in the East, 4 in the South and 1 in the West (some of these times the conferences were named by city and not region). 2. It is my understanding that there is a reason for the brackets to be the way they are distributed. Teams are actually seeded from 1 though 64 and I believe that the bracket arrangement reflects that. I decided to make the chart using the data from the brackets as they are distributed by the selection committee instead of rearranging this information to fit a region specific chart. Two reasons for this:
1. Teams are not locked to regions. To illustrate this: the last 10 times North Carolina has played the tournament, they’ve played 5 times in the East, 4 in the South and 1 in the West (some of these times the conferences were named by city and not region).
2. It is my understanding that there is a reason for the brackets to be the way they are distributed. Teams are actually seeded from 1 though 64 and I believe that the bracket arrangement reflects that.

]]> By: March Madness Bracketology | VizWorld.com http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/30/march-madness-bracketology/#comment-41520 March Madness Bracketology | VizWorld.com Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:06:05 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6482#comment-41520 [...] round since 1985, by ranking, with a color-coded bracket that resembles a stacked area chart.via March Madness Bracketology | FlowingData. About the Author: Paul Adams Paul Adams manages an award-winning team for a federal high [...] [...] round since 1985, by ranking, with a color-coded bracket that resembles a stacked area chart.via March Madness Bracketology | FlowingData. About the Author: Paul Adams Paul Adams manages an award-winning team for a federal high [...]

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