{"id":4903,"date":"2013-03-19T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/2013\/03\/19\/raymonds-highly-scientific-predictions-for-the-2013-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament\/"},"modified":"2013-03-19T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T07:00:01","slug":"raymonds-highly-scientific-predictions-for-the-2013-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20130319-01\/?p=4903","title":{"rendered":"Raymond&#8217;s highly scientific predictions for the 2013 NCAA men&#8217;s basketball tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, it&#8217;s time for Raymond to come up with an <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/oldnewthing\/archive\/2011\/03\/15\/10140986.aspx\"> absurd<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/oldnewthing\/archive\/2010\/03\/16\/9979236.aspx\"> arbitrary<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/oldnewthing\/archive\/2009\/03\/18\/9485231.aspx\"> criterion<\/a> for filling out his NCAA bracket.<\/p>\n<p> This year, I look at the number of fans of the basketball team&#8217;s official Facebook page, or one tenth of the number of fans of the school&#8217;s athletic department, whichever is greater. The fraction 1\/10 is completely arbitrary, but that&#8217;s what makes this algorithm <i>highly scientific<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p> Notes on this year&#8217;s algorithm: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>     Counting fans also includes people who     <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/browbeat\/2012\/12\/28\/_2012_word_of_the_year_hate_watching_is_the_best_choice.html\">     hatewatch<\/a> the team.     I accept this,     because if a lot of people hate a team,     it&#8217;s probably because they&#8217;re &#8220;too good.&#8221; <\/li>\n<li>     There are over a hundred thousand     fans of     <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/North-Carolina-Tar-Heels-basketball\/110692362292115\">     the <i>stub page<\/i> for     North Carolina Basketball<\/a>.     Too bad they don&#8217;t count. <\/li>\n<li>     Others who don&#8217;t count:     Fans of unofficial pages.     Now, you might think that this is an unscientific exclusion,     becaus a fan of an unofficial page is still a fan.     On the other hand, if an unofficial page out-draws the official page,     then I blame the school for doing a bad job.     Also: <i>highly scientific<\/i>. <\/li>\n<li>     Syracuse has not one but two spam pages for their basketball team.     (You can tell it&#8217;s a spam page because it has no meaningful     content and was set up by a person selling SEO services.)     Both of them have more fans than the official page,     one of them by a factor of over 100&times;. <\/li>\n<li>     Some schools have a Facebook icon on their Athletics page,     but it links to ESPN. I guess I know who their sponsor is. <\/li>\n<li>     Montana&#8217;s Facebook icon links to the Facebook home page.     Somebody wasn&#8217;t paying attention in &#8220;Web design 101&#8221; class. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Once the field has been narrowed to four teams, the results are determined <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/college\/ct-spt-0314-ncaa-seeds-professor-illinois20100313,0,3088174.story\"> by a coin flip<\/a>. (I should have done this when the field reduced to eight teams rather than four, but I messed up and am too lazy to fix it. That&#8217;s what make this <i>highly scientific<\/i>.) <\/p>\n<p> <b>Update<\/b>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Correct predictions are in green. <\/li>\n<li>Incorrect predictions are in red. <\/li>\n<li>(!) marks upsets correctly predicted. <\/li>\n<li>(*) marks upsets predicted but did not take place. <\/li>\n<li>(x) marks actual upsets not predicted. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"font-size: 60%\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><br><\/p>\n<h4>Opening Round Games<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/MTSU-Mens-Basketball\/115165541876227\">Middle Tennessee<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(2,509)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Saint Mary&#8217;s<br>(2,654)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SMCMensBasketball\">Saint Mary&#8217;s<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(2,654)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LUbasketball\">Liberty<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,281)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Liberty<br>(3,281)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ncatathletics\">North Carolina A&amp;T<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(4,324a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boisestatebroncos\">Boise State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(26,559a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Boise State<br>(2,655)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoExplorers\">La Salle 1<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,010a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JmuMensBasketball\">James Madison<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(247)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">James Madison<br>(247)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LIUAthletics\">Long Island<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(755a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><br><\/p>\n<h4>Group 1<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UofLBasketball\">Louisville<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(45,835)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Louisville<br>(45,835)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Louisville<br>(45,835)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"11\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Oregon<br>(50,525) (*)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"23\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Duke<br>(82,675)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LUbasketball\">Liberty<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,281)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/csumensbasketball\">Colorado State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(1,915)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Missouri<br>(35,712)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mutigersdotcom\">Missouri<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(357,124a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cowboybasketball\">Oklahoma State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,428)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Oregon<br>(50,525) (!)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Oregon<br>(50,525)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goducks\">Oregon<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(505,253a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Billiken.Athletics\">Saint Louis<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(4,209a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">New Mexico State<br>(690) (*)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NMSUAthletics\">New Mexico State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(6,902a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/memphistigers\">Memphis<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(64,967a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Memphis<br>(6,496)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Michigan State<br>(69,455)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"11\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Duke<br>(82,675)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SMCMensBasketball\">Saint Mary&#8217;s<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(2,654)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MichiganStateBasketball\">Michigan State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(69,455)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Michigan State<br>(69,455)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ValpoBasketball\">Valparaiso<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,664)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CreightonBasketball\">Creighton<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(8,175)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Cincinnati<br>(12,660) (*)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Duke<br>(82,675)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofCincinnatiBearcats\">Cincinnati<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(126,600a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DukeMBB\">Duke<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(82,675)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Duke<br>(82,675)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ualbanysports\">Albany<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(4,060a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><br><\/p>\n<h4>Group 2<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KansasBasketball\">Kansas<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(126,999)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Kansas<br>(126,999)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Kansas<br>(126,999)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"11\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Kansas<br>(126,999) (x)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"23\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Kansas<br>(126,999)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WKUAthletics\">Western Kentucky<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(7,513a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tarheels\">North Carolina<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(686,843a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">North Carolina<br>(68,684)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VillanovaBasketball\">Villanova<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(33,889)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/govcurams\">VCU<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(17,954a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Akron<br>(2,245) (*)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Michigan<br>(43,385)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZipsMBB\">Akron<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(2,245)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MSUathletics\">Michigan<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(433,854a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Michigan<br>(43,385)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/South-Dakota-State-University-Mens-Basketball\/199939683400327\">South Dakota State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(867)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UCLAMensBasketball\">UCLA<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(14,376)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">UCLA<br>(14,376) (x)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Florida<br>(108,604)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"11\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Florida<br>(108,604)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoldenGopherBasketball\">Minnesota<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(10,389)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FloridaGators\">Florida<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(1,086,046a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Florida<br>(108,604)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/northwesternmbb\">Northwestern State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(2,299)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goaztecs\">San Diego State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(18,304a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Oklahoma<br>(39,465) (*)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Oklahoma<br>(39,465)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oklahomasooners\">Oklahoma<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(394,654a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeAreGeorgetown\">Georgetown<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(28,997a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Georgetown<br>(2,899) (x)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FGCUMBB\">Florida Gulf Coast<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(2,120)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><br><\/p>\n<h4>Group 3<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IndianaMensBasketball\">Indiana<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(132,015)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Indiana<br>(132,015)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Indiana<br>(132,015)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"11\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Indiana<br>(132,015)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"23\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Indiana<br>(132,015)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JmuMensBasketball\">James Madison<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(247)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NcStateBasketball\">NC State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(10,409)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">NC State<br>(10,409)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/templembb\">Temple<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(538)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/UNLV-Runnin-Rebel-Basketball\/105907176125280\">UNLV<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(5,822)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">UNLV<br>(5,822) (x)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Montana<br>(7,702)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CalMensBBall\">California<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(1,001)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SyracuseBasketball\">Syracuse<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(2,528)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Montana<br>(7,702) (*)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/umgrizzlies\">Montana<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(77,020a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ButlerBulldogs\">Butler<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(87,481a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Butler<br>(8,748)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Marquette<br>(18,379)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"11\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Illinois<br>(77,222)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Bucknell-Mens-Basketball-Official-Page\/223433288243\">Bucknell<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(1,596)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarquetteMensBB\">Marquette<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(18,379)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Marquette<br>(18,379)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Davidson-Wildcats-Basketball\/154290844582081\">Davidson<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(523)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IlliniBasketball\">Illinois<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(77,222)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Illinois<br>(77,222)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Illinois<br>(77,222) (x)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cubuffsmbb\">Colorado<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(7,961)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiamiBasketball\">Miami<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(11,061)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Miami<br>(11,061)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PacificTigers\">Pacific<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(4,850a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><br><\/p>\n<h4>Group 4<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZagMBB\">Gonzaga<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,698)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Gonzaga<br>(3,698)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Wichita State<br>(10,446) (!)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"11\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Wisconsin<br>(26,509)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"23\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Ohio State<br>(33,536)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SouthernUJaguars\">Southern<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,884a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PittsburghPanthers\">Pittsburgh<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(86,187a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Wichita State<br>(10,446)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Wichita-State-Mens-Basketball\/90483612103\">Wichita State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(10,446)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wisconsinmensbasketball\">Wisconsin<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(26,509)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Wisconsin<br>(26,509) (x)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Wisconsin<br>(26,509)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OleMissMBB\">Mississippi<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,198)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kstatesports\">Kansas State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(46,355a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Kansas State<br>(4,635) (x)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boisestatebroncos\">Boise State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(26,559a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArizonaAthletics\">Arizona<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(36,578a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Arizona<br>(3,657)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Arizona<br>(3,657)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"11\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Ohio State<br>(33,536)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BelmontBruins\">Belmont<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(3,956a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lobohoops\">New Mexico<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(97)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Harvard<br>(778) (!)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarvardCrimsonFan\">Harvard<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(7,781a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FightingIrish\">Notre Dame<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(254,683a)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Notre Dame<br>(25,468) (x)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Ohio State<br>(33,536)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IowaStateMensBasketball\">Iowa State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(13,968)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OhioStateMensBasketball\">Ohio State<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(33,536)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\">Ohio State<br>(33,536)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ICGaels\">Iona<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">(2,549a)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><br><\/p>\n<h4>Finals<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Duke<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Indiana<br><\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"5\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Indiana<br><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Indiana<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Kansas<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"CENTER\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-left: solid black .75pt;padding-left: 1ex\" bgcolor=\"#ff99cc\">Ohio State<br><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ohio State<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, it&#8217;s time for Raymond to come up with an absurd, arbitrary criterion for filling out his NCAA bracket. This year, I look at the number of fans of the basketball team&#8217;s official Facebook page, or one tenth of the number of fans of the school&#8217;s athletic department, whichever is greater. The fraction 1\/10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1069,"featured_media":111744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[107,103],"class_list":["post-4903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oldnewthing","tag-highly-scientific","tag-non-computer"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>Once again, it&#8217;s time for Raymond to come up with an absurd, arbitrary criterion for filling out his NCAA bracket. This year, I look at the number of fans of the basketball team&#8217;s official Facebook page, or one tenth of the number of fans of the school&#8217;s athletic department, whichever is greater. 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