60.00% - Upsets in March Madness are structurally inevitable, not exceptional — high seeds get bounced early every year, and that's what makes bracket-filling its own national sport.
40.00% - March Madness produces early-round upsets but sorts itself out as you advance — Cinderella makes the Elite Eight; she rarely wins it all.
Single-elimination formats like the NCAA tournament maximize variance, making the best team less likely to win.
33.33% - March Madness produces early-round upsets but sorts itself out as you advance — Cinderella makes the Elite Eight; she rarely wins it all.
33.33% - Sixty-eight teams out of 350-plus Division I programs make the NCAA field — inclusive by major sports standards, but the structure still favors power conference programs.
33.33% - Upsets in March Madness are structurally inevitable, not exceptional — high seeds get bounced early every year, and that's what makes bracket-filling its own national sport.
50.00% - Single-elimination formats like the NCAA tournament maximize variance, making the best team less likely to win.
50.00% - The NCAA Basketball Tournament’s format makes it less likely than other formats that the best team will win.
50.00% - Cluster analysis