Mathematical analysis: Michigan has a 81.45 percent chance of winning the NCAA tournament

Submitted by Butterfield on

Michigan has an 81.45 percent chance of winning the 2013 National Championship.  Yes, you heard right - the maths prove it:

Michigan's record by City's first letter:

A (Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills):  19-1 (95 percent)

B (Brooklyn, Bloomington):  1-1 (50 percent)

C (Columbus, Champaign, Chicago):  2-2 (50 percent)

E (Evanston, East Lansing): 1-1 (50 percent)

M (Minneapolis, Madison):  1-1 (50 percent)

N (New York City): 2-0 (100 percent)

P (Peoria): 1-0 (100 percent)

S (State College):  0-1 (0 percent)

W (West Lafayette): 1-0 (100 Percent)

Now, the south regional will be hosted in Arlington, Texas - which, incidentally, starts with an A.  Therefore, Michigan has a 95 percent chance of winning each game, meaning they have a 90.25 (.95x.95) percent chance of winning the region and heading to the final four....in Atlanta, Georgia.  Atlanta, it also starts with an A. 

The Wolverines will then have a 85.74 (.9025 x.95) percent chance of advancing to the title game and a 81.45 (.8574 x .95) percent chance of winning the National Title! 

Hooray!  And even though it worked in '89, thank God the Final Four isn't in Seattle.  We'd have no shot based on these advanced statistics.   Take that, Mathlete!

Downvoters be damned, I'm not letting your collective lack of humor get me out of the happy zone. 

Edited to add West Lafayette, somehow I forgot to add that to the list the first go around. 

 

French West Indian

March 25th, 2013 at 6:57 PM ^

...and the NIT has a lock on NYC.  How come the NCAA tournement is never in the Big Apple?   This is bullshit, but I still like our chances.

In reply to by French West Indian

Butterfield

March 25th, 2013 at 6:59 PM ^

Agreed.  New York, New Orleans, or Portland would have assured Michigan of the title.....but alas, we'll have to just accept there is a 18.55 percent chance we don't win the NC. 

Trolling

March 25th, 2013 at 7:26 PM ^

Stats Guy: 

Grumble grumble, correlation...hrmph, causation...

Me:

Hey stats guy, fuck yourself! I've been watching that feed from Spike to GRIII too many times to care about your "math"!!!!!!!!

J.Madrox

March 25th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^

Guess its time to head to Vegas, with these numbers in hand those odds on Michigan reaching the Final Four and winning the whole thing look like easy money.

I will send you a thank you letter after I have all my winnings in hand from some exotic location.

Buck Killer

March 25th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^

Jesus is that you? That math solution was amazing. We will win it all, it's science! I wish my professor in college could have saw my solutions in such an optimistic light.