Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the College of Engineering
This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below. 1 Indiana 2 Miami FL 3 Mississippi 4 Ohio St 5 Texas A&M 6 Oklahoma 7 Alabama 8 Texas Tech 9 Oregon 10 Michigan 11 Missouri 12 LSU 13 Notre Dame 14 Illinois 15 …
I am revisiting some NFL trends using analytics and data from the 2024 regular season. A few months ago, I blogged about the new NFL dynamic kickoff rules. Now that the regular season is over and the Superbowl slate is set (Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Kansas City Chiefs) I want to revisit the analytics of …
Badger Bracketology’s men’s NCAA D1 basketball rankings are back after a three year hiatus! It felt great to crunch the numbers and write this post. This week, Tennessee is the top-ranked team, and Wisconsin is ranked 20th. View how all teams are ranked here. 1 Tennessee 2 Auburn 3 Marquette 4 Florida 5 Iowa St …
I have always been interested in how data can inform football decision-making and support counter-intuitive choices. I have previously blogged about football decision-making using data from the National Football League (NFL). Here is a roundup of some of my posts about football decision-making using data analytics: What the analytics really say about when to go …
The National Football League (NFL) introduced new kickoff rules in 2024 called the “dynamic kickoff.” The new rules changed the alignment of the kicking team and the receiving team and introducing a “landing zone” between the receiving team’s goal line and 20 yard line. The new rules also changed onside kicks. Instead of a team …
I’m excited to announce the return of Badger Bracketology after hiatus of about a year and a half during which I took on several leadership positions. With more time now to dedicate to my passions including sports analytics and bracketology, I’m thrilled to return to this platform. You can expect weekly updates featuring college football …
Here are my top 25 composite rankings for NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball on January 18, 2022. My composite rankings use Markov chains and analytics to rank teams. Baylor retains the top spot. Wisconsin is ranked 13th, and there are 6 Big 10 teams in the top 25. The full rankings are here. 1 Baylor …
Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings. Dallas became the top ranked team after Tampa Bay lost (and falls to 4th in the overall rankings). Jacksonville has become the lowest ranked team. 1 Dallas 2 Green Bay 3 Kansas City 4 Tampa Bay 5 Arizona 6 New England 7 LA Rams 8 Buffalo 9 Tennessee 10 …
This week’s National Football League rankings are out. Baltimore continues to be the top ranked team. Other notable changes: Green Bay moved up to #7, Buffalo moved up to #8, and Chicago moved up to #16. The NFC East continues to contain the two lowest ranked teams. 1 Baltimore 2 San Francisco 3 New England …
Below are the teams forecasted to make the College Football Playoff based on a simulation of the remaining season and conference championship games. These are different than the rankings (see this week’s NCAA football rankings), since this list takes the remaining football season into account, including possible conference championship games. I report the teams forecasted to be …