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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Laura Albert posted a blog post entitled “We already have  an 8 team college football playoff” over on Punk Rock Operations Research that you may be interested in reading. We will send you there to …