Brains Vs Wins - March Madness 2013

BRAINS vs. WINS MARCH MADNESS 2013 STUDENT ATHLETE Many of the strongest basketball schools stink at graduating their players. Teams that play well and graduate well we have dubbed "Student Athletes." We gave each school in this year's NCAA Division I Men's CHAMPIONSHIP Basketball tournament a Student Athlete Score based on brains (6-year graduation rate) and wins (win percentage over the last 6 seasons). Is the Student Athlete Score a good predictor of who will win the tournament? We'll see! Come back for updates! Presented by: DegreeSearch.org THE 2013 BRACKET Sweet 16 Mar 28-29 1st Four Elite 8 Mar 30-31 Final 4 Apr 6 ist Four Mar 19-20 2nd Round 3rd Round Championship Elite 8 3rd Round Mar 23-24 Final 4 Sweet 16 2nd Round Mar 19-20 Mar 23-24 Apr 6 Mar 28-29 Mar 21-22 16 N Carolin AST 11 Middle Tennessee 144 16 LIU Brooklyn 147 13 Boise St 140 16 Liberty 110 11 Saint Mary's 157 16 James Madison 107 13 La Salle 119 1 Louisville Kansas 1 Louisville Kansas 16 NCAT LIB H Kentucky 16 170 Kansas 1 151 1 Louisville STUDENT ATHLETE 8 Colorado St North Carolina e Missouri 161 170 Vlanova 9 Missouri Ullanova 9 132 161 5 Oklahoma St 1 Louisville VCU 5 Kansas 12 Oregon UCU 5 2Oregon CHAMPIONSHIP 170 Akron 12 161 137 12 Oregon UCU E 143 4 St Louis Presented byt Miohigan 4 Loule 4 St Louis 137 143 Miohigan 4 May 13 New Mexioo St DegreeSearch.org S Dakota St 13 128 121 MIDWEST SOUTH 6 Memphis UCLA 11 Saint Mary's UCLA E 11 MTU/SMC 2 Duke Minnesota l 167 11 Saint Mary's Kansas 135 UCLA 6 3 Michigan St 172 170 Florida Michigan St 157 135 NWST 14 Valparaiso NIST 14 154 124 Creighton 2 Duke San Diego St 7 Creighton 163 Georgetown 2 154 Oklahoma 10 Cincinnati 172 Oklahoma 10 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: ATLANTA 126 2 Duke Georgetown Duke Duke Kansas Geor gefown Duke 172 154 Georgetown 2 15 Albany 172 170 FL Gulf Coast 15 172 154 1 Gonazaga Indiana LIU Brooklyn 1 147 Gonzaga 2013 CHAMPION LIU/JMU 16 16 Southern 158 LIU Brooklyn 16 147 8 Pittsburgh 9 Wichita St N Carolina St Wichita St 159 N Carolina St 8 Hichita St Temple 128 Hisconsin UNLU 5 12 Ole Miss 9 Wichita St LIU Brooklyn 16 147 UNLU 5 Ole Migs California 12 109 159 13 Boise St Duke University UNLU E Syracuse 13 Boise St Montana 13 STUDENT ATHLETE SCORE: 172 140 152 BSU LAS Montana 13 140 132 WEST EAST 6 Arizona Butler Belmont Bucknel 11 11 Belmont Buoknel 1 168 168 3 New Medoo 11 Belmont 11 Belmont Buoknell 11 Bucknell 11 Marquette 14 Harvard 168 168 Davidson 14 168 168 Davidson 14 157 161 7 Notre Dame Ilinois 7 Notre Dame 11 Belmont Tournament Seed Buoknel I1 Ilinois 7 10 lowa St Colorado 10 I School Name 151 Pacific 15 167 168 168 2 Ohio St 7 Notre Dame Miami (FL) 2 Ohio St 172 Paoific 15 167 155 15 lona Pacific 15 121 Student Athlete Score 155 THE STUDENT ATHLETE SCORES MIDWEST REGION Duke University FINAL 4: STUDENT ATHLETE SCORE: 172 Player Graduation % 6-Season Win % Student Athlete Score Combined Player Grad% and 6-Season Win% Duke Saint Mary's Creighton Michigan St Oregon Mid Tennessee Albany Valparaiso Louisville Missouri Saint Louis Liberty Cincinnati Colorado St Memphis Oklahoma St N Carolina A&T New Mexico St Louisville Memphis Creighton Duke Michigan St Missouri Saint Mary's Saint Louis Mid Tennessee Valparaiso New Mexico St Cincinnati Liberty Oregon Colorado St Oklahoma St Albany N Carolina A&T Duke Creighton Saint Mary's Michigan St Louisville Mid Tennessee Valparaiso Oregon Missouri Saint Louis Albany Memphis Liberty Cincinnati Colorado St Oklahoma St N Carolina A&T New Mexico St 100% 76% 172% 92% 76% 163% 72% 157% 89% 72% 154% 85% 65% 151% 83% 65% 144% 82% 65% 138% 80% 64% 137% 75% 61% 132% 67% 58% 128% 64% 53% 127% 58% 52% 126% 56% 52% 110% 53% 52% 108% 50% 51% 104% 50% 51% 101% 45% 45% 88% 29% 43% 82% 50% 100% 45% 90% 0% 50% 100% 150% 200% TIME OUT! Remember, to be a good student athlete school, you've got to play well AND graduate those players. Pick up your game! WEST REGION Belmont University FINAL 4: STUDENT ATHLETE SCORE: 168 Player Graduation % 6-Season Win % Student Athlete Score Combined Player Grad% and 6-Season Win% Belmont Harvard Notre Dame Gonzaga Wichita St Boise St La Salle lona Kansas St Ole Miss Arizona Pittsburgh lowa State New Mexico Ohio State Wisconsin Southern Ohio St Wichita St Belmont Gonzaga 90% New Mexico Notre Dame Wisconsin Arizona Boise St Kansas St Harvard Pittsburgh La Salle lowa St lona Ole Miss Southern Belmont Notre Dame Wichita St Gonzaga Harvard Boise St Ohio St La Salle Arizona Kansas St New Mexico lona Pittsburgh Ole Miss Wisconsin lowa St Southern 100% 76% 168% 100% 69% 167% 100% 68% 159% 90% 68% 158% 68% 157% 79% 67% 140% 64% 65% 121% 60% 64% 119% 58% 61% 118% 56% 60% 118% 54% 57% 118% 54% 57% 113% 50% 55% 111% 50% 54% 109% 45% 53% 105% 40% 53% 104% 27% 32% 59% 50% 100% 0% 45% 90% 0% 50% 100% 150% 200% FOUL! Southern University not only fails at graduating players, but their low win rate gives them the bracket's lowest Student Athlete score. SOUTH REGION University of Kansas FINAL 4: STUDENT ATHLETE SCORE: 170 Player Graduation % 6-Season Win % Student Athlete Score Combined Player Grad% and 6-Season Win% Kansas Villanova W Kentucky North Carolina Georgetown Northwestern St Georgetown Kansas VCU North Carolina UCLA Akron San Diego St Minnesota Villanova Florida S Dakota St Michigan Oklahoma W Kentucky Northwestern St FL Gulf Coast Kansas Villanova North Carolina Georgetown W Kentucky VCÚ 100% 74% 170% 100% 70% 161% 100% 70% 156% S1% 65% 154% 80% 65% 153% 75% 64% 143% VCU Oklahoma FL Gulf Coast UCLA Michigan San Diego St Akron Minnesota S Dakota St UCLA Oklahoma San Diego St Northwestern St Akron Michigan Minnesota FL Gulf Coast S Dakota St 73% 63% 135% 71% 61% 126% 70% 61% 125% 70% 58% 124% 64% 53% 121% 62% 57% 121% 57% 55% 115% 54% 53% 111% 44% 49% 102% Florida 17% 75% Florida 75% 0% 50% 100% 0% 45% 90% 0% 50% 100% 150% 200% REJECTED! Florida's graduation rate (17%) is embarrassing -- the worst in the entire bracket by a very wide margin! EAST REGION Buoknell University FINAL 4: STUDENT ATHLETE SCORE: 168 Player Graduation % 6-Season Win % Student Athlete Score Combined Player Grad% and 6-Season Win% Bucknell Davidson Pacific UNLV Illinois Marquette LIU Brooklyn Butler Miami (FL) Montana Syracuse N Carolina St Colorado Temple 51% James Madison California Indiana Syracuse Temple Bucknell Butler Marquette LIU Brooklyn Davidson UNLV Bucknell Davidson Illinois Pacific UNLV Marquette Miami (FL) LIU Brooklyn Butler Montana N Carolina St Colorado James Madison Syracuse California Indiana Temple 100% 73% 168% 100% 70% 161% 100% 68% 155% 100% 66% 152% 92% 64% 151% 87% 62% 151% 87% 61% 147% 85% 60% 146% Miami (FL) Montana Colorado N Carolina St Pacific California Illinois Indiana James Madison 80% 59% 146% 73% 59% 132% 73% 56% 131% 60% 55% 128% 60% 55% 116% 58% 53% 113% 50% 107% 43% 48% 103% 43% 47% 91% 0% 50% 100% 0% 45% 90% 0% 50% 100% 150% 200% SWISH! Bucknell, Davidson, Illinois and Pacific were among 11 schools (3 more than last year) to maintain a 100% player grad rate. 2013 STUDENT ATHLETE CHAMPIONS CONGRATS, DUKE UNIVERSITY. GO BLUE DEVILS! Player Graduation % 6-Season Win % Student Athlete Score 100% 72% 172 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/newmedia/public/rates/index.html http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/standings Created by @josephlebaron at DegreeSearch.org