2021 NCAA Pool Results

Results of an "NCAA pool scoring" of each ranking listed in Kenneth Massey's last Pre-Tournament College Basketball Ranking Comparison using the final 63 games of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

1   ARG       76.000  (39/63     i.e. 20 8 6 3 2 0)
2   DUN       73.000  (39/63     i.e. 21 9 4 3 2 0)
3   BWE       72.000  (38/63     i.e. 21 7 5 3 2 0)
4   EBP       71.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 7 4 3 2 0)
4   EMK       71.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 7 4 3 2 0)
4   FAS       71.000  (39/63     i.e. 22 8 5 2 2 0)
4   LAW       71.000  (39/63     i.e. 22 8 5 2 2 0)
8   COL       70.000  (37/63     i.e. 19 9 5 2 2 0)
8   DOK       70.000  (38/63     i.e. 22 7 4 3 2 0)
8   TRP       70.000  (40/63     i.e. 24 8 4 2 2 0)
11  Average   69.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 8 4 2 2 0)
11  DII       69.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 8 4 2 2 0)
11  INC       69.000  (41/63     i.e. 24 10 4 2 1 0)
11  SAG       69.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 8 4 2 2 0)
11  WIL       69.000  (40/63     i.e. 24 9 3 2 2 0)
11  WMV       69.000  (37/63     i.e. 19 10 4 2 2 0)
17  BBT       68.000  (36/63     i.e. 20 7 4 3 2 0)
17  Median    68.000  (39/63     i.e. 24 7 4 2 2 0)
17  REW       68.000  (33/63     i.e. 15 8 5 3 2 0)
17  RT        68.000  (37/63     i.e. 20 8 5 3 1 0)
17  SPR       68.000  (38/63     i.e. 22 8 4 2 2 0)
17  TPR       68.000  (38/63     i.e. 22 8 4 2 2 0)
17  TRK       68.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 8 4 3 1 0)
24  CBR       67.000  (38/63     i.e. 21 9 5 2 1 0)
24  HAS       67.000  (38/63     i.e. 23 7 4 2 2 0)
24  JJK       67.000  (34/63     i.e. 18 6 5 3 2 0)
24  LEF       67.000  (38/63     i.e. 23 7 4 2 2 0)
24  PIR       67.000  (40/63     i.e. 24 9 4 2 1 0)
29  BNZ       66.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 9 4 2 1 0)
29  DOL       66.000  (37/63     i.e. 22 7 4 2 2 0)
29  POM       66.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 9 4 2 1 0)
29  RTP       66.000  (32/63     i.e. 15 7 5 3 2 0)
29  SRS       66.000  (39/63     i.e. 23 9 4 2 1 0)
34  JNG       65.000  (37/63     i.e. 22 8 3 2 2 0)
34  KPK       65.000  (37/63     i.e. 23 6 4 2 2 0)
36  FDM       64.000  (35/63     i.e. 20 7 4 2 2 0)
36  LOG       64.000  (38/63     i.e. 23 8 4 2 1 0)
36  NET       64.000  (36/63     i.e. 22 6 4 2 2 0)
36  RWP       64.000  (38/63     i.e. 23 8 4 2 1 0)
36  WLK       64.000  (38/63     i.e. 23 8 4 2 1 0)
41  CWL       63.000  (35/63     i.e. 20 7 4 3 1 0)
41  DCI       63.000  (36/63     i.e. 20 9 4 2 1 0)
41  KRA       63.000  (34/63     i.e. 19 7 4 2 2 0)
41  MAS       63.000  (38/63     i.e. 24 7 4 2 1 0)
41  SMS       63.000  (36/63     i.e. 20 9 4 2 1 0)
46  MOR       62.000  (37/63     i.e. 23 7 4 2 1 0)
46  SEL       62.000  (33/63     i.e. 18 7 4 2 2 0)
46  WOB       62.000  (33/63     i.e. 18 7 4 2 2 0)
49  BIH       61.000  (33/63     i.e. 19 6 4 2 2 0)
50  USA       60.000  (34/63     i.e. 19 8 4 2 1 0)
51  AP        59.000  (33/63     i.e. 18 8 4 2 1 0)
51  NOL       59.000  (34/63     i.e. 20 7 4 2 1 0)
51  PGH       59.000  (31/63     i.e. 17 6 4 2 2 0)
54  KCX       58.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 7 3 2 1 0)
55  DAV       57.000  (33/63     i.e. 20 6 4 2 1 0)
56  LMC       53.000  (37/63     i.e. 25 8 4 0 0 0)
57  SFX       52.000  (32/63     i.e. 20 7 3 1 1 0)
58  7OT       45.000  (28/63     i.e. 17 8 1 1 1 0)
Scoring:
Round 1: 1 point.
Round 2: 2 points.
Round 3: 3 points.
Round 4: 4 points.
Round 5: 5 points.
Round 6: 6 points.
'Average' is Massey comparison Mean ranking.
'Median' is Massey comparison Median ranking.

But how do the top 25 of the rankings stack up? Here is a pool scoring based solely on the top 25 teams in each ranking (see explanation below).

1   ARG       77.352  (40.352/63 i.e. 21.352 8 6 3 2 0)
2   DUN       74.446  (40.446/63 i.e. 22.446 9 4 3 2 0)
3   Allsame   73.390  (39.227/63 i.e. 21.207 8.370 4.958 2.900 1.786 0.007)
4   BWE       72.265  (38.265/63 i.e. 21.265 7 5 3 2 0)
5   COL       71.693  (38.693/63 i.e. 20.693 9 5 2 2 0)
6   WMV       71.121  (39.121/63 i.e. 21.121 10 4 2 2 0)
7   REW       70.989  (35.989/63 i.e. 17.989 8.000 5 3 2 0)
8   FAS       70.698  (38.698/63 i.e. 21.698 8 5 2 2 0)
9   EBP       70.655  (38.655/63 i.e. 22.655 7 4 3 2 0)
9   LAW       70.655  (38.655/63 i.e. 21.655 8 5 2 2 0)
11  EMK       70.611  (38.611/63 i.e. 22.611 7 4 3 2 0)
12  JJK       69.896  (36.400/63 i.e. 19.904 6.496 5 3 2 0)
13  DOK       69.407  (37.407/63 i.e. 21.407 7.000 4 3 2 0)
14  TRP       68.452  (38.452/63 i.e. 22.452 8 4 2 2 0)
15  RT        68.269  (37.417/63 i.e. 20.565 7.852 5 3 1 0)
16  BBT       68.256  (36.256/63 i.e. 20.256 7 4 3 2 0)
17  DII       68.144  (38.144/63 i.e. 22.144 8 4 2 2 0)
18  SPR       68.110  (38.110/63 i.e. 22.110 8 4 2 2 0)
19  SAG       67.927  (37.927/63 i.e. 21.927 8 4 2 2 0)
20  Average   67.876  (37.876/63 i.e. 21.876 8 4 2 2 0)
21  INC       67.131  (39.130/63 i.e. 22.130 10.000 4 2 1 0)
22  TRK       67.122  (38.122/63 i.e. 22.122 8 4 3 1 0)
23  RTP       66.972  (33.477/63 i.e. 16.981 6.496 5 3 2 0)
24  WIL       66.794  (37.794/63 i.e. 21.794 9 3 2 2 0)
25  CBR       66.647  (37.647/63 i.e. 20.647 9 5 2 1 0)
26  TPR       66.305  (36.305/63 i.e. 20.305 8 4 2 2 0)
27  LEF       66.099  (37.099/63 i.e. 22.099 7 4 2 2 0)
28  Median    65.876  (36.876/63 i.e. 21.876 7 4 2 2 0)
29  HAS       65.588  (36.588/63 i.e. 21.588 7 4 2 2 0)
30  DOL       65.329  (36.329/63 i.e. 21.329 7 4 2 2 0)
31  KRA       65.269  (36.269/63 i.e. 21.269 7 4 2 2 0)
32  WOB       65.244  (36.244/63 i.e. 21.244 7 4 2 2 0)
33  FDM       65.123  (36.123/63 i.e. 21.123 7 4 2 2 0)
34  PIR       65.080  (38.080/63 i.e. 22.080 9 4 2 1 0)
35  POM       64.630  (37.630/63 i.e. 21.630 9 4 2 1 0)
36  BNZ       64.460  (37.460/63 i.e. 21.460 9.000 4 2 1 0)
37  SEL       64.329  (35.329/63 i.e. 20.329 7 4 2 2 0)
38  CWL       64.316  (36.316/63 i.e. 21.316 7 4 3 1 0)
39  KPK       64.267  (36.267/63 i.e. 22.267 6 4 2 2 0)
40  JNG       64.232  (36.232/63 i.e. 21.232 8 3 2 2 0)
41  SMS       64.186  (37.186/63 i.e. 21.186 9 4 2 1 0)
42  SRS       63.969  (36.969/63 i.e. 20.969 9 4 2 1 0)
43  BIH       63.378  (35.378/63 i.e. 21.378 6 4 2 2 0)
44  RWP       63.158  (37.158/63 i.e. 22.158 8 4 2 1 0)
45  DCI       62.554  (35.554/63 i.e. 19.554 9 4 2 1 0)
46  LOG       62.435  (36.435/63 i.e. 21.435 8 4 2 1 0)
47  USA       62.307  (36.307/63 i.e. 21.307 8 4 2 1 0)
48  SFX       62.293  (35.483/63 i.e. 19.647 8.853 3.992 1.992 1 0)
49  PGH       62.286  (34.286/63 i.e. 20.286 6 4 2 2 0)
50  NET       62.273  (34.273/63 i.e. 20.273 6 4 2 2 0)
51  AP        62.152  (36.152/63 i.e. 21.152 8 4 2 1 0)
52  WLK       61.910  (35.910/63 i.e. 20.910 8 4 2 1 0)
53  MOR       61.537  (36.537/63 i.e. 22.537 7 4 2 1 0)
54  MAS       61.031  (36.031/63 i.e. 22.031 7 4 2 1 0)
55  NOL       60.497  (35.497/63 i.e. 21.497 7 4 2 1 0)
56  KCX       57.494  (34.494/63 i.e. 21.494 7 3 2 1 0)
57  DAV       57.384  (33.384/63 i.e. 20.384 6 4 2 1 0)
58  LMC       52.198  (36.190/63 i.e. 24.182 8.008 4 0 0 0)
59  7OT       46.013  (29.325/63 i.e. 18.638 7.687 1 1 1 0)
Scoring:
Round 1: 1 point.
Round 2: 2 points.
Round 3: 3 points.
Round 4: 4 points.
Round 5: 5 points.
Round 6: 6 points.
Top 25 of rankings only.
Games with both teams beyond 25 or teams of same rank
 given a calculated partial credit.
'Average' is Massey comparison Mean ranking.
'Median' is Massey comparison Median ranking.
'Allsame' is ranking with all teams ranked equally.

Explanation of the "top 25" pool scoring

(This scoring is only reasonable for comparing with a ranking that only ranks the top 25, i.e., AP and USA.) If at least one team in the game is ranked in the ranking's top 25, it is clear which team the ranking chooses to win. For all the games which a ranking's top 25 does not call in such manner, a "most likely number of correct choices" is used, based upon how many full rankings ranked the winner higher for each of those games.

 


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