The table below gives the chance of each team winning 0-6 games (not counting playin as a game!) For example, Kentucky has a 22.58 chance of winning tourney, a 12.94% chance of winning 5 games (losing in championship), a 15.4% chance of winning 4 gamesand losing in national semifinal, etc. Picks are based on great Sagarin ratings an 5000 simulations of tournament with Palisade’s great @RISK package.
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Games won |
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|
Team |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Kentucky |
0.0062 |
0.1356 |
0.2174 |
0.1316 |
0.154 |
0.1294 |
0.2258 |
Ohio St. |
0.0322 |
0.1564 |
0.1462 |
0.2278 |
0.1632 |
0.1116 |
0.1626 |
UNC |
0.0524 |
0.2276 |
0.1592 |
0.2202 |
0.1574 |
0.089 |
0.0942 |
Kansas |
0.053 |
0.2086 |
0.1812 |
0.2122 |
0.1594 |
0.0922 |
0.0934 |
Mich St |
0.0298 |
0.2842 |
0.1768 |
0.1826 |
0.1558 |
0.0814 |
0.0894 |
Missouri |
0.0252 |
0.3038 |
0.1854 |
0.2126 |
0.1376 |
0.0678 |
0.0676 |
Syracuse |
0.056 |
0.2236 |
0.2498 |
0.2344 |
0.1032 |
0.067 |
0.066 |
Wisconsin |
0.116 |
0.2552 |
0.3184 |
0.1622 |
0.0704 |
0.0432 |
0.0346 |
Duke |
0.1586 |
0.2218 |
0.2548 |
0.2378 |
0.0672 |
0.0374 |
0.0224 |
IU |
0.1882 |
0.34 |
0.3126 |
0.0664 |
0.049 |
0.026 |
0.0178 |
Wichita St |
0.2364 |
0.352 |
0.2774 |
0.0538 |
0.0398 |
0.024 |
0.0166 |
Baylor |
0.265 |
0.2436 |
0.1996 |
0.195 |
0.057 |
0.0232 |
0.0166 |
Georgetown |
0.365 |
0.1876 |
0.2614 |
0.0996 |
0.053 |
0.0194 |
0.014 |
Marquette |
0.3008 |
0.1974 |
0.287 |
0.1204 |
0.0618 |
0.0188 |
0.0138 |
New Mex |
0.342 |
0.273 |
0.2446 |
0.0784 |
0.0398 |
0.0144 |
0.0078 |
Louisville |
0.2608 |
0.3388 |
0.263 |
0.0794 |
0.0392 |
0.012 |
0.0068 |
Florida |
0.4218 |
0.3744 |
0.087 |
0.0724 |
0.0304 |
0.0084 |
0.0056 |
Memphis |
0.452 |
0.3684 |
0.077 |
0.052 |
0.0326 |
0.013 |
0.005 |
Michigan |
0.2924 |
0.3052 |
0.272 |
0.0822 |
0.0334 |
0.0104 |
0.0044 |
FSU |
0.2896 |
0.318 |
0.284 |
0.0716 |
0.0234 |
0.0098 |
0.0036 |
UNLV |
0.277 |
0.4012 |
0.168 |
0.1134 |
0.027 |
0.01 |
0.0034 |
Vandy |
0.3794 |
0.39 |
0.1468 |
0.0534 |
0.0192 |
0.0078 |
0.0034 |
Kans St. |
0.3138 |
0.476 |
0.1232 |
0.056 |
0.0214 |
0.0066 |
0.003 |
St. Louis |
0.548 |
0.3204 |
0.0652 |
0.0382 |
0.021 |
0.0052 |
0.002 |
Cal |
0.5512 |
0.2184 |
0.1614 |
0.0438 |
0.0194 |
0.0038 |
0.002 |
Creighton |
0.4816 |
0.3772 |
0.0648 |
0.0492 |
0.0204 |
0.005 |
0.0018 |
Temple |
0.476 |
0.2658 |
0.1844 |
0.0528 |
0.0162 |
0.0032 |
0.0016 |
Iowa St |
0.4634 |
0.4486 |
0.0562 |
0.0192 |
0.007 |
0.0042 |
0.0014 |
Murray St |
0.3718 |
0.3868 |
0.1798 |
0.0456 |
0.011 |
0.0036 |
0.0014 |
Texas |
0.4558 |
0.2562 |
0.2184 |
0.0434 |
0.0186 |
0.0062 |
0.0014 |
Belmont |
0.635 |
0.1538 |
0.151 |
0.0424 |
0.0126 |
0.0038 |
0.0014 |
Alabama |
0.5184 |
0.3528 |
0.061 |
0.0454 |
0.0174 |
0.0038 |
0.0012 |
Purdue |
0.453 |
0.399 |
0.0772 |
0.0448 |
0.021 |
0.004 |
0.001 |
Cinn |
0.5442 |
0.2328 |
0.173 |
0.0354 |
0.0108 |
0.003 |
0.0008 |
Gonzaga |
0.4508 |
0.4488 |
0.0474 |
0.0366 |
0.0118 |
0.0038 |
0.0008 |
West Vir |
0.5492 |
0.3688 |
0.0446 |
0.0288 |
0.006 |
0.0018 |
0.0008 |
SD St. |
0.5072 |
0.3274 |
0.1256 |
0.0288 |
0.0074 |
0.0028 |
0.0008 |
St. Mary’s |
0.547 |
0.3494 |
0.06 |
0.0312 |
0.009 |
0.0026 |
0.0008 |
ND |
0.4526 |
0.3648 |
0.1108 |
0.06 |
0.0082 |
0.003 |
0.0006 |
UVA |
0.5782 |
0.2984 |
0.0594 |
0.0422 |
0.018 |
0.0032 |
0.0006 |
NC St. |
0.4928 |
0.3312 |
0.1354 |
0.0286 |
0.0104 |
0.0012 |
0.0004 |
BYU |
0.8184 |
0.0846 |
0.0724 |
0.0168 |
0.0058 |
0.0016 |
0.0004 |
Uconn |
0.5366 |
0.41 |
0.036 |
0.0112 |
0.0052 |
0.0008 |
0.0002 |
Xavier |
0.5474 |
0.3132 |
0.0904 |
0.0414 |
0.0056 |
0.0018 |
0.0002 |
Harvard |
0.6206 |
0.2706 |
0.0802 |
0.0214 |
0.0056 |
0.0014 |
0.0002 |
St. Bon. |
0.7104 |
0.193 |
0.0812 |
0.0124 |
0.0022 |
0.0006 |
0.0002 |
Ohio |
0.7076 |
0.1882 |
0.0846 |
0.015 |
0.0038 |
0.0006 |
0.0002 |
VCU |
0.7636 |
0.1692 |
0.0568 |
0.0074 |
0.002 |
0.001 |
0 |
New Mex St |
0.8118 |
0.1388 |
0.0432 |
0.0052 |
0.0008 |
0.0002 |
0 |
Colorado |
0.723 |
0.2092 |
0.0522 |
0.014 |
0.0016 |
0 |
0 |
SD State |
0.735 |
0.146 |
0.0778 |
0.0334 |
0.0068 |
0.001 |
0 |
Lehigh |
0.8414 |
0.1002 |
0.0464 |
0.0102 |
0.0018 |
0 |
0 |
LIU |
0.9702 |
0.027 |
0.0028 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Long Beach |
0.658 |
0.1984 |
0.111 |
0.0238 |
0.0068 |
0.002 |
0 |
Davidson |
0.7392 |
0.1898 |
0.0596 |
0.0096 |
0.0014 |
0.0004 |
0 |
Col St |
0.6282 |
0.2694 |
0.0826 |
0.0164 |
0.0028 |
0.0006 |
0 |
Norfolk |
0.9748 |
0.0234 |
0.0018 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UNC Asheville |
0.944 |
0.0438 |
0.0108 |
0.0012 |
0.0002 |
0 |
0 |
So. Miss. |
0.6862 |
0.2566 |
0.0446 |
0.0096 |
0.0026 |
0.0004 |
0 |
Montana |
0.884 |
0.0842 |
0.0262 |
0.0048 |
0.0006 |
0.0002 |
0 |
Loyola Md |
0.9678 |
0.026 |
0.0052 |
0.001 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Detroit |
0.947 |
0.043 |
0.0082 |
0.0018 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wst Ky |
0.995 |
0.0046 |
0.0004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Miss St. |
0.9988 |
0.0012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Iona |
0.8808 |
0.0618 |
0.0446 |
0.0096 |
0.003 |
0.0002 |
0 |
Lamar |
0.9656 |
0.0264 |
0.0066 |
0.0012 |
0 |
0.0002 |
0 |
Vermont |
0.982 |
0.016 |
0.0014 |
0.0006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
USF |
0.9728 |
0.0224 |
0.0046 |
0.0002 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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See below for the chance wins >= a given number of games. So UK has 50.9% chance of making Final Four, etc.
Team |
>=0 |
>=1 |
>=2 |
>=3 |
>=4 |
>=5 |
>=6 |
Kentucky |
1 |
0.9938 |
0.8582 |
0.6408 |
0.5092 |
0.3552 |
0.2258 |
Ohio St. |
1 |
0.9678 |
0.8114 |
0.6652 |
0.4374 |
0.2742 |
0.1626 |
UNC |
1 |
0.9476 |
0.72 |
0.5608 |
0.3406 |
0.1832 |
0.0942 |
Kansas |
1 |
0.947 |
0.7384 |
0.5572 |
0.345 |
0.1856 |
0.0934 |
Mich St |
1 |
0.9702 |
0.686 |
0.5092 |
0.3266 |
0.1708 |
0.0894 |
Missouri |
1 |
0.9748 |
0.671 |
0.4856 |
0.273 |
0.1354 |
0.0676 |
Syracuse |
1 |
0.944 |
0.7204 |
0.4706 |
0.2362 |
0.133 |
0.066 |
Wisconsin |
1 |
0.884 |
0.6288 |
0.3104 |
0.1482 |
0.0778 |
0.0346 |
Duke |
1 |
0.8414 |
0.6196 |
0.3648 |
0.127 |
0.0598 |
0.0224 |
IU |
1 |
0.8118 |
0.4718 |
0.1592 |
0.0928 |
0.0438 |
0.0178 |
Wichita St |
1 |
0.7636 |
0.4116 |
0.1342 |
0.0804 |
0.0406 |
0.0166 |
Baylor |
1 |
0.735 |
0.4914 |
0.2918 |
0.0968 |
0.0398 |
0.0166 |
Georgetown |
1 |
0.635 |
0.4474 |
0.186 |
0.0864 |
0.0334 |
0.014 |
Marquette |
1 |
0.6992 |
0.5018 |
0.2148 |
0.0944 |
0.0326 |
0.0138 |
New Mex |
1 |
0.658 |
0.385 |
0.1404 |
0.062 |
0.0222 |
0.0078 |
Louisville |
1 |
0.7392 |
0.4004 |
0.1374 |
0.058 |
0.0188 |
0.0068 |
Florida |
1 |
0.5782 |
0.2038 |
0.1168 |
0.0444 |
0.014 |
0.0056 |
Memphis |
1 |
0.548 |
0.1796 |
0.1026 |
0.0506 |
0.018 |
0.005 |
Michigan |
1 |
0.7076 |
0.4024 |
0.1304 |
0.0482 |
0.0148 |
0.0044 |
FSU |
1 |
0.7104 |
0.3924 |
0.1084 |
0.0368 |
0.0134 |
0.0036 |
UNLV |
1 |
0.723 |
0.3218 |
0.1538 |
0.0404 |
0.0134 |
0.0034 |
Vandy |
1 |
0.6206 |
0.2306 |
0.0838 |
0.0304 |
0.0112 |
0.0034 |
Kans St. |
1 |
0.6862 |
0.2102 |
0.087 |
0.031 |
0.0096 |
0.003 |
St. Louis |
1 |
0.452 |
0.1316 |
0.0664 |
0.0282 |
0.0072 |
0.002 |
Cal |
1 |
0.4488 |
0.2304 |
0.069 |
0.0252 |
0.0058 |
0.002 |
Creighton |
1 |
0.5184 |
0.1412 |
0.0764 |
0.0272 |
0.0068 |
0.0018 |
Temple |
1 |
0.524 |
0.2582 |
0.0738 |
0.021 |
0.0048 |
0.0016 |
Iowa St |
1 |
0.5366 |
0.088 |
0.0318 |
0.0126 |
0.0056 |
0.0014 |
Murray St |
1 |
0.6282 |
0.2414 |
0.0616 |
0.016 |
0.005 |
0.0014 |
Texas |
1 |
0.5442 |
0.288 |
0.0696 |
0.0262 |
0.0076 |
0.0014 |
Belmont |
1 |
0.365 |
0.2112 |
0.0602 |
0.0178 |
0.0052 |
0.0014 |
Alabama |
1 |
0.4816 |
0.1288 |
0.0678 |
0.0224 |
0.005 |
0.0012 |
Purdue |
1 |
0.547 |
0.148 |
0.0708 |
0.026 |
0.005 |
0.001 |
Cinn |
1 |
0.4558 |
0.223 |
0.05 |
0.0146 |
0.0038 |
0.0008 |
Gonzaga |
1 |
0.5492 |
0.1004 |
0.053 |
0.0164 |
0.0046 |
0.0008 |
West Vir |
1 |
0.4508 |
0.082 |
0.0374 |
0.0086 |
0.0026 |
0.0008 |
SD St. |
1 |
0.4928 |
0.1654 |
0.0398 |
0.011 |
0.0036 |
0.0008 |
St. Mary’s |
1 |
0.453 |
0.1036 |
0.0436 |
0.0124 |
0.0034 |
0.0008 |
ND |
1 |
0.5474 |
0.1826 |
0.0718 |
0.0118 |
0.0036 |
0.0006 |
UVA |
1 |
0.4218 |
0.1234 |
0.064 |
0.0218 |
0.0038 |
0.0006 |
NC St. |
1 |
0.5072 |
0.176 |
0.0406 |
0.012 |
0.0016 |
0.0004 |
BYU |
1 |
0.1816 |
0.097 |
0.0246 |
0.0078 |
0.002 |
0.0004 |
Uconn |
1 |
0.4634 |
0.0534 |
0.0174 |
0.0062 |
0.001 |
0.0002 |
Xavier |
1 |
0.4526 |
0.1394 |
0.049 |
0.0076 |
0.002 |
0.0002 |
Harvard |
1 |
0.3794 |
0.1088 |
0.0286 |
0.0072 |
0.0016 |
0.0002 |
St. Bon. |
1 |
0.2896 |
0.0966 |
0.0154 |
0.003 |
0.0008 |
0.0002 |
Ohio |
1 |
0.2924 |
0.1042 |
0.0196 |
0.0046 |
0.0008 |
0.0002 |
VCU |
1 |
0.2364 |
0.0672 |
0.0104 |
0.003 |
0.001 |
0 |
New Mex St |
1 |
0.1882 |
0.0494 |
0.0062 |
0.001 |
0.0002 |
0 |
Colorado |
1 |
0.277 |
0.0678 |
0.0156 |
0.0016 |
0 |
0 |
SD State |
1 |
0.265 |
0.119 |
0.0412 |
0.0078 |
0.001 |
0 |
Lehigh |
1 |
0.1586 |
0.0584 |
0.012 |
0.0018 |
0 |
0 |
LIU |
1 |
0.0298 |
0.0028 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Long Beach |
1 |
0.342 |
0.1436 |
0.0326 |
0.0088 |
0.002 |
0 |
Davidson |
1 |
0.2608 |
0.071 |
0.0114 |
0.0018 |
0.0004 |
0 |
Col St |
1 |
0.3718 |
0.1024 |
0.0198 |
0.0034 |
0.0006 |
0 |
Norfolk |
1 |
0.0252 |
0.0018 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UNC Asheville |
1 |
0.056 |
0.0122 |
0.0014 |
0.0002 |
0 |
0 |
So. Miss. |
1 |
0.3138 |
0.0572 |
0.0126 |
0.003 |
0.0004 |
0 |
Montana |
1 |
0.116 |
0.0318 |
0.0056 |
0.0008 |
0.0002 |
0 |
Loyola Md |
1 |
0.0322 |
0.0062 |
0.001 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Detroit |
1 |
0.053 |
0.01 |
0.0018 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wst Ky |
1 |
0.005 |
0.0004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Miss St. |
1 |
0.0012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Iona |
1 |
0.1192 |
0.0574 |
0.0128 |
0.0032 |
0.0002 |
0 |
Lamar |
1 |
0.0344 |
0.008 |
0.0014 |
0.0002 |
0.0002 |
0 |
Vermont |
1 |
0.018 |
0.002 |
0.0006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
USF |
1 |
0.0272 |
0.0048 |
0.0002 |
0 |
0 |
0 |