Why You Won’t Win Your March Madness Pool (Part 3)

By Max Kaplan This is part 3 of my March Madness bracket series. In part 1, I showed that Florida was the best team to pick to win it all. In part 2, I explained how to choose the rest of your Final Four depending on your pool size and skill. First, I’d just like to express my frustration at a fellow Princeton publication: The … Continue reading Why You Won’t Win Your March Madness Pool (Part 3)

Why You Won’t Win Your March Madness Pool (Part 2)

By Max Kaplan In part one, I showed that Florida, a 3 seed, was the best pick for your bracket even though they are not the best team in the tournament. The next step is to choose your other Final Four teams. Before moving on to the rest of the bracket, I added a few bullet points to the bottom of the previous post to … Continue reading Why You Won’t Win Your March Madness Pool (Part 2)

Why You Won’t Win Your March Madness Pool (Part 1)

By Max Kaplan A couple months ago, I wrote an article that showed how to perform better in bowl confidence pools than 90% of all participants by just following the simple strategy of following the consensus of the nation (by either Yahoo averages or betting lines). To be successful, you didn’t need to know who was playing or who was better. You didn’t need to … Continue reading Why You Won’t Win Your March Madness Pool (Part 1)