2023 Tournament + Fully Automated for User

Fetching random numbers now happens automatically. For future years, the program will run sufficiently using placeholders before data is published in this repository.

Again, thanks to mcubed.net and Wikipedia editors for 2023's data.

2021 Men's Tournament

The algorithm is simplified, going purely on historical percentages for most games (as long as there are at least 7 historical games). For match-ups without enough data, historical games with similar gaps separating the two teams were used to create a backup formula.

Code and data organization was improved. To run the program, copy some random numbers from the random.org integer generator and run cd march-madness-ii; python .

Thanks to mcubed.net and Wikipedia editors for data

Algorithm Refinement

• Fixed custom probability calculations
• Team names updated after First Four

Initial Version

It works!