In case you are following the NBA, today is kind of a big day for a few teams. The Utah Jazz or Los Angeles Lakers are both trying to get in the playoffs. The irony? If either team was in the Eastern Conference they would be sitting nicely at the #7 seed. What gives? And why does this seem to happen every year? It seems there are always teams with .500 records or better left out of the playoffs while teams with sub .500 records are in. That’s just the system. But why can’t it be changed? It can. And it should. Here’s how.

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As you may well now, I have been analyzing patterns and trends in the NCAA tournament to help people fill out their brackets. I started by looking at the qualities of those teams that win the tournament and those teams that finish as runner up. I then expanded that to look at the teams usually in the Final Four. Well, I’m pleased to announce I have now gone through each round and can give you solid criteria for making your future brackets. I know, I’m a week too late with the comprehensive analysis. But don’t worry, everyone’s brackets are shot this year already, so there’s always next season.

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Ok, so if you read my post last week about crazy weird math and trends, we can apply it now to the actual bracket since all the games are done. Keep in mind, anything can happen, all statistics do is tell you what is most likely to happen. So with that in mind, here’s everything you need to know about your bracket this year.

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