Articles by Connor Groel

Bracketology

2018 March Madness Central

*Join the Top Level Sports Bracket Challenge on Yahoo! Welcome to Top Level Sports’ 2018 March Madness Central!  Here you’ll find all my coverage of the Big Dance, including Bracketology, Bubble Breakdown, tournament predictions, bracket tips, team breakdowns, and more.  This page will be regularly updated, so make sure to…

March Madness

Critiquing RPI and the Quadrant System

*A previous version of this article stated that game location does not affect RPI. This was originally the case, but was modified beginning in 2004. As we approach Selection Sunday, everyone’s eyes become focused on the tournament bubble.  After every game with bubble implications, the question is once again phrased: who’s in,…

NFL

Super Bowl LII Ratings Analysis

*Since Monday’s usual Bracketology has been postponed to Tuesday, here’s a recent assignment I did for school on ratings for Super Bowl LII and the NFL as a whole. ~ ~ ~ Super Bowl LII was a game to be remembered, as the underdog Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England…