2022 NCAA Pool Results

Results of an "NCAA pool scoring" of each ranking listed in Kenneth Massey's last Pre-Tournament College Basketball Ranking Comparison using the final 63 games of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

1   ESR       67.000  (40/63     i.e. 24 11 2 1 1 1)
2   JNG       63.000  (37/63     i.e. 22 10 2 1 1 1)
3   RTP       57.000  (37/63     i.e. 22 11 3 1 0 0)
4   DCI       55.000  (38/63     i.e. 25 10 2 1 0 0)
4   EBP       55.000  (37/63     i.e. 24 9 3 1 0 0)
4   TRK       55.000  (38/63     i.e. 25 10 2 1 0 0)
7   SEL       54.000  (36/63     i.e. 22 11 2 1 0 0)
8   COL       53.000  (35/63     i.e. 21 11 2 1 0 0)
8   DES       53.000  (33/63     i.e. 18 11 3 1 0 0)
8   EMK       53.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 9 3 1 0 0)
8   SPR       53.000  (36/63     i.e. 23 10 2 1 0 0)
8   USA       53.000  (33/63     i.e. 18 11 3 1 0 0)
13  7OT       52.000  (32/63     i.e. 20 7 3 1 1 0)
13  BIH       52.000  (34/63     i.e. 20 11 2 1 0 0)
13  CWL       52.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 10 2 1 0 0)
13  DOK       52.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 10 2 1 0 0)
13  JJK       52.000  (34/63     i.e. 20 11 2 1 0 0)
13  LAB       52.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 10 2 1 0 0)
13  NOL       52.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 10 2 1 0 0)
13  PGH       52.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 10 2 1 0 0)
13  RT        52.000  (34/63     i.e. 21 9 3 1 0 0)
13  WIL       52.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 10 2 1 0 0)
13  WOL       52.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 10 2 1 0 0)
24  AP        51.000  (33/63     i.e. 19 11 2 1 0 0)
24  ARG       51.000  (34/63     i.e. 21 10 2 1 0 0)
24  Average   51.000  (34/63     i.e. 21 10 2 1 0 0)
24  CBR       51.000  (35/63     i.e. 23 9 2 1 0 0)
24  DOL       51.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 11 1 1 0 0)
24  KRA       51.000  (34/63     i.e. 21 10 2 1 0 0)
24  SAG       51.000  (35/63     i.e. 23 9 2 1 0 0)
24  TRP       51.000  (35/63     i.e. 23 9 2 1 0 0)
24  WMV       51.000  (34/63     i.e. 21 10 2 1 0 0)
24  WOB       51.000  (35/63     i.e. 22 11 1 1 0 0)
34  DII       50.000  (34/63     i.e. 22 9 2 1 0 0)
34  INC       50.000  (35/63     i.e. 23 10 1 1 0 0)
34  KPK       50.000  (34/63     i.e. 22 9 2 1 0 0)
34  LOG       50.000  (34/63     i.e. 22 9 2 1 0 0)
38  BAR       49.000  (31/63     i.e. 18 9 3 1 0 0)
38  FAS       49.000  (34/63     i.e. 22 10 1 1 0 0)
38  MAS       49.000  (35/63     i.e. 24 9 1 1 0 0)
38  RWP       49.000  (34/63     i.e. 22 10 1 1 0 0)
38  SMS       49.000  (32/63     i.e. 19 10 2 1 0 0)
38  STH       49.000  (34/63     i.e. 22 10 1 1 0 0)
44  MMG       48.000  (33/63     i.e. 22 8 2 1 0 0)
44  PIR       48.000  (34/63     i.e. 23 9 1 1 0 0)
44  WLK       48.000  (33/63     i.e. 21 10 1 1 0 0)
47  BNZ       47.000  (33/63     i.e. 22 9 1 1 0 0)
47  KCX       47.000  (33/63     i.e. 21 10 2 0 0 0)
47  LAW       47.000  (31/63     i.e. 19 9 2 1 0 0)
47  MOR       47.000  (32/63     i.e. 20 10 1 1 0 0)
47  RTH       47.000  (32/63     i.e. 20 10 1 1 0 0)
47  TPR       47.000  (35/63     i.e. 24 10 1 0 0 0)
53  BWE       46.000  (31/63     i.e. 19 10 1 1 0 0)
53  Median    46.000  (32/63     i.e. 21 9 1 1 0 0)
53  NET       46.000  (32/63     i.e. 21 9 1 1 0 0)
53  OMN       46.000  (34/63     i.e. 23 10 1 0 0 0)
53  REW       46.000  (33/63     i.e. 21 11 1 0 0 0)
58  POM       45.000  (31/63     i.e. 20 9 1 1 0 0)
58  SFX       45.000  (33/63     i.e. 22 10 1 0 0 0)
60  HAS       44.000  (32/63     i.e. 21 10 1 0 0 0)
61  ATP       39.000  (31/63     i.e. 23 8 0 0 0 0)
Scoring:
Round 1: 1 point.
Round 2: 2 points.
Round 3: 3 points.
Round 4: 4 points.
Round 5: 5 points.
Round 6: 6 points.
'Average' is Massey comparison Mean ranking.
'Median' is Massey comparison Median ranking.

But how do the top 25 of the rankings stack up? Here is a pool scoring based solely on the top 25 teams in each ranking (see explanation below).

1   Allsame   67.648  (38.394/63 i.e. 21.639 10.597 2.543 1.794 0.914 0.907)
2   ESR       65.861  (38.861/63 i.e. 22.861 11 2 1 1 1)
3   JNG       62.193  (36.193/63 i.e. 21.193 10 2 1 1 1)
4   RTP       57.642  (37.674/63 i.e. 22.706 10.968 3 1 0 0)
5   7OT       57.412  (35.617/63 i.e. 21.822 8.795 3 1 1 0)
6   USA       56.100  (36.100/63 i.e. 21.100 11 3 1 0 0)
7   DES       55.858  (35.858/63 i.e. 20.858 11 3 1 0 0)
8   EMK       54.552  (36.552/63 i.e. 23.552 9 3 1 0 0)
9   EBP       53.848  (35.848/63 i.e. 22.848 9 3 1 0 0)
10  AP        53.715  (35.715/63 i.e. 21.715 11 2 1 0 0)
11  BIH       53.465  (35.465/63 i.e. 21.465 11 2 1 0 0)
11  JJK       53.465  (35.465/63 i.e. 21.465 11 2 1 0 0)
13  SEL       53.078  (35.078/63 i.e. 21.078 11 2 1 0 0)
14  COL       52.941  (34.941/63 i.e. 20.941 11 2 1 0 0)
15  SPR       52.119  (35.119/63 i.e. 22.119 10 2 1 0 0)
16  ARG       52.083  (35.083/63 i.e. 22.083 10 2 1 0 0)
17  WIL       52.078  (35.078/63 i.e. 22.078 10 2 1 0 0)
18  TRK       51.938  (34.938/63 i.e. 21.938 10 2 1 0 0)
19  BAR       51.738  (33.738/63 i.e. 20.738 9 3 1 0 0)
20  RT        51.661  (33.661/63 i.e. 20.661 9 3 1 0 0)
21  DCI       51.586  (34.585/63 i.e. 21.584 10.001 2 1 0 0)
22  KRA       51.465  (34.465/63 i.e. 21.465 10 2 1 0 0)
22  WOL       51.465  (34.465/63 i.e. 21.465 10 2 1 0 0)
24  TRP       51.462  (35.462/63 i.e. 23.462 9 2 1 0 0)
25  Average   51.392  (34.392/63 i.e. 21.392 10 2 1 0 0)
26  CWL       51.375  (34.375/63 i.e. 21.375 10 2 1 0 0)
27  DOL       51.260  (35.260/63 i.e. 22.260 11 1 1 0 0)
28  DOK       51.260  (34.260/63 i.e. 21.260 10 2 1 0 0)
29  WMV       51.157  (34.157/63 i.e. 21.157 10 2 1 0 0)
30  SAG       51.016  (35.016/63 i.e. 23.016 9 2 1 0 0)
31  PGH       50.941  (33.941/63 i.e. 20.941 10 2 1 0 0)
32  LAB       50.915  (33.915/63 i.e. 20.915 10 2 1 0 0)
33  WOB       50.465  (34.465/63 i.e. 21.465 11 1 1 0 0)
34  NOL       50.439  (33.439/63 i.e. 20.439 10 2 1 0 0)
35  SMS       50.344  (33.344/63 i.e. 20.344 10 2 1 0 0)
36  LOG       49.861  (33.861/63 i.e. 21.861 9 2 1 0 0)
37  Median    49.825  (33.917/63 i.e. 21.466 9.992 1.458 1 0 0)
38  CBR       49.811  (33.811/63 i.e. 21.811 9 2 1 0 0)
39  INC       49.588  (34.588/63 i.e. 22.588 10 1 1 0 0)
40  DII       49.531  (33.531/63 i.e. 21.531 9 2 1 0 0)
41  KPK       49.466  (33.466/63 i.e. 21.466 9 2 1 0 0)
42  FAS       49.090  (34.090/63 i.e. 22.090 10 1 1 0 0)
43  LAW       48.812  (32.812/63 i.e. 20.812 9 2 1 0 0)
44  RWP       48.438  (33.438/63 i.e. 21.438 10 1 1 0 0)
45  RTH       48.308  (33.308/63 i.e. 21.308 10 1 1 0 0)
46  KCX       47.993  (33.993/63 i.e. 21.993 10 2 0 0 0)
47  WLK       47.870  (32.870/63 i.e. 20.870 10 1 1 0 0)
48  BWE       47.820  (32.820/63 i.e. 20.820 10 1 1 0 0)
49  STH       47.544  (32.544/63 i.e. 20.544 10 1 1 0 0)
50  MOR       47.411  (32.411/63 i.e. 20.411 10 1 1 0 0)
51  PIR       47.372  (33.372/63 i.e. 22.372 9 1 1 0 0)
52  MAS       47.368  (33.368/63 i.e. 22.368 9 1 1 0 0)
53  NET       46.746  (32.746/63 i.e. 21.746 9 1 1 0 0)
54  MMG       46.661  (31.661/63 i.e. 20.661 8 2 1 0 0)
55  BNZ       46.372  (32.372/63 i.e. 21.372 9 1 1 0 0)
56  TPR       45.982  (33.982/63 i.e. 22.982 10 1 0 0 0)
57  REW       45.689  (32.689/63 i.e. 20.689 11 1 0 0 0)
58  POM       45.661  (31.661/63 i.e. 20.661 9 1 1 0 0)
59  SFX       45.610  (32.692/63 i.e. 21.233 10.001 1.458 0 0 0)
60  OMN       44.665  (32.665/63 i.e. 21.665 10 1 0 0 0)
61  HAS       43.994  (31.994/63 i.e. 20.994 10 1 0 0 0)
62  ATP       37.783  (29.783/63 i.e. 21.783 8 0 0 0 0)
Scoring:
Round 1: 1 point.
Round 2: 2 points.
Round 3: 3 points.
Round 4: 4 points.
Round 5: 5 points.
Round 6: 6 points.
Top 25 of rankings only.
Games with both teams beyond 25 or teams of same rank
 given a calculated partial credit.
'Average' is Massey comparison Mean ranking.
'Median' is Massey comparison Median ranking.
'Allsame' is ranking with all teams ranked equally.

Explanation of the "top 25" pool scoring

(This scoring is only reasonable for comparing with a ranking that only ranks the top 25, i.e., AP and USA.) If at least one team in the game is ranked in the ranking's top 25, it is clear which team the ranking chooses to win. For all the games which a ranking's top 25 does not call in such manner, a "most likely number of correct choices" is used, based upon how many full rankings ranked the winner higher for each of those games.

 


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