Evidence of bias in NCAA tournament selection and seeding

B. Jay Coleman, J. Michael DuMond and Allen K. Lynch
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B. Jay Coleman: Department of Management, Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Postal: Department of Management, Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
J. Michael DuMond: Charles River Associates, Tallahassee, FL, USA, Postal: Charles River Associates, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Allen K. Lynch: Stetson School of Business and Economics, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA, Postal: Stetson School of Business and Economics, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA

Managerial and Decision Economics, 2010, vol. 31, issue 7, 431-452

Abstract: We investigate bias in the selection and seeding decisions of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee. Using data on 910 teams associated with the ten tournaments from 1999 to 2008, we test for bias toward teams from seven 'major' conferences and six 'mid-major' conferences, as well as for bias toward teams represented on the Committee. We find substantial support for the hypothesis of bias in favor of virtually all major and mid-major conferences in selection and|or seeding, as well as evidence of bias toward majors over mid-majors. We also find substantial evidence of bias toward teams with some type of Committee representation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1002/mde.1499

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