The Q Rating is a data analysis blog. Let me explain what I mean by that, and what I hope this can become. I love analyzing data. I seriously play with spreadsheets for fun. I enjoy developing ranking models. Some of my primary interests include sports, films, music, and politics. (I am also a fan of the Oxford comma). We live in a post-fact world full of truthiness, hot takes, and bubbles. This has permeated not only our political discussions, but just about everything else too. I'd like to do my part to find measurements rooted in hard data that form a backdrop for conversation. We also live in a world full of pseudo-experts who like to hide behind jargon and pretension. I hope to keep things interesting and clear. Initially I plan to post largely about basketball. Like most University of Kansas graduates, I am a huge college basketball fan (Rock Chalk). A large part of my love for analytics was developed reading and following p...
Check out my ratings for the 2023-2024 college basketball season. Feel free to use them to help win your bracket pool. Link to Google Doc . Rnk School Conf QRat rnkSOS SOS NCAAT Reg Sd Sel 1 Houston B12 26.35 11 10.91 1 S 1 AL 2 Purdue B10 25.05 1 12.34 1 MW 1 AL 3 Connecticut BE 24.98 64 8.35 1 E 1 Auto 4 Arizona P12 24.95 26 9.73 1 W 2 AL 5 Auburn SEC 23.71 49 8.92 1 E 4 Auto 6 Iowa St. B12 22.97 38 9.38 1 E 2 Auto 7 Tennessee SEC 21.89 13 10.74 1 MW 2 AL 8 North Carolina ACC 21.30 15 10.48 1 W 1 AL 9 Alabama SEC 21.07 4 11.96 1 W 4 AL 10 Duke ACC 20.58 50 8.80 1 S 4 AL 11 Illinois B10 20.33 17 10.30 1 E 3 Auto 12 BYU B12 20.01 51 8.76 1 E 6 AL 13 Creighton BE 19.96 36 9.52 1 MW 3 AL 14 Marquette BE 19.60 8 11.37 1 S 2 AL 15 Baylor B12 19.01 16 10.34 1 W 3 AL 16 Michigan St. B10 17.93 7 11.44 1 W 9 AL 17 Kentucky SEC 17.75 52 8.72 1 S 3 AL 18 Gonzaga WCC 17.33 117 1.96 1 MW 5 AL 19 Wisconsin B10 17.06 2 12.33 1 S 5 AL 20 Kansas B12 16.75 14 10.71 1 MW 4 AL 21 Saint Mary's WCC 16...