March Madness Brackets and Points

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The discussion centers on customizing scoring systems for March Madness brackets, specifically addressing dissatisfaction with the exponential point system used by common apps like ESPN. Participants express interest in alternative scoring methods, including a system proposed by a statistician that rewards upsets more heavily. While some users consider developing their own app, the consensus is that existing apps may not offer the flexibility needed for custom scoring. Links to a news article and a detailed scoring system are provided for reference.

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Hi PF!

I am trying to make a march madness (college basketball tournament) bracket with some friends. Last year we used common apps, but they all score each round exponentially (first round of 64 teams worth 1 point for a correct pick, second round of 32 teams worth 2 points, third round of 16 teams worth 4 points, etc).

None of us like this scheme since you basically need to pick the winning team to win. Do any of you know if you can either customize your own bracket via ESPN's app (I've looked into it but don't think you can) or if you can't does anyone know an app where you can customize points?

Thanks!
 
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Write your own.
 
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Write your own.
Yea we thought about doing this but I know nothing about app development. Maybe I'll look into it?
 
Got to be as good as trying to retrofit someone else's; you could be the next billionaire.
 
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Hahahahahha I think too many viewers prefer simple algorithms (though probably most don't even understand how the current exponential point system operates). I'm thinking of making upsets worth more, etc.
 
Not sure about apps, but here's a scoring system that I like, which was designed by a statistician (first link is a news piece describing it, the second link actually has the scoring system):
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-biostatisticians-ncaa-pool-runs-pretty-deep/
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2011/03/14/2014497267.pdf

Not sure if there are any apps that easily implement the scoring system.
 

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