Post your NCAA/MM nonsense. Having had this job almost 6 months now, I know that no one’s really born a sports fan. Working in an office sort of converts you. Between the world series football and march, well it’s something to do. I’m listening to the office poll design conference two cubes over*:

RA: Well I don’t want to ruin your mathematical model of…
Statistican 1 : It worked well last year, we raised a shit-ton of money.
Secretary: omg. I just pick them based on their mascots. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a mascot fight?
Statistican 2: [explains tie breaking and the point weighting scheme]
Statistican 1: That worked well last year.
...

I’m still wicked curious to see how this basketball poll works. Can someone explain how they figure the betting and payoff odds for these things (I’m behind a rather restrictive hosptial firewall). I have a mathematical model.

*(which is totally uninteresting, but serves to kill my last 15 minutes at work)

edit: Curious, I added a “sports” category. Recategorize at will, I won’t be offended.