[JeffInCorvallis]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=9695.msg85779#msg85779 date=1395188357]
The postseason is a different story.  Stanford is 11-13-1 in football games, a 46% winning percentage (I counted the conference championship games as part of the regular season, same with the basketball conference championships).  In basketball, however, Stanford's record was 63.16%, with 36 wins and 21 losses.

Help this tired, mathematically-challenged woman out. Does a single elimination tournament structure make it more likely, less likely, or as likely that a team will be at .500?
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If you typically go into the tournament as a high seed, you win the first game.  Then, if you inexplicably choke in the second round, you end up .500...

Never mind.

[JeffInCorvallis]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=9695.msg85779#msg85779 date=1395188357]
The postseason is a different story.  Stanford is 11-13-1 in football games, a 46% winning percentage (I counted the conference championship games as part of the regular season, same with the basketball conference championships).  In basketball, however, Stanford's record was 63.16%, with 36 wins and 21 losses.

Help this tired, mathematically-challenged woman out. Does a single elimination tournament structure make it more likely, less likely, or as likely that a team will be at .500?
[/quote]

If you typically go into the tournament as a high seed, you win the first game.  Then, if you inexplicably choke in the second round, you end up .500...

Never mind.