The Massey Women's Basketball Ratings provide a tool for assessing the relative strength of all the D1 teams. Unlike the AP poll (which polls a group of sports writers each week to rank the top 25 teams) or the USA Today poll (which uses a group of coaches's votes to rank the top 25 teams) Massey uses mathematical algorithms which tap several variables of actual play to rank all 356 D1 teams.
Massey, a mathematician specializing in amateur and professional sports statistics, formulates data each week to arrive at a snapshot of relative team strength. He also has other tools on his site to offer other analysis. One of his tools, “Matchups," permits one to tap into Massey's massive databases to provide a “what if” scenario predicting scores, differentials, and winners of head-to-head action should the two teams meet on the court. For those of you wishing to pass the time between games by checking out how your team would fare against another team statistically, this tools for you!
I’ve used Matchups to compare Stanford against it’s likely matchups in the tournament —
STANFORD vs MONTANA STATE
Most Likely Score: Stanford 83, Montana State 53
WinProbability: 99%
STANFORD vs KANSAS
Most Likely Score: Stanford 74, Kansas 61
WinProbability: 87%
STANFORD vs GEORGIA TECH
Most Likely Score: Stanford 75, Georgia Tech 61
WinProbability: 87%
STANFORD vs MARYLAND
Most Likely Score: Stanford 75, Maryland 68
WinProbability: 70%
The results that I showed above are simply summaries of Massey's data, his site provides a set of colorful charts and graphs. Try it yourself using it with Stanford against South Carolina, UCON, or any other team that you wish to. Of course, the game has to be played on the court and the actual results are dictated by human factors, but it is fun to see how results can be extrapolated from the game data which has been accumulated throughout the season (it can also guide your bracket selection — it’s probably more reliable than the accumulated hunches of sports fans as assessed by bookmakers in Las Vegas).
To compare team results, you will find Massey's "Matchups" here:
Massey’s Matchups
Massey, a mathematician specializing in amateur and professional sports statistics, formulates data each week to arrive at a snapshot of relative team strength. He also has other tools on his site to offer other analysis. One of his tools, “Matchups," permits one to tap into Massey's massive databases to provide a “what if” scenario predicting scores, differentials, and winners of head-to-head action should the two teams meet on the court. For those of you wishing to pass the time between games by checking out how your team would fare against another team statistically, this tools for you!
I’ve used Matchups to compare Stanford against it’s likely matchups in the tournament —
STANFORD vs MONTANA STATE
Most Likely Score: Stanford 83, Montana State 53
WinProbability: 99%
STANFORD vs KANSAS
Most Likely Score: Stanford 74, Kansas 61
WinProbability: 87%
STANFORD vs GEORGIA TECH
Most Likely Score: Stanford 75, Georgia Tech 61
WinProbability: 87%
STANFORD vs MARYLAND
Most Likely Score: Stanford 75, Maryland 68
WinProbability: 70%
The results that I showed above are simply summaries of Massey's data, his site provides a set of colorful charts and graphs. Try it yourself using it with Stanford against South Carolina, UCON, or any other team that you wish to. Of course, the game has to be played on the court and the actual results are dictated by human factors, but it is fun to see how results can be extrapolated from the game data which has been accumulated throughout the season (it can also guide your bracket selection — it’s probably more reliable than the accumulated hunches of sports fans as assessed by bookmakers in Las Vegas).
To compare team results, you will find Massey's "Matchups" here:
Massey’s Matchups