Liam Durbin, the Tribune’s horse racing handicapper, used his computer program to run the whole tournament last week. Well, after 49 games and a handful of upsets, Durbin’s computer takes another shot at it. While the national champion remains the same, UCLA and Michigan State replace Duke and Texas in his Final Four.
THE METRICS
Speed: Ability to put points on the board consistently.
Class: Strength of schedule, strength of conference, wins against winners.
Form: Consistent results, no wild swings in scoring or points allowed.
Connections: Coaching record, intangibles.
DURBIN’S REVISED FINAL FOUR
%% TEAM SPEED CLASS FORM CONN. TOTAL SCORE
N. Carolina 8.3 15.3 13.2 5.5 42.3 89.2
Kansas 7.3 13.3 12.4 4.6 37.7 87.2
Michigan St. 7.9 15.0 13.2 5.0 41.0 65.9
UCLA 7.1 15.0 11.8 5.0 39.0 59.0
DURBIN’S REVISED FINAL
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TEAM SPEED CLASS FORM CONN. TOTAL SCORE
Michigan St. 6.9 15.4 11.6 4.5 38.4 74.3
N. Carolina 8.1 14.6 13.4 5.5 41.6 89.9 %%