March Madness, decoded
Every year I fill out a bracket. Every year a 15-seed ruins my afternoon. So instead of blaming the court, I hooked this page up to the College Basketball Data API — tournament games going all the way back to 1939, with seeds, scores, Elo ratings, venues, and attendance. Now I lose on purpose.
What's inside
Pick any season back to 1939 and replay the whole bracket — First Four through the title game, with seeds, scores, venues, attendance, and Elo swings on every game.
Eighty-six seasons of upset math: which seed matchups are the most dangerous, how double-digit seeds fare year by year, the 25 biggest shocks ever, and Final Four royalty.
Warning: the Cinderella Tracker contains knowledge that will make you insufferable at your next bracket party. 🏀