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Behind the bracket: UI professor’s website breaks down NCAA Tournament odds

  • Mar 12, 2026
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Behind the bracket: UI professor’s website breaks down NCAA Tournament odds

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Every March, as millions of Americans scramble to fill out their NCAA tournament brackets, one University of Illinois professor is crunching the numbers behind the madness.

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