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NCAA March Madness Stats and Trends

Updated : April 10th, 2013:

 Favorites vs Underdogs Against the Spread

 2012 NCAA Tournament ATS Favorites 34-32-1 (51.5%)
2013 NCAA Tournament ATS Favorites 34-33  (50.7%)

How often does the Public win in College Basketball?

 2012 NCAA Tournament ATS Public is 22-23 (48.9%)
 2013 NCAA Tournament ATS Public is 17-29 (36.9%)




How often do Line Moves Matter? 

 2012 NCAA Tournament ATS 30-25 (54.5%)
 2013 NCAA Tournament ATS 29-25 (53.7%)




How often does the Point Spread Matter? 

 2012 NCAA Tournament 14 out of 67 games (20.9%)
 2013 NCAA Tournament 14 out of 67 games (20.9%)




 Public Underdogs in College Basketball

 2012 NCAA Tournament Favorites ATS 3-4 (42.9%) SU 5-2 (71.4%)
  2013 NCAA Tournament Favorites ATS 4-2 (66.6%)  SU 5-1 (83.3%)


  
How often do Favorites Win Straight Up? (No Spread)

 2012 NCAA Tournament SU 48-19 (71.6%)
  2013 NCAA Tournament SU 48-19 (71.6%)


 Reverse Line Movement (RLM)

2012 NCAA Tournament ATS 13-10 (56.5%)
 2013 NCAA Tournament ATS 9-3 (75%)



BCS Teams vs The Field Against the Spread (ATS)

2012 NCAA Tournament ATS BCS* 20-14-1 (58.8%)
2013 NCAA Tournament ATS BCS* 16-16 (50%) 



 College Basketball Conferences Against the Spread (ATS)

2012 : 2013 
SEC = 8-4-1 : 3-4 = 11-8-1
BIG12 = 7-9 : 3-5 = 10-14
BIG10 = 10-7 : 11-10 = 21-17
BIG EAST = 13-10 : 10-10 = 23-20
ACC = 4-6 : 4-6 = 8-12
A10 = 6-1 : 8-4 = 14-5
MWC = 1-4 : 2-5 = 3-9
WCC = 3-2 : 1-3 = 4-5
PAC12 = 1-2 : 8-2 = 9-4
MVC = 0-2-1 : 6-1 = 6-3-1
       


Average Point Spread in the NCAA Basketball Tournament

2012 NCAA Tournament :  -6.44
2013 NCAA Tournament : -7.25



 *BCS includes the (Big12, Big10, SEC, Pac12, ACC and BigEast)
ATS = Against the Spread
SU = Straight Up