1. EAST COAST BIAS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Open Access Author: Shannon, Matthew Francis Title: EAST COAST BIAS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: basketballNCAAtournamentbiaseast coast biasconference biasschool size biasselection committeeseedinggeographical biasat-large File: Download Matthew_Shannon_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Alan Miles, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader
2. Developing a New Metric for NBA Player Evaluation: Points Per Lost Possession Open Access Author: Gerberich, Derek C Title: Developing a New Metric for NBA Player Evaluation: Points Per Lost Possession Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: NBAbasketballmoneyballBill JamesBill Simmonsforecastingpoints per lost possessionPPLPpredictive modelssports File: Download points_per_lost_possession.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorMurali Haran, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. ANALYZING AND PREDICTING THE SUCCESS OF NBA SECOND-ROUND PICKS USING ADVANCED COLLEGE PERFORMANCE METRICS Open Access Author: Yang, Jay Title: ANALYZING AND PREDICTING THE SUCCESS OF NBA SECOND-ROUND PICKS USING ADVANCED COLLEGE PERFORMANCE METRICS Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: statisticsbasketballregressionNBANBA Draftcollege basketball File: Download ANALYZING_AND_PREDICTING_THE_SUCCESS_OF_NBA_SECOND-ROUND_PICKS_USING_ADVANCED_COLLEGE_PERFORMANCE_METRICS.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorMatthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Open Access Author: Grabowski, Connor Title: Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencesportsgamblingstatisticsregressionactuarialactuarybasketball File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven L Putterman, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. The Anatomy of a Win: A Statistical Analysis of Success in the National Basketball Association Open Access Author: Oliu, Frank Title: The Anatomy of a Win: A Statistical Analysis of Success in the National Basketball Association Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: sportsbasketballNBAstatisticsanalysisfinance File: Download fro5007thesisfinal1-converted.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Haushalter, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
