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]]>| 1939 – Oregon (Pacific Coast) |
| 1940 – Indiana (Big Ten) |
| 1941 – Wisconsin (Big Ten) |
| 1943 – Wyoming (Mountain States) |
| 1944 – Utah (Skyline) |
| 1946 – Oklahoma State (Missouri Valley) |
| 1947 – Holy Cross (Independent) |
| 1950 – CCNY (Metropolitan New York) |
| 1953 – Indiana (Big Ten) |
| 1954 – La Salle (Independent) |
| 1965 – UCLA (AAWU) |
| 1967 – UCLA (AAWU) |
| 1974 – NC State (ACC) |
| 1976 – Indiana (Big Ten) |
After finding these results, I observed how many times each conference won the championship over those fourteen years, and the percent that correlates:
| Big Ten: 4/14 = 28.571% |
| AAWU: 2/14 = 14.286% |
| Independent: 2/14 = 14.286% |
| Pacific Coast: 1/14 = 7.143% |
| Mountain States: 1/14 = 7.143% |
| Skyline: 1/14 = 7.143% |
| Missouri Valley: 1/14 = 7.143% |
| Metropolitan New York: 1/14 = 7.143% |
| ACC: 1/14 = 7.143% |
The main finding that stood out to me was the fact that the Big Ten won nearly 30% of March Madness tournaments when neither Duke nor Kentucky were in the tournament. This year, the big ten has eight teams in the tournament:
| Michigan (1 seed) |
| Illinois (1 seed) |
| Iowa (2 seed) |
| Ohio State (2 seed) |
| Purdue (4 seed) |
| Wisconsin (9 seed) |
| Maryland (10 seed) |
| Rutgers (10 seed) |
Given that both Duke and Kentucky are out of the tournament, and based on previous trends and this year’s rankings, should those making March Madness brackets favor a Big Ten team to win it all?
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