Star Coaches: DI Women’s Soccer

In just five seasons at the helm, Baylor head coach Marci Jobson has lifted the Lady Bears all the way to the top of the Big 12. Since taking over a squad coming off of a 5-11-3 (RPI 175) campaign,…

Full StoryFebruary 18, 2013

Star Coaches: DI Field Hockey

Lafayette’s Andrew Griffiths will leave quite the legacy in Easton, PA. In six seasons, Griffiths’ Leopards leapt from a 9-11 (43 RPI) program in his first year to a 2012-2013 record of 17-3 (10 RPI), a remarkable enough resume to…

Full StoryFebruary 18, 2013

Ask the AD: Brian Mackin on Coach Hires, Conference Realignment, and Technology

Brian Mackin Athletic Director The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Brian Mackin has been the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s athletic director since 2007, after five years as senior associate athletic director for external affairs for the school. Mackin’s tenure has brought…

Full StoryFebruary 11, 2013

Chad McEvoy: Research Advisor for Winthrop Intelligence

Statistician Nate Silver first drew attention for his work in predicting statistical outcomes in Major League Baseball, before Moneyball made it fashionable to do so. More recently, Silver shifted his focus to politics, using data to predict recent election…

Full StoryFebruary 4, 2013

Bowl Executive Round Table: The Bowls, the Future, & Community

The Football Bowl Association has engaged Winthrop Intelligence—helping college athletic administrators increase revenue and make high-stakes decisions—to compile a statistical examination of the 2012-13 Bowl Season, and present a third-party look at the state of post-season football. Kevin Barefoot, in…

Full StoryFebruary 1, 2013

Conference Commissioner Round Table: Leadership and Technology

Nate Silver’s recently published book opens with this thought provoking quote: “Data-driven predictions can succeed—and they can fail. It is when we deny our role in the process that the odds of failure rise. Before we demand more of our data, we…

Full StoryJanuary 31, 2013

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Ask the AD: Dick Kaiser on the Transition to DII Athletics

Dick Kaiser Athletic Director South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Dr. Dick Kaiser has served as Athletic Director at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology since 2009, and has overseen SDSM&T’s transition from the NAIA to NCAA…

Full StoryJanuary 28, 2013

Men’s College Basketball: Analyzing the Catholic Seven Utilizing the Realignment Rating Index

By: G.K. Nwosu, Doctoral Student-University of Nevada Las Vegas; and Leon A. Jackson, Doctoral Student-University of Nevada Las Vegas. This article applies the Realignment Rating Index (RRI)-as explained and discussed here (Pac-12 football, University of Colorado, and University of Utah) and here…

Full StoryJanuary 21, 2013

Star Coaches: DI Men’s Soccer