College Basketball Rankings using Neural Networks

Now, in addition to the College Football Rankings that I publish here and I introduced and explained in an earlier post, I moved from a site I dropped (Sportheory.com) into this site a ranking of College Basketball teams calculated with a neural network.

College Basketball Rankings Neural Networks — A beautiful network

The theory is the same: nodes are teams, connections are games, and the game result determines the transfer of value from one team to another.

The rankings can be found in the top menu on this blog, under “Sports Rankings” and I usually update it beginning in around November every Monday morning up until the beginning of March Madness and then one last time after the Final Four.

Also, I’ve always tried to keep it indexed in the awesomely complete composite ranking maintained by Ken Massey on his site. Massey also compiles and provides, in a titanic task, the scores with which most rankings are created. Being in Massey’s composite also ensures my ranking will be ranked (yes, a ranking of rankings) by Wobus Sports.

Also, I usually use the ranking to create somewhat brainy entries in various March Madness brackets. I even tried the Billion Dollar bracket sponsored by Warren Buffett years ago… with no luck.

Below is a copy of the latest ranking (this will update over time, hopefully):

Net	Rank	WTA
1	1	2.88
1	2	2.48
1	3	2.53
1	4	2.80
1	5	2.14
1	6	2.75
1	7	2.19
1	8	2.59
1	9	2.22
1	10	2.30
1	11	2.32
1	12	2.24
1	13	2.20
1	14	2.26
1	15	1.68
1	16	2.53
1	17	2.24
1	18	2.41
1	19	2.20
1	20	1.97
1	21	2.06
1	22	2.33
1	23	1.89
1	24	1.84
1	25	1.79
1	26	2.09
1	27	1.99
1	28	1.92
1	29	1.90
1	30	1.93
1	31	2.18
1	32	1.93
1	33	1.94
1	34	2.28
1	35	1.54
1	36	2.28
1	37	2.17
1	38	1.65
1	39	1.55
1	40	1.59
1	41	2.22
1	42	1.82
1	43	1.72
1	44	1.87
1	45	1.97
1	46	1.99
1	47	1.79
1	48	1.82
1	49	1.62
1	51	1.83
1	50	1.75
1	53	1.90
1	52	1.83
1	54	1.92
1	55	1.81
1	56	2.03
1	58	1.93
1	57	1.31
1	59	1.62
1	60	1.74
1	61	1.50
1	62	1.59
1	63	1.57
1	64	1.78
1	65	1.55
1	66	1.69
1	67	1.72
1	68	1.70
1	69	1.61
1	71	1.33
1	72	1.26
1	73	1.43
1	74	1.77
1	75	1.78
1	76	1.30
1	80	1.50
1	78	1.20
1	79	1.48
1	81	1.27
1	83	1.40
1	82	1.55
1	84	1.31
1	85	1.36
1	86	1.42
1	87	1.46
1	88	1.86
1	89	1.17
1	90	1.09
1	91	1.23
1	92	1.30
1	93	1.19
1	94	1.50
1	95	1.21
1	96	1.21
1	97	1.51
1	98	1.27
1	99	1.34
1	118	1.31
1	100	1.48
1	101	1.24
1	102	1.12
1	103	0.72
1	104	0.94
1	105	0.79
1	107	1.23
1	106	1.50
1	108	1.25
1	110	1.34
1	109	1.31
1	111	1.47
1	112	1.03
1	114	1.55
1	113	1.38
1	115	0.81
1	117	1.24
1	116	1.02
1	119	1.07
1	201	0.37
1	120	1.02
1	122	1.30
1	121	0.73
1	70	1.56
1	123	1.24
1	124	1.17
1	125	1.24
1	126	1.11
1	127	0.59
1	128	0.99
1	134	1.24
1	129	0.89
1	77	1.65
1	130	1.15
1	131	0.79
1	132	0.80
1	133	1.41
1	136	1.15
1	135	1.06
1	138	0.92
1	137	0.82
1	139	1.14
1	140	1.03
1	141	1.30
1	142	1.33
1	144	0.93
1	143	0.86
1	145	0.77
1	146	1.09
1	147	0.82
1	167	0.98
1	148	0.85
1	149	0.57
1	150	1.14
1	152	0.77
1	153	1.02
1	158	1.08
1	154	0.79
1	156	1.03
1	155	0.53
1	157	1.14
1	176	0.74
1	159	0.76
1	162	0.55
1	160	0.87
1	161	0.91
1	164	1.35
1	163	0.63
1	165	0.67
1	166	0.91
1	168	1.16
1	170	1.03
1	173	0.73
1	171	1.30
1	169	0.88
1	172	0.82
1	174	0.79
1	175	0.69
1	178	0.69
1	177	0.50
1	180	1.07
1	183	1.17
1	181	0.65
1	203	0.91
1	185	0.90
1	204	0.63
1	182	0.57
1	188	0.56
1	184	0.77
1	186	1.04
1	187	0.41
1	190	0.56
1	193	0.69
1	189	0.80
1	191	0.55
1	192	0.80
1	195	0.41
1	196	0.56
1	194	0.33
1	200	0.82
1	198	0.37
1	197	0.83
1	220	0.88
1	199	0.51
1	202	0.61
1	208	0.61
1	205	0.68
1	324	-0.05
1	206	0.52
1	207	0.71
1	209	0.12
1	210	0.51
1	217	0.83
1	219	0.52
1	211	0.56
1	212	0.56
1	213	0.40
1	214	0.72
1	215	0.75
1	226	0.53
1	249	0.26
1	216	0.28
1	218	0.72
1	227	0.60
1	235	0.72
1	225	1.01
1	229	0.79
1	221	0.52
1	223	0.29
1	222	0.44
1	151	1.06
1	345	-0.13
1	230	0.60
1	224	0.32
1	242	0.60
1	234	0.63
1	228	0.44
1	237	0.52
1	231	0.42
1	232	0.72
1	247	0.24
1	241	0.95
1	358	-0.30
1	233	0.33
1	267	0.34
1	238	0.56
1	236	0.36
1	239	0.56
1	251	0.69
1	240	0.42
1	243	0.45
1	275	0.01
1	256	0.39
1	246	0.18
1	260	0.29
1	255	0.34
1	244	0.19
1	248	0.36
1	257	0.40
1	259	0.45
1	252	0.54
1	269	0.31
1	368	-0.13
1	250	0.22
1	278	0.50
1	253	-0.01
1	268	0.21
1	254	0.40
1	285	0.45
1	258	0.04
1	264	0.44
1	261	0.27
1	263	0.03
1	262	0.38
1	291	0.13
1	179	1.15
1	286	0.23
1	270	0.61
1	266	0.23
1	276	0.44
1	265	0.41
1	296	0.39
1	273	0.22
1	272	0.55
1	280	0.47
1	281	0.16
1	271	0.02
1	297	0.37
1	277	-0.04
1	306	0.12
1	300	0.14
1	274	0.24
1	299	0.44
1	279	0.20
1	304	0.22
1	282	0.09
1	288	0.28
1	283	0.28
1	292	0.68
1	284	0.13
1	287	0.16
1	295	0.15
1	289	0.25
1	294	0.16
1	298	0.27
1	321	0.20
1	290	0.28
1	301	0.18
1	293	0.57
1	310	0.36
1	307	0.03
1	312	-0.07
1	427	-0.55
1	309	-0.06
1	326	0.04
1	303	0.24
1	302	-0.02
1	305	0.11
1	311	-0.05
1	319	0.23
1	317	0.35
1	308	0.09
1	329	0.13
1	314	0.08
1	318	0.34
1	340	0.04
1	334	-0.02
1	315	0.02
1	313	0.03
1	331	0.43
1	325	-0.30
1	316	-0.23
1	322	0.17
1	333	-0.09
1	323	0.29
1	320	0.21
1	350	0.18
1	351	-0.11
1	354	0.05
1	327	0.34
1	330	0.35
1	336	0.06
1	341	0.26
1	328	-0.22
1	335	-0.10
1	332	-0.34
1	346	-0.40
1	355	-0.10
1	337	0.30
1	338	0.25
1	342	0.25
1	343	0.01
1	339	-0.05
1	347	0.10
1	365	-0.47
1	353	-0.22
1	344	0.08
1	245	0.40
1	348	0.13
1	356	0.03
1	352	-0.08
1	357	-0.12
1	349	-0.13
1	361	-0.21
1	375	-0.25
1	363	-0.04
1	359	-0.02
1	364	-0.37
1	380	-0.18
1	369	-0.24
1	371	-0.02
1	378	-0.42
1	362	-0.27
1	360	-0.33
1	384	-0.50
1	391	-0.26
1	366	0.07
1	389	0.06
1	397	-0.18
1	370	0.04
1	390	0.17
1	396	-0.15
1	392	-0.29
1	382	-0.04
1	367	-0.37
1	379	0.08
1	403	-0.11
1	376	-0.24
1	377	-0.18
1	374	-0.45
1	385	-0.17
1	383	-0.27
1	381	0.05
1	373	-0.24
1	372	-0.22
1	407	-0.56
1	386	0.01
1	405	-0.18
1	393	-0.13
1	388	-0.41
1	387	-0.57
1	413	-0.12
1	401	-0.78
1	394	-0.19
1	415	-0.17
1	395	-0.73
1	421	-0.70
1	399	-0.48
1	418	-0.07
1	411	-0.08
1	426	-0.67
1	398	-0.57
1	410	-0.17
1	404	-0.21
1	414	-0.18
1	419	-0.34
1	422	-0.22
1	400	0.15
1	423	-0.57
1	406	-0.39
1	428	-0.43
1	412	-0.54
1	433	-0.33
1	402	-0.27
1	424	-0.26
1	408	-0.03
1	409	-0.21
1	438	-0.07
1	437	-0.53
1	417	-0.29
1	420	-0.55
1	416	-0.40
1	440	-0.61
1	443	-0.34
1	448	-0.20
1	441	-0.61
1	425	-0.60
1	442	0.14
1	453	-0.38
1	430	-0.87
1	432	-0.20
1	436	-0.47
1	429	-0.39
1	444	-0.27
1	431	-0.29
1	439	-0.33
1	434	-0.27
1	458	-0.65
1	455	-0.47
1	459	-0.29
1	452	-0.75
1	435	-0.67
1	445	-0.72
1	464	-0.69
1	467	-0.66
1	469	-0.31
1	447	-0.25
1	446	-0.54
1	463	-0.70
1	449	-0.48
1	456	-0.67
1	450	-0.28
1	468	-0.61
1	454	-0.51
1	460	-0.28
1	457	-0.43
1	451	-0.47
1	474	-0.51
1	472	-0.49
1	461	-0.39
1	479	-0.42
1	487	-0.13
1	462	-0.87
1	480	-0.58
1	465	-0.80
1	470	-0.62
1	473	-0.29
1	477	-0.79
1	491	-0.69
1	466	-0.56
1	476	-0.26
1	494	-0.80
1	478	-0.56
1	499	-0.58
1	481	-0.50
1	488	-0.31
1	482	-0.46
1	471	-0.50
1	475	-0.68
1	496	-0.53
1	504	-0.09
1	483	-0.66
1	489	-0.75
1	484	-0.51
1	485	-0.73
1	506	-0.82
1	495	-0.95
1	497	-0.88
1	508	-0.66
1	501	-0.73
1	503	-0.64
1	486	-0.46
1	507	-1.00
1	500	-0.81
1	493	-0.54
1	492	-0.47
1	511	-0.49
1	490	-1.10
1	498	-0.85
1	521	-0.68
1	512	-0.49
1	510	-0.65
1	519	-0.80
1	523	-0.83
1	502	-0.55
1	525	-1.02
1	509	-0.39
1	505	-0.74
1	517	-0.37
1	513	-0.68
1	522	-0.71
1	514	-1.01
1	527	-0.84
1	516	-0.78
1	515	-0.46
1	518	-0.88
1	530	-1.17
1	520	-1.00
1	524	-0.16
1	534	-1.27
1	526	-0.57
1	537	-0.85
1	529	-0.70
1	535	-1.11
1	540	-1.13
1	528	-0.86
1	543	-0.83
1	554	-0.42
1	532	-0.60
1	533	-0.51
1	541	-0.88
1	547	-0.69
1	548	-0.96
1	531	-1.16
1	558	-0.86
1	536	-1.44
1	551	-0.87
1	550	-0.54
1	553	-0.81
1	565	-0.74
1	557	-1.15
1	552	-1.10
1	539	-0.91
1	560	-0.75
1	538	-1.08
1	562	-0.79
1	542	-1.12
1	549	-1.05
1	544	-0.75
1	567	-1.05
1	568	-1.18
1	570	-1.02
1	561	-1.14
1	545	-0.66
1	566	-1.16
1	559	-0.83
1	546	-0.94
1	555	-0.84
1	574	-1.57
1	573	-0.86
1	563	-1.28
1	556	-0.78
1	577	-0.93
1	578	-1.10
1	572	-0.93
1	564	-0.77
1	584	-1.53
1	586	-1.32
1	579	-1.05
1	575	-1.02
1	569	-1.24
1	571	-1.45
1	576	-1.03
1	581	-1.56
1	587	-1.20
1	583	-0.83
1	582	-1.45
1	594	-1.05
1	592	-1.18
1	589	-1.69
1	598	-0.78
1	601	-1.36
1	590	-1.30
1	580	-1.63
1	595	-1.18
1	605	-1.19
1	588	-1.16
1	585	-1.22
1	603	-1.02
1	591	-1.03
1	596	-1.70
1	602	-1.16
1	607	-0.97
1	606	-1.30
1	597	-1.02
1	609	-1.27
1	593	-0.97
1	611	-1.01
1	610	-1.51
1	600	-1.18
1	614	-1.25
1	599	-1.51
1	604	-1.08
1	617	-1.32
1	613	-0.92
1	608	-0.95
1	615	-0.93
1	618	-1.26
1	621	-1.44
1	619	-1.56
1	612	-1.43
1	623	-0.97
1	624	-1.64
1	629	-1.21
1	625	-1.28
1	630	-1.78
1	626	-1.48
1	628	-1.44
1	620	-1.46
1	616	-1.17
1	631	-1.41
1	627	-1.55
1	632	-1.75
1	622	-1.64
1	638	-1.36
1	636	-1.48
1	634	-1.44
1	635	-1.70
1	637	-1.46
1	633	-1.77
1	640	-1.72
1	639	-0.95
1	641	-1.48
1	644	-1.71
1	642	-1.43
1	643	-1.25
1	645	-1.72
1	647	-1.55
1	649	-1.25
1	650	-1.89
1	646	-1.75
1	651	-1.48
1	652	-1.38
1	648	-1.40
1	654	-1.94
1	656	-1.84
1	655	-1.60
1	658	-1.74
1	657	-1.89
1	653	-1.45
1	659	-2.04
1	660	-1.82
1	661	-1.73
1	664	-2.30
1	662	-2.08
1	665	-1.86
1	669	-1.88
1	667	-2.20
1	668	-1.68
1	670	-2.27
1	663	-2.07
1	671	-2.09
1	673	-2.00
1	666	-1.90
1	672	-1.92
1	674	-2.05
1	675	-1.77
1	678	-2.13
1	676	-2.50
1	677	-2.28
1	679	-1.43
1	680	-2.16
1	682	-2.18
1	684	-2.18
1	681	-2.53
1	683	-1.85
1	686	-2.20
1	685	-2.18
1	687	-2.01
1	688	-2.36
1	689	-2.74
1	690	-2.17
1	691	-2.56
1	692	-2.49
1	693	-2.47
1	694	-2.57
1	695	-3.26
1	696	-2.88
2	1	1.75
2	5	0.74
2	2	1.25
2	3	0.96
2	11	0.61
2	4	0.80
2	6	1.07
2	7	0.34
2	8	0.68
2	18	0.02
2	9	0.71
2	12	0.06
2	13	0.40
2	14	0.29
2	16	0.11
2	17	-0.15
2	10	0.16
2	21	-0.05
2	15	0.40
2	19	0.12
2	23	-0.43
2	20	0.00
2	24	-0.49
2	25	-0.35
2	22	-0.10
2	26	-0.44
2	27	-0.26
2	32	-0.99
2	28	-0.69
2	29	-0.51
2	30	-0.86
2	34	-1.36
2	31	-1.20
2	36	-1.25
2	33	-1.16
2	35	-1.31
3	1	1.01
3	2	0.82
3	3	0.88
3	4	0.59
3	5	0.25
3	7	-0.17
3	8	0.00
3	6	0.62
3	10	-0.08
3	9	0.02
3	11	-0.16
3	12	-0.19
3	13	-0.33
3	14	-0.64
3	15	-0.89
3	16	-0.61
3	17	-1.48
4	1	0.85
4	2	0.57
4	3	0.40
4	4	0.19
4	5	0.12
4	6	0.02
4	7	0.16
4	8	-0.67
4	9	-0.53
4	10	-1.12
5	1	0.53
5	2	0.81
5	3	0.22
5	4	0.15
5	5	0.07
5	6	-0.28
5	7	-0.39
5	8	-0.43
5	9	-0.85
5	10	-0.66
5	11	-1.22
5	12	-1.24
6	1	1.81
6	2	1.28
6	3	1.87
6	4	1.42
6	5	1.20
6	6	1.23
6	7	1.10
6	8	0.89
6	9	0.56
6	10	0.97
6	11	1.27
6	12	0.46
6	13	1.25
6	14	0.65
6	15	0.68
6	16	1.10
6	18	0.24
6	19	1.00
6	17	0.18
6	20	0.72
6	21	0.27
6	22	0.16
6	23	0.10
6	25	-0.08
6	26	-0.15
6	24	-0.27
6	27	-0.44
6	28	-0.01
6	29	-0.11
6	31	-0.15
6	30	-1.14
6	32	-0.76
6	33	-0.29
6	34	-0.28
6	35	-1.12
6	36	-0.94
6	37	-1.12
7	1	1.43
7	2	0.71
7	3	0.62
7	4	0.07
7	5	0.17
7	6	-0.25
7	7	0.49
7	8	0.17
7	9	0.11
7	10	-0.24
7	11	-0.44
7	12	-0.80
7	13	-0.43
7	14	-0.87
8	1	1.56
8	2	0.37
8	3	0.45
8	4	0.40
8	5	-0.02
8	6	-0.55
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0	29	-1.25
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0	31	-1.09
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