In this project I use RandomForestClassifiers and RandomForestRegressors to predict March Madneess 2024
data sourced from: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/nishaanamin/march-madness-data
First Round Results:
- Game 1: Connecticut vs Stetson | Winner: Connecticut (Conviction: 99.67%)
- Game 2: Florida Atlantic vs Northwestern | Winner: Florida Atlantic (Conviction: 21.08%)
- Game 3: San Diego St. vs UAB | Winner: San Diego St. (Conviction: 80.41%)
- Game 4: Auburn vs Yale | Winner: Auburn (Conviction: 84.80%)
- Game 5: BYU vs Duquesne | Winner: Duquesne (Conviction: 32.71%)
- Game 6: Illinois vs Morehead St. | Winner: Illinois (Conviction: 97.83%)
- Game 7: Washington St. vs Drake | Winner: Washington St. (Conviction: 65.58%)
- Game 8: Iowa St. vs South Dakota St. | Winner: South Dakota St. (Conviction: 4.44%)
- Game 9: North Carolina vs Wagner | Winner: North Carolina (Conviction: 99.52%)
- Game 10: Mississippi St. vs Michigan St. | Winner: Michigan St. (Conviction: 73.06%)
- Game 11: Saint Mary's vs Grand Canyon | Winner: Saint Mary's (Conviction: 96.17%)
- Game 12: Alabama vs College of Charleston | Winner: Alabama (Conviction: 73.06%)
- Game 13: Clemson vs New Mexico | Winner: Clemson (Conviction: 77.88%)
- Game 14: Baylor vs Colgate | Winner: Baylor (Conviction: 94.71%)
- Game 15: Dayton vs Nevada | Winner: Dayton (Conviction: 59.85%)
- Game 16: Arizona vs Long Beach St. | Winner: Arizona (Conviction: 97.79%)
- Game 17: Houston vs Longwood | Winner: Houston (Conviction: 98.27%)
- Game 18: Nebraska vs Texas A&M | Winner: Nebraska (Conviction: 38.32%)
- Game 19: Wisconsin vs James Madison | Winner: Wisconsin (Conviction: 63.12%)
- Game 20: Duke vs Vermont | Winner: Duke (Conviction: 95.94%)
- Game 21: Texas Tech vs North Carolina St. | Winner: North Carolina St. (Conviction: 17.95%)
- Game 22: Kentucky vs Oakland | Winner: Kentucky (Conviction: 93.62%)
- Game 23: Florida vs Colorado | Winner: Florida (Conviction: 59.85%)
- Game 24: Marquette vs Western Kentucky | Winner: Marquette (Conviction: 92.54%)
- Game 25: Purdue vs Montana St. | Winner: Purdue (Conviction: 99.21%)
- Game 26: Utah St. vs TCU | Winner: TCU (Conviction: 73.96%)
- Game 27: Gonzaga vs McNeese St. | Winner: Gonzaga (Conviction: 89.70%)
- Game 28: Kansas vs Samford | Winner: Samford (Conviction: 28.16%)
- Game 29: South Carolina vs Oregon | Winner: South Carolina (Conviction: 64.89%)
- Game 30: Creighton vs Akron | Winner: Akron (Conviction: 5.36%)
- Game 31: Texas vs Colorado St. | Winner: Texas (Conviction: 73.66%)
- Game 32: Tennessee vs Saint Peter's | Winner: Tennessee (Conviction: 98.01%)
Second Round Results:
- Game 1: Connecticut vs Northwestern | Winner: Connecticut (Conviction: 88.51%)
- Game 2: San Diego St. vs Auburn | Winner: San Diego St. (Conviction: 26.94%)
- Game 3: BYU vs Illinois | Winner: Illinois (Conviction: 86.14%)
- Game 4: Drake vs Iowa St. | Winner: Iowa St. (Conviction: 83.58%)
- Game 5: North Carolina vs Michigan St. | Winner: North Carolina (Conviction: 76.81%)
- Game 6: Saint Mary's vs Alabama | Winner: Saint Mary's (Conviction: 87.87%)
- Game 7: New Mexico vs Baylor | Winner: New Mexico (Conviction: 28.47%)
- Game 8: Dayton vs Arizona | Winner: Arizona (Conviction: 73.96%)
- Game 9: Houston vs Texas A&M | Winner: Houston (Conviction: 80.89%)
- Game 10: Wisconsin vs Duke | Winner: Duke (Conviction: 88.19%)
- Game 11: Texas Tech vs Kentucky | Winner: Kentucky (Conviction: 71.21%)
- Game 12: Colorado vs Marquette | Winner: Marquette (Conviction: 78.14%)
- Game 13: Purdue vs TCU | Winner: Purdue (Conviction: 78.92%)
- Game 14: Gonzaga vs Samford | Winner: Gonzaga (Conviction: 93.34%)
- Game 15: South Carolina vs Creighton | Winner: Creighton (Conviction: 67.29%)
- Game 16: Texas vs Tennessee | Winner: Texas (Conviction: 37.96%)
Sweet 16 Results:
- Game 1: Connecticut vs Auburn | Winner: Connecticut (Conviction: 73.66%)
- Game 2: BYU vs Drake | Winner: BYU (Conviction: 68.30%)
- Game 3: North Carolina vs Saint Mary's | Winner: Saint Mary's (Conviction: 70.90%)
- Game 4: New Mexico vs Dayton | Winner: New Mexico (Conviction: 32.03%)
- Game 5: Houston vs Duke | Winner: Duke (Conviction: 53.07%)
- Game 6: Kentucky vs Marquette | Winner: Kentucky (Conviction: 65.93%)
- Game 7: Purdue vs Gonzaga | Winner: Gonzaga (Conviction: 35.82%)
- Game 8: Creighton vs Tennessee | Winner: Creighton (Conviction: 56.86%)
Elite 8 Results:
- Game 1: Connecticut vs Drake | Winner: Connecticut (Conviction: 94.23%)
- Game 2: North Carolina vs Dayton | Winner: North Carolina (Conviction: 70.90%)
- Game 3: Duke vs Kentucky | Winner: Duke (Conviction: 54.59%)
- Game 4: Purdue vs Creighton | Winner: Purdue (Conviction: 66.61%)
Final 4 Results:
- Game 1: Connecticut vs North Carolina | Winner: North Carolina (Conviction: 32.71%)
- Game 2: Duke vs Purdue | Winner: Purdue (Conviction: 61.31%)
Championship Result:
- Connecticut vs Purdue | Winner: Connecticut (Conviction: 51.15%)