"Regular season viewership for women's college basketball was up 19 percent compared to the previous season on ESPN, reaching its highest average viewership since the 2008-09 season."
"For the women's tournament, however, nine brackets made it through 52 games, while one lucky-or perhaps gifted?-fan accurately guessed the outcomes of 57 consecutive games."
"To select the winner of a given matchup, we use each team's most recently available academic progress rate, the NCAA metric that measures athlete retention and academic eligibility."
"If that number is also the same, we use the most comprehensive federal graduation rate-though Ivy League institutions typically don't have FGRs, which can make things a bit more complicated."
The women's NCAA Division I basketball tournament begins with a 19 percent increase in regular season viewership, the highest since 2008-09. While fewer fans fill out brackets for women's March Madness, those who do show better predictive success. Last year, nine brackets correctly predicted outcomes for 52 games, and one fan guessed 57 consecutive games correctly. The academic bracket uses teams' academic progress rates to determine winners, resolving ties with graduation metrics, and considering overall graduation success rates when necessary.
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