torvik_ncaa_results: *Bart Torvik NCAA Tournament Results*

In hoopR: Access Men's Basketball Play by Play Data

Bart Torvik NCAA Tournament Results

Description

Get historical NCAA tournament performance from barttorvik.com, by team, coach, conference or seed.

Returns raw and adjusted NCAA tournament results, including PASE (performance above seed expectation) and PAKE (performance above KenPom expectation) plus round-by-round appearance counts. No API key is required. Data runs from 2000 to present.

Usage

torvik_ncaa_results(min_year, max_year, type = "team")

Arguments

min_year	(integer required): Minimum tournament year (4-digit, e.g. 2010).
max_year	(integer required): Maximum tournament year (4-digit, e.g. 2024).
type	(character optional): Aggregation level. One of team (default), coach, conf, or seed.

Value

A hoopR_data tibble with one row per team/coach/conference/seed:

col_name	types	description
rk	integer	Rank within the queried split.
team	character	Team / coach / conference / seed (per type).
pake	numeric	Performance above KenPom expectation (wins).
pase	numeric	Performance above seed expectation (wins).
wins	integer	Total tournament wins.
loss	integer	Total tournament losses.
w_percent	numeric	Tournament win percentage.
r64	integer	Round of 64 appearances.
r32	integer	Round of 32 appearances.
s16	integer	Sweet 16 appearances.
e8	integer	Elite 8 appearances.
f4	integer	Final 4 appearances.
f2	integer	Championship-game appearances.
champ	integer	National championships.
top2	integer	Top-2 (runner-up or champion) finishes.
f4_percent	numeric	Final 4 rate.
champ_percent	numeric	Championship rate.
min_year	integer	Minimum year queried (echoes min_year).
max_year	integer	Maximum year queried (echoes max_year).
type	character	Aggregation level queried (echoes type).

See Also

Other Torvik Functions: torvik_game_schedule(), torvik_game_stats(), torvik_player_stats(), torvik_ratings(), torvik_team_factors()

Examples

  try(torvik_ncaa_results(min_year = 2010, max_year = 2024, type = "conf"))

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