3 papers
stat.AP2026
Comparing Powerwise (PWR) and the NCAA Power Index (NPI): Advising the NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Committee
Lawrence Feldman, Matthew Bomparola
This memo compares two methods, Powerwise (PWR) and the NCAA Power Index (NPI), that aim to rank NCAA Division I, II, and III teams on the basis of deservedness of an invite to end…
cs.CY2025
Technical Overview of Safe3Step (S3S): Power Ratings and quality wins for selecting at-large teams to the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Lawrence Feldman, Matthew Bomparola
This document describes a system for selecting teams to the NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Championship Tournament called "Safe3Step" (S3S) that was developed in conversation with…
stat.AP2025
Introducing Powerwise (PWR): A pairwise and Power Rating method for selecting at-large teams to the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Lawrence Feldman, Matthew Bomparola
This document describes a new system for selecting teams for the NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse championship tournament called "Powerwise" that was developed in discussions with th…