Math Encounters: Top Picks — J. Urschel on February 9, 2022

Math Encounters: "Top Picks: How mathematics can be used to rank sports teams" with John Urschel on February 9, 2022

How good is your team? In any sports league, a team's win/loss record is often used to measure success. But in large leagues where not all teams play each other, often this simple win/loss record doesn't fully answer the question. Join mathematician John Urschel, a former professional football player himself, to discover how a little bit of math can go a long way in answering this and other related questions. Special introduction by Christina Lewis, Founder and President of All Star Code.

Math Encounters is a public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics, presented by the Simons Foundation and the National Museum of Mathematics.

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Too bad he didn't have time to go over the proof (matrix of connected graph has rank |V|-1) at the end of the talk.