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Furman math professors offer March Madness expertise

Liz Bouzarth, John Harris and Kevin Hutson lend their math chops to The Athletic's Peter Keating and Jordan Brenner to craft a model that predicts March Madness upsets.

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Furman Men’s Basketball gives back to community

Furman Men's Basketball shows appreciation for the support from the City of Greenville. The squad spends time with children in an after-school program at West Greenville Community Center.

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Furman’s March Madness upset against Virginia draws interest to university

Local news station runs a story about Furman's epic bump in website and social media traffic as a result of Furman's showing in the NCAA Tournament. WYFF's Aaron Baker speaks to Elizabeth Davis. UpstateBizSC also...

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NCAA win turns Paladins into media darlings

Hundreds of news and sports outlets around the world reported on the Paladins' win in the NCAA Tournament's first round. Here are just a few of those stories.

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Banded together: NGU’s band to play for Paladins in NCAA opener

With the Paladin men's basketball team heading to the NCAA Tournament, the Paladin Regiment Marching Band was in Ireland. A call to an alumnus at North Greenville University assured the music wouldn't miss a beat.

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Media show up to capture Selection Sunday

Local TV stations came to Timmons Arena on Sunday, March 12, for the Selection Sunday party. The stations caught the team's excitement to being named a No. 13 seed, with a matchup against No. 4...

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In the NCAA Men’s Academic Bracket, Dins Win!

Who would win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament if academic performance trumped athletic skill? Hear from the people at Inside Higher Education who carry on a tradition of prognostication that began in 2006.

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Bracket Breakers 2023: Taking an early look at the teams most likely to be Cinderella in March

The authors of ESPN's "Giant Killers" series developed a new and improved statistical model for predicting NCAA Tournament outcomes. The Athletic leans heavily on the expertise of the Furman Mathematics Department and professors Bouzarth, Harris...

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NCAA Tournament brackets: Strength in numbers

For the past nine years, three Furman University mathematics professors, Liz Bouzarth, John Harris and Kevin Hutson, have built a reputation as national experts on predicting upsets in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. They work...

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Furman math professors help model NCAA Bracket Busters

Once again, math professors Liz Bouzarth, John Harris '91 and Kevin Hutson have modeled the math that powers the prognostications of college basketball journalists for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Athletic says the Paladin...

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