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March Madness Metrics: Counting Wins

The 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament wrapped up on April 4 with the Kansas Jayhawks defeating North Carolina to claim the school's fourth National Title and the second crystal basketball for head coach Bill Self. Meanwhile, No. 7 seed Michigan State advanced to the second round of the Tournament by beating No. 10 seed Davidson before succumbing to eventual Final Four participant, No. 2 seed Duke. For hall-of-fame head coach Tom Izzo, it was his 24th consecutive NCAA Tournament. Michigan State fans know that Coach Izzo is one of the best college basketball coaches of all time. When the calendar turns to April, it is a good time to reflect back on the recently complete season and tournament to best understand exactly how lucky Spartan fans are to have Coach Izzo on the bench in East Lansing. In any sport, there are countless ways to quantity success or failure. Simple wins and loses is perhaps the most straightforward way. This is true for the NCAA basketball tournament as w