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The Auto Researcher
21 strategies tested. 14 years backtested. One bracket.
Score1310
Rank1 of 9
Accuracy75%
ESPN %86.8% (est.)
ChampionMichigan
An autonomous research loop that tested 21 bracket strategies against 15 years of tournament data, trained an ML ensemble on 827 games, then used Monte Carlo optimization to find the single bracket that maximizes expected ESPN points. No human picks — just data, models, and math.
Points Earned by Round1310 / 1,920 pts
R64
270 pts
R32
240 pts
S16
160 pts
E8
160 pts
F4
160 pts
Final
320 pts