March (Money) Madness
Interesting twist on the NCCA tournament brackets. This one is based on the median salary of graduates of the school in the tournament, not their basketball prowness...From
Schools with higher-paid graduates tend to have a better (i.e. lower) seed. This could relate to the idea that better-paid graduates might donate more to the school and thus provide more funds for sports programs.
Teams in the Southern bracket have the highest median pay ($70,800 vs. $68,100 in the East, $66,900 in the Midwest, and $67,600 in the West).
Lehigh is the highest-paid seed 16 team — beating all other No. 16 teams by at least $17,000. This enables them to make it to the Top Earning 8 (4th round of the playoffs). All other seed 16 teams are out in the first round.
Duke is the best-paid seed 1 team by ~$40,000. All other seed 1 teams earn a median pay in the mid-$60,000s, which causes them to leave the salary tournament fairly early.
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