Following on last year’s successful NCAA graduation rates bracket (well, not successful if you used it in your office pool), we’ve taken a look at how this year’s teams would fare at the big dance if winners were based on the team’s graduation rate. As usual, expect plenty of upsets (click on the image to see the full bracket).
For another measure of school success, check out Inside Higher Ed’s NCAA bracket here. And stay tuned for a bonus round tomorrow.
–Posted with substantial help from Abdul Kargbo, Sumner Handy, & Kevin Carey
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03/19/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on college graduation rates and the NCAA Tournament in the Detroit Free Press.
03/19/10 | Linda Perlstein links to Education Sector's "College- and Career-Ready" event.
03/17/10 | Ben Miller's column on graduation rates and NCAA Tournament eligibility is mentioned on The Wall Street Journal's The Daily Fix.
03/17/10 | Kevin Carey's critique of Diane Ravitch's latest book is quoted in Doublethink's Conventional Folly blog.
03/15/10 | Ben Miller pens an op-ed for US News & World Report on using graduation rates to determine NCAA Tournament eligibility.