# looking for an NCAA basketball database **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 29, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-ncaa-basketball-database/614304 "2012-02-29T01:48:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-ncaa-basketball-database/614304/1 "2012-02-29T01:48:26Z")
Now that March Madness is creeping up, I wanted to try doing some recreational data analysis to determine my bracket picks for the office pool. In the past I’ve cribbed Nate silvers probability estimates to maximize my results in our heavily weighted scoring system but this year I wanted to try running my own analysis. Does anyone know if there is a database flat file or spreadsheet available online that gives the scores for all NCAA men’s basketball games played this season? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-ncaa-basketball-database/614304/2 "2012-02-29T02:01:31Z")
[College Basketball Reference](http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/) may or may not be what you need, but it’s a start. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-ncaa-basketball-database/614304/3 "2012-02-29T15:29:46Z")
With a little searching I think I found what I wanted on that site. Thanks a lot