Graduate student capstone project discussion and reflection.
by Chin-yu Wu, School of Informatics graduate student As a spectator watching a basketball game, I always want to know how close my team is to winning the game when the team is having the lead. On the other hand, when the team is trailing I want to know the probability of coming back under… Read more »
by Will Emhardt, School of Informatics graduate student The dataset I decided to use for this project was the previous season of Division 1 Soccer, ending in December of 2023. Using college soccer data, I only pulled the list of contests for the 2023 season and then the play-by-play for every contest in 2023. Initially… Read more »
by Elliott Scott, School of Informatics graduate student This report analyzes football game states using college sports data to predict win probabilities for various game situations. The dataset comprises 1.6 million rows of play-by-play data from Division I FBS football games, focusing on play types like punts, field goals, passes, and rushes. Each play type… Read more »
by Mark Ronad, School of Informatics graduate student This summer, I had the unique opportunity to dive deep into the dynamic and ever-evolving world of sports analytics, with a particular focus on Division One hockey and soccer teams. My project, aptly named “Performance Metrics Analysis for Division One Teams,” was an intensive exploration of performance… Read more »
by Anurag Reddeddy, School of Informatics graduate student This project was inspired by my exploration of various ice hockey platforms. While the leaderboards on these platforms were informative, I noticed a lack of detailed player shot maps, on-ice tendencies, and shot conversion rates. IceScout Pro was created to address this gap by presenting these insights… Read more »
by Kael Ecord, School of Informatics graduate student My project was titled “The Crumbs: Examining Offensive Rebound and Forced Turnover Success Rate”. The goal of my project was to use college basketball data from all games played by Big 12 Conference teams from 2018-19 through 2023-24 to create two new metrics. The first being offensive… Read more »
by The SII Team Background In college athletics, things have changed significantly over the past decade. The most notable change that has greatly altered the landscape has been the creation of the “Transfer Portal” and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals for athletes. This has led to a surge in student-athletes transferring, where over 3,000… Read more »
by Michael Burke and Kyle Mechelin, IUPUI TESM graduate students NIL in the 2021 season Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) was interesting during the 2021-22 football season. Some players reaped the benefits while others gone stung from the chaos of the environment. While NIL was a highly sought after perk for college athletes, it packs… Read more »
Students in Dean Jay Gladden’s graduate Applied Research Methods class conducted research on the brand perceptions of Fishers, IN, residents about the Southeastern Program of Recreational Team Sports (SPORTS). SPORTS serves as the grassroots youth sports organization in the Fishers community. The work completed by students led the rebranding of SPORTS to Mudsock Youth Athletics… Read more »
by The SII Team Overview Graduate students in IUPUI’s Applied Research Methods course helped Beyond Monumental collect data that will help them continue their current growth position as the 15th largest marathon in the United States and provide strategic direction under the new Beyond Monumental brand. Approach Employing a mixed methods research approach, students analyzed… Read more »
