Background As someone who grew up playing football, watching football on Saturdays and Sundays, and is a regular fantasy football participant, I’ve been only experienced football as a player and fan. I’ve never gotten the opportunity to experience what it is like to experience football from the business perspective. However, over this past summer, I… Read more »
Tag: sports analytics
Turning Raw Data Into Action: Building the Datalys Injury Participation Dashboard
In collegiate athletics, the numbers matter, but not just the ones on the scoreboard. Behind the scenes, injury surveillance data plays a critical role in keeping athletes healthy and programs accountable. The Datalys Center, a national leader in sports injury research, manages an expansive injury surveillance program that tracks participation across hundreds of NCAA institutions… Read more »
Leveling the NIL Playing Field: Building IU Indy’s Athlete Value Decision Tool
by Tyler Pollard, graduate student The NIL Challenge for Mid-Majors Since the NCAA’s policy shift in 2021, the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) market has exploded, but not evenly. For Power Five programs, well-funded collectives, national exposure, and television revenue drive high-profile deals. For mid-majors like IU Indianapolis, the challenge is different: build a competitive… Read more »
Every Second Matters: How Analytics in Motorsports Can Find Time on Pit Road
by Nathan Ensley, graduate student The green flag waves. The engines roar. And the chase begins. The difference between victory and defeat is measured in thousandths of a second, and teams do everything to close that gap. In the motorsports world, innovation is key. The innovators in this field have long been the engineers. Engineers… Read more »
Sports Innovation Podcast: Introducing the SII Director, Dr. Liz Wanless
by Dr. Liz Wanless, director of the Sports Innovation Institute My First Semester: A Thrill Ride in Indianapolis Sport Innovation Reflecting on my first semester as Director of the Sports Innovation Institute and Associate Professor at Indiana University Indianapolis, I am struck by the dynamic opportunities, inspiring connections, and the extraordinary support that have defined… Read more »
Estimating Win Probabilities of Division I FBS Football Plays
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 »
Analyzing Division One Hockey Soccer Performance Metrics
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 »
