{
  "id": 132807,
  "title": "Question on Evaluation",
  "url": "/competitions/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/132807",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-02-27T23:30:30.369870900Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 4,
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  "content": "<p>Hello,</p>\n\n<p>According to the evaluation criteria we are attempting to calculate the probabilities for all potential match-ups in a given season (upwards 2000 match ups), but were these \"games\" actually played?  so how is the outcome known and therefore scored?</p>\n\n<p>If the games were all played then I understand.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks, Mike</p>\n\n<p>PS, sorry if this is a duplicate question</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "758566",
      "postDate": "02/27/2020 23:30:30",
      "content": "<p>Hello,</p>\n\n<p>According to the evaluation criteria we are attempting to calculate the probabilities for all potential match-ups in a given season (upwards 2000 match ups), but were these \"games\" actually played?  so how is the outcome known and therefore scored?</p>\n\n<p>If the games were all played then I understand.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks, Mike</p>\n\n<p>PS, sorry if this is a duplicate question</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello,\n\nAccording to the evaluation criteria we are attempting to calculate the probabilities for all potential match-ups in a given season (upwards 2000 match ups), but were these \"games\" actually played?  so how is the outcome known and therefore scored?\n\nIf the games were all played then I understand.\n\nThanks, Mike\n\nPS, sorry if this is a duplicate question",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "758579",
      "postDate": "02/28/2020 00:13:05",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130735\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130735</a></p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130845\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130845</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130735\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130845",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "758592",
      "postDate": "02/28/2020 00:31:14",
      "content": "<p>Thank you - only the games that were actually played are scored in the evaluation :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you - only the games that were actually played are scored in the evaluation :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "759241",
      "postDate": "02/28/2020 19:16:56",
      "content": "<p>Also note that in the men's tournament, there are four \"play-in\" games that are played on Tuesday/Wednesday of the first week (DayNum=134 and 135).  These are played during our submission window, and so they are not scored in the evaluation metric.  Because these four games are included in the possible matchups between pairs of the 68 teams, they are games that you need to submit predictions for, and they are games that are really played, but they are not scored.  Only the final 63 games among the final 64 teams (or to put it another way, only the games played on DayNum=136 or later) are scored in the evaluation.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Also note that in the men's tournament, there are four \"play-in\" games that are played on Tuesday/Wednesday of the first week (DayNum=134 and 135).  These are played during our submission window, and so they are not scored in the evaluation metric.  Because these four games are included in the possible matchups between pairs of the 68 teams, they are games that you need to submit predictions for, and they are games that are really played, but they are not scored.  Only the final 63 games among the final 64 teams (or to put it another way, only the games played on DayNum=136 or later) are scored in the evaluation.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "759283",
      "postDate": "02/28/2020 20:55:16",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for the additional clarification Mr. Sonas.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for the additional clarification Mr. Sonas.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 758579,
      "author_name": "sreepriya",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/28/2020 00:13:05",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130735\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130735</a></p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130845\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130845</a></p>",
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      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 758592,
          "author_name": "michaeljgriffiths",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/28/2020 00:31:14",
          "content": "<p>Thank you - only the games that were actually played are scored in the evaluation :)</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        {
          "id": 759241,
          "author_name": "jeffsonas",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/28/2020 19:16:56",
          "content": "<p>Also note that in the men's tournament, there are four \"play-in\" games that are played on Tuesday/Wednesday of the first week (DayNum=134 and 135).  These are played during our submission window, and so they are not scored in the evaluation metric.  Because these four games are included in the possible matchups between pairs of the 68 teams, they are games that you need to submit predictions for, and they are games that are really played, but they are not scored.  Only the final 63 games among the final 64 teams (or to put it another way, only the games played on DayNum=136 or later) are scored in the evaluation.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 759283,
          "author_name": "michaeljgriffiths",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/28/2020 20:55:16",
          "content": "<p>Thank you for the additional clarification Mr. Sonas.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
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    "758566": "Hello,\n\nAccording to the evaluation criteria we are attempting to calculate the probabilities for all potential match-ups in a given season (upwards 2000 match ups), but were these \"games\" actually played?  so how is the outcome known and therefore scored?\n\nIf the games were all played then I understand.\n\nThanks, Mike\n\nPS, sorry if this is a duplicate question",
    "758579": "https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130735\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130845",
    "758592": "Thank you - only the games that were actually played are scored in the evaluation :)",
    "759241": "Also note that in the men's tournament, there are four \"play-in\" games that are played on Tuesday/Wednesday of the first week (DayNum=134 and 135).  These are played during our submission window, and so they are not scored in the evaluation metric.  Because these four games are included in the possible matchups between pairs of the 68 teams, they are games that you need to submit predictions for, and they are games that are really played, but they are not scored.  Only the final 63 games among the final 64 teams (or to put it another way, only the games played on DayNum=136 or later) are scored in the evaluation.",
    "759283": "Thank you for the additional clarification Mr. Sonas."
  },
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