We can blab on and on about algorithms, optimal bracket picking strategy, bracket pool simulations, survival odds and yadda yadda yadda until your eyes glaze over.
We live for this stuff, so we get a little carried away sometimes.
But there comes a time to just shut your big fat mouth and let your customers do the talking.
On that note, here’s a selection of comments taken directly from the survey we sent out last April to all customers of our 2015 NCAA Bracket Picks product.
(And by the way, unlike all those sketchy Amazon reviews from people who get a product for free in exchange for a review, these folks all paid their hard earned cash for our service, and we didn’t offer them discounts or use any other shenanigans to get them to say something nice.)
Comments From Our 2015 NCAA Bracket Picks Customer Survey
“Finally won this year with all the credit going to customized pool brackets. The individualized catered brackets were especially important as the scoring methods were non-standard and early picks made all the difference.”
“3 years of using this and pays off every year, especially this year I won over $2000.”
“Your guides are some of the best, if not the best available. And the customization options are the only ones available.”
“I’ve used this site for a number of years, and I find it has made a significant difference in where I’ve placed in pools.”
“I have won my 75 people pool more than anyone else.”
“I have played the office pool for 20 years; my first year using teamrankings and I placed 3rd in the pool.”
“Great stuff.. thanks for helping me finish in the money!”
“I like beating my 20 year old son every year with your picks. Keeps him from being too smug about his hoops prowess. :-)”
“I have been a loyal customer of your product since 2009. Over that time, I have won close to $4,000 in both NCAA Tournament pools and in NFL pools both involving a Confidence Pool and a Point Spread pool. The information that your product provides gives me great information that would have taken a lot of time and thought for me to do in order to compete in the pools that I play each year. The information comes out in a timely matter, too. Before I used your product for the pools that I played in, I had to rely on another site for information and it was not available at the time I needed to submit my picks. Thus, I had to make hard decisions and it led to poor finishes at the end of the season. At this time, I want to thank you for providing a great product which I will continue to use year in, year out.”
“I always feel like I have a good shot of making money each year using your picks.”
“Great product – gives me an advantage on the competition.“
“I use your product for both basketball and football. I especially like the data grids you do.”
“Have won more with your product than without.”
“Love the work that you guys do. Being an analytical mind myself, I appreciate the work and numbers involved in what you do. Keep up the good work!”
“I appreciate the data and the updates. Probably the most straightforward information available.”
“Your customized brackets save me a lot of time with the method I like to use to pick my brackets.”
“You have good summary of team data, survival odds, matchups, etc., all on one site–saves me a lot of time.”
“There are some gems in the picks.”
“I am not a college basketball expert…This tool allows me to have insight on what happened through the whole season leading to the tournament.”
“Your insight put me in line to make money at the pool. If Kentucky beat Wisconsin, I would have placed either 2nd (Kentucky Champion) for $5000 or 6th (Duke Champion) and $1200.”
“You present the information in a clear, concise way and even though I will not win every year, my chances are better with your data driven picks than my own gut feelings.”
“I loved it. I will definitely purchase again next year.”
“I respect your objective analysis.”
“Have been pretty successful in all pools I enter using your info.”
“I appreciated the work you put into your recommendations which were pretty good!”
“It saves me time since I just use your picks instead of mulling over and changing them a bazillion times.”
“Your analysis is very thorough which is a plus!”
“Though I tend to have an idea of my picks before using your service, using your technology aids my decisions, especially early on when considering upsets or teams which are undervalued.”
“I love to put out a few data driven brackets along with my personal gut picks and TR is top notch.”
“I have been a subscriber for years and like the statistics your site provides.”
“I have been in the money for the previous 3 years in a smaller pool of 60-70 players that I play every year.”
“Just keep up the good work!”
“TeamRankings is the easiest for me to use. There are other sources out there but TR saves me the most time by letting me save customized brackets so that I can leave and come back.”
“Thanks for great product.”
“I love March Madness but do not follow college basketball during the season so I need help. Your bracket picks help me understand the matchups much better.”
“Too many variables to keep track of during the year to have a valid chance without help from TR.”
“I have done well in my pools using your service. Additionally, I use your data in a NCAA tournament player draft I also enter on an annual basis.”
“I like the analysis and the customized brackets.”
“I rely on your service to just submit a bracket. I do not use any other services. Your analytics are reliable.”
“Regardless of outcome, your analysis is informed, entertaining and useful. You provide a valuable piece of information that can fit into a gaming strategy.”
“Have used the service several years and have only had one poor year.“
“The NCAA pool is FANTASTIC. I don’t have the time to handicap but the TR team makes everything easier. I enjoy the forums and their insight.”
“Used to do my own analysis, very similar to what you do. Now the data is all there in one place – much easier for me.”
“I have not found another site that is everywhere near as good.”
“I’m a believer…”
“TeamRankings is very easy to use and fun. It provides good research and analysis. I don’t always win with the TeamRankings picks, but I have been in the top 3 in my pool twice (one a win) in the last 4 years.”
“You information put 4 of our 8 brackets in a position to still finish in the $$$ in our 600+ player pool. After using your site for 4 years, I understand the method to the system and believe that it does give an edge to making picks.”
“Keep up the work. We’ve gotten close every year and will keep coming back (for football survivor picks too) for your bracket help next year.“
“My ROI has been incredible (in both football and basketball) with TR.”
“I find the analysis and insight from this site invaluable.”
“I enjoy the research you do in picking the teams with the best odds.”
“Your product adds another fun side to the already fun March Madness.”
“It makes the process much easier, especially when you play in muliple pools with different scoring formats.”
“I love this stuff. The numbers are amazing and really help me make informed picks.”
“I won the last two years and considered a guru…..”
“I have used your basketball service picks for 3 years and have won a prize for 2 of them.”
“You guys can fill out a bracket way better than I can.”
“I enjoy the brackets.”
“I really enjoyed the product this year as I ended up winning on 3 different pools (bracket, seed and spreads/over-under pools). I think the information his very useful for all these types of pools.”
“Please continue providing this service. This is the best Pool assist tool I have encountered. From NFL to College Bowls to NCAA, this is the best site for a serious pool player!”
“Have placed in top 5 of 130 person pool two years running with TR picks.”
“I enjoyed the data and helped understand college basketball. I was very successful using your betting picks.”
“I rely on your service & all the hard work you put into it. We were real close on making $$$ on all pools.”
“It was a great help in helping me w/my selections. Ive never won any prize in any March Madness contest until this year.”
“For a reasonable price, Teamrankings makes me a player. The chops that go with that are immeasurable.”
“Your data is great. Love survival odds and match up tool. I actually made money this year.”
“You guys are SUPER!”
“Basically feel confident that I will “have a shot” every year. Your selections give the users a solid opportunity to be successful with the parameters of each pool.”
“TeamRankings was very helpful in picking winners during the tournament.I am a big fan and enjoy the site.”
“I used the survival odds quite a bit to build my model for a Calcutta auction that I participated it, and it was quite useful.”
“You, and kenpom.com, are the only sources I need!”
“I feel like this gives me the best chance of winning a prize.”
“I did well.”
“ I do really like TR and pay a lot of money to subscribe so I went with your brackets… And won so I really appreciate the service.”
“Great information.”
“This site provides the best way to identify possible sleeper teams and upsets.”
“First time I ever really enjoyed MADNESS because of a feeling of understanding the strengths and weaknesses from a position of having REAL historic & current data.”
“I believe in what you guys do and think it provides a definite advantage.”
“I enjoyed using the service. This was my first year and going forward I would utilize more of the tools and create more brackets.”
“This was a hard year. This definitely helped me save face.”
“The information was good and the Q&A forum was also helpful.”
“Information was great. My brackets came in first and second. Well worth the investment.”
“I know nothing about college basketball – this gave me a bit in the way of bragging rights so it was worth it!”
“Excellent product that uses advanced data mining and analytics.”
“You provide a good service.”
“Great site.”
“A lot of good analysis and a ton of available data just a click away.”
“The information and statistics are invaluable.”
“I was in another pool where you pick round by round and used the grid and odds of advancing every round. Came in third (my highest finish ever)!”
“Great results in my office pool.”
“I had the highest number of correct games in my office pool (but came in 4th based on binary-weighted points). Nice work!”
“It clearly gave me an edge over others.”
“I enjoy the matchup tool.”
“This is the first time I used your service and was obviously pleased.”
“I have won over five times more money in the years that I have used your information compared to the first 14 years that I have entered in various NCAA Tournament pools and various NFL pools. I don’t know where I would be without the service that each of you provides. I would promote your product. However, I have to take advice from my mom, who passed away in August 2014, which was not to tell anyone about this product since it has given me an advantage over a lot of people in the pool. Again, thank you for the service that you provide. I will be a loyal customer over and over again.”
“Each year my wife and I make a trip to Las Vegas for the opening weekend of March Madness. I not only use the information from your service for picking my bracket, I also use it to place bets in Vegas. By the way, I was profitable while we were there this year, enough so to pay for the trip, food and beverages.”
“I will definitely be back next year – my family thinks I am some kind of b-ball guru now :)”
“You guys are the best. I rely on both bracket projections and articles every year.”
“Very helpful. Put me in a good spot to win my pools. Very appreciative.”
“Every year a group of us go out to Las Vegas for the first four days of March madness. I always lose until this year when I purchased your service. For the first time, I came back a winner.”
“A layperson has no chance in pool competitions. Expertise like TR is necessary to have any chance to win.”