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Title

An Empirical Examination of the Factors Affecting the Success of NCAA Division I College Basketball Teams

Authors

Michael D. Akers, Marquette UniversityFollow
Shaheen Wolff
Thomas E. Buttross, Pennsylvania State University - Main CampusFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1992

Source Publication

Journal of Business and Economic Studies

Source ISSN

1063-343X

Abstract

The Cobb-Douglas production function, regression analyses, and discriminant analyses are used to examine the factors affecting the success of Division I men's basketball teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Data were obtained for 229 teams. The results indicate that important factors in success are 2-point field-goal percentage, rebounds, steals, 3-point field-goal percentage, turnovers, and personal fouls. Variables that distinguish winning teams from losing teams are 2-point field-goal percentage, turnovers, prior years' winning percentage of the head coach, free-throw percentage, steals, and rebounds. The results also indicate that the production function of the teams exhibit increasing returns to scale.

Comments

Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1991/Winter 1992): 57-70. Publisher link.

Recommended Citation

Akers, Michael D.; Wolff, Shaheen; and Buttross, Thomas E., "An Empirical Examination of the Factors Affecting the Success of NCAA Division I College Basketball Teams" (1992). Accounting Faculty Research and Publications. 72.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/account_fac/72