If you’re a fan of data, your March Madness bracket will be able to incorporate a lot of it this go-around.
The NCAA on Tuesday announced a partnership with Google Cloud, CBS Sports and Turner Sports that will see years of historical college hoops data integrated into the March Madness craze using Google Cloud Platform’s suite of services. As part of a migration of more than 80 years’ worth of data across the NCAA’s 24 sports and 90 championships, fans and NCAA personnel will be able to analyze and compare player and team data.
That effort will start with the current basketball season, Google explained, meaning that come mid-March, you’ll be able to sort through unprecedented amounts of information when putting together your bracket.