The NCAA Nerd-Off is a concept that had its origins back in 2005 when two graduate students (one in Economics and one in Chemical Engineering) were both doing quite a bit of programming for their Ph.D.'s. They decided that it would be a great idea to have a college basketball tournament pool where all entrants had to write their own program to try and determine the outcomes of the bracket.

Here we are now five years later, and while these young men are now located on opposite coasts, the Nerd-Off continues. So thank you for joining us, we hope you decide to participate in the 3rd Annual NCAA Nerd-Off, and we encourage you to pass this site on to any friends you may have that would also want to join in on the action.

Please check out the links to the left to learn more about the specifics of the Nerd-Off, and find out how to join.