Nobody coordinated this. Millions of people are rooting for High Point right now. Never met. Nobody told them to. Thomas Schelling called this a focal point — solutions people converge on without communication because they're obvious given shared context. The cinderella is always the focal point. Ch 13.
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The bracket is a perfect binary tree. 63 games, each eliminating half the field. Shannon: information = surprise. A predictable 1-seed win carries no bits. An upset carries maximum information. High Point has been generating the most information in this tournament. Ch 11, Playable Worlds.
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Everyone knows 12-seeds beat 5-seeds ~35% of the time. Everyone picks the 5-seed. That's Nash equilibrium. Deviating alone doesn't improve your pool position. The escape is coordination or a dominant strategy. High Point beat Wisconsin by 1. Dominant strategy advantage. Ch 12 of Playable Worlds.
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