About The Round Robin
A 16-year obsession, a software problem, and a project built to change how people engage with bracketology.
The Background
I've been contributing to Bracket Matrix — the gold standard for bracketology tracking — for 16 years. Over that stretch I reached the top 10 of their Best Overall Bracketologist Composite rankings. I knew the process cold. What I never had was the right tool for it.
The Problem
Every season was the same routine — rearranging browser tabs across multiple monitors, cross-referencing NET rankings on one screen, quad records on another, trying to hold it all together while making placement decisions. The data was always there. A clean, efficient way to work with it wasn't.
The Nest
After 16 years, I built what I always wanted. The Nest is my bracket software, powered by live Warren Nolan data and designed around one goal — letting you work through a field of 68 teams the way the selection committee actually thinks about them. Efficiency, usability, and objectivity in one place.
The Paymon Score
The Paymon Score is a bracket accuracy metric — a way to measure bracketology precision beyond simply picking the right teams. It rewards exact seed placement and grades proximity, giving a fuller picture of how well a bracket actually reflects the committee's thinking. We built the calculator. The Round Robin is its home.
The Round Robin
The name is an ode to structure, fairness, and data-driven competition — the principles that make bracketology worth doing seriously. The Round Robin is the home for everything we build here: tools like The Nest and the Paymon Score Calculator, personal picks, and eventually more. The plan is to expand into other sports and industries, develop our own metrics, and bring a serious bracketology process to people who've never had good tools to engage with it before.
Data & Attribution
The Nest is powered by publicly available team-resume data from WarrenNolan.com, including the NET Nitty Gritty report and team-sheet context used throughout the tool.
We pull and structure that data so it can be analyzed in one workflow-focused interface for bracketology use. Data refreshes nightly, and timestamps inside the app reflect the most recent successful update.
We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the NCAA, Warren Nolan, or any member institution. All bracketology terminology is used editorially and for informational purposes.
If you notice a data issue or attribution concern, please reach out and we will review it promptly.
Get In Touch
Questions, feedback, or just want to talk bracketology? I'd love to hear from you.
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