Past Articles from Scott Dunham

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Scott Dunham (also known as @Hallies_Dad) is a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. He recalls playing a game that resembled ultimate on the Stanford CroMem lawn in the early 80’s and took it up again around 2001 after moving to Seattle. These days, he plays pick-up around town and cheers on his daughter’s teams (and those of her former teammates)

  1. USAU Ranking Approximation: Bid Picture Emerging, Bad News For Men’s SE

    Ultiworld’s Cody Mills has put together a statistical tool to approximate the USA Ultimate rankings by using publicly available score data and applying the algorithm…

  2. We Approximated The USAU College Rankings: See The Early Bid Picture

    We crunched the numbers of the USAU algorithm.

  3. Bellingham Invite 2016: Tournament Recap

    The unsanctioned tournament still offered plenty of insight into the Northwest teams.

  4. By The Numbers: Predictions for 2016 College Women’s Rankings

    Building out a predictive numerical model for ranking college teams.

  5. Natties by the Numbers: Statistical Facts About D-I Nationals

    Here are some key statistics about the College Championships, mostly about the Women’s Division.

  6. Understanding The Rankings: Do Underdogs or Favorites Have an Advantage?

    The secrets from within the USA Ultimate ranking algorithm.

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