What is MacFax?
MacFax is an independent college basketball analytics platform built to give fans, analysts, and bracket sickos a serious edge. We combine adjusted efficiency ratings, four factors breakdowns, matchup forecasting, and original visualizations — all in one place, updated daily.
What MacFax gives you
Team Rankings
Adjusted efficiency ratings, four factors, and sorting across all 365 D1 teams. Find who's actually good, not just who has the easy schedule.
Matchup Tool
Compare any two teams head-to-head. See projected efficiency margins and where each team wins or loses the four-factor battle.
Visualizations
The Trapezoid of Excellence, Efficiency Landscape, Kill Shot analysis, and Crystal Ball — original charts that tell a story beyond the box score.
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for every metric. No jargon walls, just clear explanations of what the numbers mean and why they matter.
What makes it different
Everything in one place
Adjusted efficiency, four factors, shooting splits, WAB, Barthag, and schedule strength — unified under one roof instead of scattered across five tabs on three different sites.
Original analysis, not just republished numbers
MacFax builds on established efficiency frameworks to produce its own derived metrics, composite ratings, and matchup projections. The goal isn't to mirror other platforms — it's to say something new.
Built for actual fans
Whether you're researching a bracket, scouting a game, or just trying to understand why your team keeps losing winnable games — MacFax is designed to be useful, not academic.
Metrics philosophy
MacFax is built around the idea that the four factors — shooting efficiency, turnover rate, rebounding, and free throw rate — explain most of what happens in a college basketball game. Adjusted efficiency tells you how good a team is relative to who they've played. Everything else is context.
As the site continues to evolve, MacFax will keep expanding its models, visuals, and tools to provide a stronger picture of team quality and game outlook.
Built by
MacFax is an independent project — not affiliated with any university, media company, or analytics service. It was built by someone who got frustrated trying to cross-reference five different sites every morning and decided to just build the thing they actually wanted.
Independent platform. MacFax is not affiliated with or endorsed by KenPom.com, barttorvik.com, or any other analytics site. Adjusted efficiency metrics draw on methodologies pioneered by Ken Pomeroy and Dean Oliver — we acknowledge their foundational work.
The platform is informed by established basketball analytics principles and exists for educational, analytical, and informational purposes.