ABOUT RIOT
MEET THE TEAM
RIOT Sports is an operations research group spanning two university departments,
publishing clinch and elimination numbers for four professional leagues.
Leadership & Advisors
Dr. Eli Olinick
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Operations Research, UC Berkeley
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Dr. Alexandra Newman
Professor
Ph.D. Operations Research, UC Berkeley
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines
Mark Husted
Optimization Modeler
Ph.D. Operations Research with Engineering
Colorado School of Mines (2019)
Colorado School of Mines (2019)
Kevin Bamwisho
Full-Stack Engineer
B.S. Computer Science
Colorado School of Mines (2027)
Colorado School of Mines (2027)
Nathan Hoang
AI Research
B.A. Computer Science
University of Colorado Denver (2027)
University of Colorado Denver (2027)
Christopher Jones Jr.
Marketing Consultant
B.A. Communication
DePaul University (2020)
DePaul University (2020)
Past Contributors 12
Gideon Kukoyi
Web Developer
B.S. Computer Science
Colorado School of Mines (2024)
Colorado School of Mines (2024)
Angel Lechuga Gonzalez
Web Developer
B.S. Computer Engineering
Colorado School of Mines (2024)
Colorado School of Mines (2024)
Eric Boone
Soccer Consultant
M.S. Material and Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines (2022)
Colorado School of Mines (2022)
Frederick Coleman II
Web Developer
M.S. Computer Science & Robotics
Colorado School of Mines (2022)
Colorado School of Mines (2022)
Garrett Miyaoka
Soccer Consultant
M.S. Operations Research with Engineering
Colorado School of Mines (2022)
Colorado School of Mines (2022)
Nicholas Parham
Web Developer
M.S. Operations Research with Engineering
Colorado School of Mines (2022)
Colorado School of Mines (2022)
Demonna Wade
Web Developer
M.S. Computer Science
Colorado School of Mines (2021)
Colorado School of Mines (2021)
Brayden Park
Marketing Consultant
B.S. Marketing
University of Colorado (2020)
University of Colorado (2020)
Reginald Phillips
Optimization Modeler
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines (2020)
Colorado School of Mines (2020)
Trey Winbush
Data Engineer
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines (2017)
Colorado School of Mines (2017)
Sam Kim
Korean Language Consultant
M.S. Business Intelligence and Analytics
Saint Joseph's University (2016)
Saint Joseph's University (2016)
Houston Mak
Mandarin Language Consultant
B.S. Management Science
Southern Methodist University (2016)
Southern Methodist University (2016)
Where the method comes from
The method behind these numbers was first developed at UC Berkeley in 1996, computing elimination exactly rather than approximating it. It has been carried forward for nearly three decades since, and is maintained today across two university departments.
