The document discusses using matrices to represent directed graphs and determine dominance in networks. It shows how to create a one-stage pathways matrix from a graph that represents wins/losses between teams. This matrix indicates the number of direct wins each team has. It also introduces two-stage pathways matrices to break ties, showing indirect wins. The total dominance matrix sums the one-stage and two-stage matrices, and its row sums give a ranking of teams based on direct and indirect wins. In an example of Olympic basketball results, Croatia is found to have the highest total dominance.