I picked 64 of 65 teams and matched 32 seed lines.
My final bracket before Selection Sunday, graded against the committee's field on field selection and seed line. Regions, matchups and who won games are not part of the grade.
Where my seeds differed
33 of 65 teams. Missed selections first, then the largest seed errors. "Too high" means I seeded a team better than the committee did.
| Team | My seed | Committee seed | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Florida
|
Not in my field | 10 | Missed | 0 |
 California
|
11 | 8 | Three seeds too low | 3 |
 Notre Dame
|
9 | 6 | Three seeds too low | 3 |
 UTEP
|
9 | 12 | Three seeds too high | 3 |
 Baylor
|
5 | 3 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Gonzaga
|
6 | 8 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Marquette
|
8 | 6 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Maryland
|
6 | 4 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Missouri
|
8 | 10 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Northern Iowa
|
7 | 9 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Temple
|
3 | 5 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Tennessee
|
4 | 6 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 BYU
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Butler
|
4 | 5 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Florida State
|
8 | 9 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Minnesota
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Montana
|
15 | 14 | One seed too low | 4 |
 North Texas
|
14 | 15 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Oakland
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Oklahoma State
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Old Dominion
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Pittsburgh
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Purdue
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Richmond
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Robert Morris
|
16 | 15 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Texas
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
 UNLV
|
9 | 8 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Utah State
|
11 | 12 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Vermont
|
15 | 16 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Wake Forest
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Wisconsin
|
5 | 4 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Wofford
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Xavier
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
Every team
The committee's 65-team field in seed order, with the seed I gave each team.
| Team | My seed | Committee seed | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Duke
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Kansas
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Kentucky
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Syracuse
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Kansas State
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Ohio State
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Villanova
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 West Virginia
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
|
Baylor
|
5 | 3 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Georgetown
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 New Mexico
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Maryland
|
6 | 4 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Purdue
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Vanderbilt
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
Wisconsin
|
5 | 4 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Butler
|
4 | 5 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Michigan State
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
Temple
|
3 | 5 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Texas A&M
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
Marquette
|
8 | 6 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Notre Dame
|
9 | 6 | Three seeds too low | 3 |
|
Tennessee
|
4 | 6 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
|
Xavier
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
BYU
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Clemson
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
|
Oklahoma State
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Richmond
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
California
|
11 | 8 | Three seeds too low | 3 |
|
Gonzaga
|
6 | 8 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
|
Texas
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
UNLV
|
9 | 8 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Florida State
|
8 | 9 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Louisville
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
|
Northern Iowa
|
7 | 9 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
|
Wake Forest
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Florida
|
Not in my field | 10 | Missed | 0 |
 Georgia Tech
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
|
Missouri
|
8 | 10 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Saint Mary's
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
|
Minnesota
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Old Dominion
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 San Diego State
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Washington
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Cornell
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
 New Mexico State
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
UTEP
|
9 | 12 | Three seeds too high | 3 |
|
Utah State
|
11 | 12 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Houston
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Murray State
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Siena
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
|
Wofford
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Montana
|
15 | 14 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Oakland
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Ohio
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
| Sam Houston State | 14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Morgan State
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
|
North Texas
|
14 | 15 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Robert Morris
|
16 | 15 | One seed too low | 4 |
 UC Santa Barbara
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 East Tennessee State
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Lehigh
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
|
Vermont
|
15 | 16 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Winthrop
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
Picked, but not selected
One of my teams was left out. Names of teams I picked outside the actual field are not available in this source.
Sources
- Final 2010 bracket, archived by Bracket Matrix. Original publication time not recorded.
- I ran as GBH Bracketology that year, listed on Bracket Matrix as Grant.
- Committee seeds come from the same Bracket Matrix page. Its announcement time is not recorded there either.
- Imported to this site on August 21, 2026. That is when I copied the record, not when I published the bracket.
- Source: www.bracketmatrix.com/matrix_2010.htm