I picked 64 of 68 teams and matched 31 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
37 of 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clemson
|
Not in my field | 12 | Missed | 0 |
 UAB
|
Not in my field | 12 | Missed | 0 |
 USC
|
Not in my field | 11 | Missed | 0 |
 VCU
|
Not in my field | 11 | Missed | 0 |
 Missouri
|
7 | 11 | Four seeds too high | 3 |
 Utah State
|
8 | 12 | Four seeds too high | 3 |
 Butler
|
11 | 8 | Three seeds too low | 3 |
 Michigan
|
11 | 8 | Three seeds too low | 3 |
 Georgia
|
12 | 10 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Kansas State
|
7 | 5 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Penn State
|
12 | 10 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Richmond
|
10 | 12 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Texas
|
2 | 4 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Texas A&M
|
5 | 7 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 UCLA
|
9 | 7 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Akron
|
14 | 15 | One seed too high | 4 |
 BYU
|
2 | 3 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Duke
|
2 | 1 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Florida
|
3 | 2 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Florida State
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Georgetown
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Gonzaga
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Indiana State
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Marquette
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Michigan State
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Morehead State
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 North Carolina
|
3 | 2 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Notre Dame
|
1 | 2 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Old Dominion
|
8 | 9 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Saint Peter's
|
15 | 14 | One seed too low | 4 |
 St. John's
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Tennessee
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 UConn
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 UNLV
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Vanderbilt
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Washington
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 West Virginia
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
Every team
The committee's 68-team field in seed order, with the seed I gave each team.
| Team | My seed | Committee seed | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Duke
|
2 | 1 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Kansas
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Ohio State
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Pittsburgh
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
|
Florida
|
3 | 2 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
North Carolina
|
3 | 2 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Notre Dame
|
1 | 2 | One seed too high | 4 |
 San Diego State
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
|
BYU
|
2 | 3 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Purdue
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 Syracuse
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
|
UConn
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Kentucky
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
 Louisville
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
Texas
|
2 | 4 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Wisconsin
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
 Arizona
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
Kansas State
|
7 | 5 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Vanderbilt
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
West Virginia
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Cincinnati
|
6 | 6 | Exact | 6 |
|
Georgetown
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
St. John's
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Xavier
|
6 | 6 | Exact | 6 |
 Temple
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
|
Texas A&M
|
5 | 7 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
|
UCLA
|
9 | 7 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Washington
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Butler
|
11 | 8 | Three seeds too low | 3 |
 George Mason
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
|
Michigan
|
11 | 8 | Three seeds too low | 3 |
|
UNLV
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Illinois
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
|
Old Dominion
|
8 | 9 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Tennessee
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Villanova
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
|
Florida State
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Georgia
|
12 | 10 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Michigan State
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Penn State
|
12 | 10 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Gonzaga
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Marquette
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Missouri
|
7 | 11 | Four seeds too high | 3 |
|
USC
|
Not in my field | 11 | Missed | 0 |
|
VCU
|
Not in my field | 11 | Missed | 0 |
|
Clemson
|
Not in my field | 12 | Missed | 0 |
 Memphis
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
Richmond
|
10 | 12 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
|
UAB
|
Not in my field | 12 | Missed | 0 |
|
Utah State
|
8 | 12 | Four seeds too high | 3 |
 Belmont
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
|
Morehead State
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Oakland
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Princeton
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Bucknell
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
|
Indiana State
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Saint Peter's
|
15 | 14 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Wofford
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
|
Akron
|
14 | 15 | One seed too high | 4 |
 LIU Brooklyn
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Northern Colorado
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 UC Santa Barbara
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Alabama State
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Boston University
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Hampton
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Little Rock
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 UNC Asheville
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 UTSA
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
Picked, but not selected
4 of my teams were left out. Names of teams I picked outside the actual field are not available in this source.
Sources
- Final 2011 bracket, archived by Bracket Matrix. Original publication time not recorded.
- I ran as Primetime Bracketology that year, listed on Bracket Matrix as PTB-B.
- 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_2011.htm