I picked 67 of 68 teams and matched 36 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
32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iona
|
Not in my field | 14 | Missed | 0 |
 BYU
|
11 | 14 | Three seeds too high | 3 |
 Cincinnati
|
8 | 6 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Colorado
|
13 | 11 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Creighton
|
6 | 8 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Harvard
|
10 | 12 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Xavier
|
12 | 10 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Belmont
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
 California
|
11 | 12 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Colorado State
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Davidson
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Florida
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Florida State
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Gonzaga
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Kansas
|
1 | 2 | One seed too high | 4 |
 LIU Brooklyn
|
15 | 16 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Memphis
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Michigan
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Michigan State
|
2 | 1 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Montana
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Murray State
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 NC State
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
 New Mexico
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Norfolk State
|
16 | 15 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Ohio
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Purdue
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Saint Louis
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 San Diego State
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Southern Miss
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
| St. Bonaventure | 13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
 VCU
|
11 | 12 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Virginia
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kentucky
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
|
Michigan State
|
2 | 1 | One seed too low | 4 |
 North Carolina
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Syracuse
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Duke
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
|
Kansas
|
1 | 2 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Missouri
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Ohio State
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Baylor
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
|
Florida State
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Georgetown
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 Marquette
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 Indiana
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
 Louisville
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
Michigan
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Wisconsin
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
New Mexico
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Temple
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
 Vanderbilt
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
 Wichita State
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
Cincinnati
|
8 | 6 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Murray State
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
San Diego State
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
 UNLV
|
6 | 6 | Exact | 6 |
|
Florida
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Gonzaga
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Notre Dame
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
 Saint Mary's
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
|
Creighton
|
6 | 8 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Iowa State
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
 Kansas State
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
|
Memphis
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Alabama
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
|
Saint Louis
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Southern Miss
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 UConn
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
|
Purdue
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Virginia
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
 West Virginia
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
|
Xavier
|
12 | 10 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Colorado
|
13 | 11 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Colorado State
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
NC State
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Texas
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
|
California
|
11 | 12 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Harvard
|
10 | 12 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Long Beach State
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
 South Florida
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
VCU
|
11 | 12 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Davidson
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Montana
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 New Mexico State
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
|
Ohio
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
BYU
|
11 | 14 | Three seeds too high | 3 |
|
Belmont
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Iona
|
Not in my field | 14 | Missed | 0 |
 South Dakota State
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
| St. Bonaventure | 13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
| Detroit Mercy | 15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Lehigh
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Loyola Maryland
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
|
Norfolk State
|
16 | 15 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
LIU Brooklyn
|
15 | 16 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Lamar
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Mississippi Valley State
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 UNC Asheville
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Vermont
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Western Kentucky
|
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 2012 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_2012.html