I picked all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oregon
|
8 | 12 | Four seeds too high | 3 |
 Arizona
|
4 | 6 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Boise State
|
11 | 13 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Bucknell
|
13 | 11 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 California
|
10 | 12 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Minnesota
|
9 | 11 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Pittsburgh
|
6 | 8 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 San Diego State
|
9 | 7 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Temple
|
11 | 9 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 VCU
|
7 | 5 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Wichita State
|
11 | 9 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Belmont
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Cincinnati
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Colorado State
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Davidson
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Duke
|
1 | 2 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Illinois
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Iowa State
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Kansas
|
2 | 1 | One seed too low | 4 |
 La Salle
|
12 | 13 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Marquette
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Memphis
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Michigan
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Middle Tennessee
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Montana
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 New Mexico
|
2 | 3 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Notre Dame
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Ohio State
|
3 | 2 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Saint Louis
|
5 | 4 | One seed too low | 4 |
 South Dakota State
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Valparaiso
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Villanova
|
10 | 9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gonzaga
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Indiana
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
|
Kansas
|
2 | 1 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Louisville
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
|
Duke
|
1 | 2 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Georgetown
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Miami (FL)
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
|
Ohio State
|
3 | 2 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Florida
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
|
Marquette
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Michigan State
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
|
New Mexico
|
2 | 3 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Kansas State
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
Michigan
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Saint Louis
|
5 | 4 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Syracuse
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
 Oklahoma State
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
 UNLV
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
VCU
|
7 | 5 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Wisconsin
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
Arizona
|
4 | 6 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Butler
|
6 | 6 | Exact | 6 |
|
Memphis
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
 UCLA
|
6 | 6 | Exact | 6 |
 Creighton
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
|
Illinois
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Notre Dame
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
San Diego State
|
9 | 7 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Colorado State
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
 NC State
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
 North Carolina
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
6 | 8 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Missouri
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
|
Temple
|
11 | 9 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Villanova
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Wichita State
|
11 | 9 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Cincinnati
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Colorado
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
|
Iowa State
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Oklahoma
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
|
Belmont
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Bucknell
|
13 | 11 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Middle Tennessee
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Minnesota
|
9 | 11 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Saint Mary's
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Akron
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
California
|
10 | 12 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Ole Miss
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
Oregon
|
8 | 12 | Four seeds too high | 3 |
|
Boise State
|
11 | 13 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
|
La Salle
|
12 | 13 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Montana
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 New Mexico State
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
|
South Dakota State
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Davidson
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Harvard
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Northwestern State
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
|
Valparaiso
|
13 | 14 | One seed too high | 4 |
| Albany | 15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Iona
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Pacific
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 James Madison
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 LIU Brooklyn
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Liberty
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 North Carolina A&T
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Southern
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Western Kentucky
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
Picked, but not selected
None. All 68 teams I picked were in the committee's field.
Sources
- Final 2013 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_2013.html