I picked 67 of 68 teams and matched 38 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
30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NC State
|
Not in my field | 12 | Missed | 0 |
 BYU
|
12 | 10 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Baylor
|
8 | 6 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 George Washington
|
7 | 9 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Kentucky
|
6 | 8 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 VCU
|
7 | 5 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Western Michigan
|
12 | 14 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Xavier
|
10 | 12 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Arizona State
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Cincinnati
|
4 | 5 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Creighton
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Eastern Kentucky
|
14 | 15 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Gonzaga
|
9 | 8 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Iowa
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Louisville
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Michigan State
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 New Mexico State
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 North Carolina
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 North Carolina Central
|
15 | 14 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Ohio State
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Oregon
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Saint Louis
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Stephen F. Austin
|
13 | 12 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Syracuse
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Texas
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 UCLA
|
5 | 4 | One seed too low | 4 |
 UConn
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 UMass
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Villanova
|
1 | 2 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Virginia
|
2 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Florida
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
|
Virginia
|
2 | 1 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Wichita State
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Kansas
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Michigan
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
|
Villanova
|
1 | 2 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Wisconsin
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
|
Creighton
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Duke
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 Iowa State
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
|
Syracuse
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Louisville
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Michigan State
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 San Diego State
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
UCLA
|
5 | 4 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Cincinnati
|
4 | 5 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Oklahoma
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
Saint Louis
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
VCU
|
7 | 5 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Baylor
|
8 | 6 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
North Carolina
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Ohio State
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
UMass
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
 New Mexico
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
|
Oregon
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Texas
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
UConn
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Colorado
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
|
Gonzaga
|
9 | 8 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Kentucky
|
6 | 8 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Memphis
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
|
George Washington
|
7 | 9 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Kansas State
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
 Oklahoma State
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
 Pittsburgh
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
|
Arizona State
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
BYU
|
12 | 10 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Saint Joseph's
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
 Stanford
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
 Dayton
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
|
Iowa
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Nebraska
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Providence
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Tennessee
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Harvard
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
NC State
|
Not in my field | 12 | Missed | 0 |
 North Dakota State
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
Stephen F. Austin
|
13 | 12 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Xavier
|
10 | 12 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Delaware
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Manhattan
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
|
New Mexico State
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Tulsa
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Louisiana
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Mercer
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
|
North Carolina Central
|
15 | 14 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Western Michigan
|
12 | 14 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
| American | 15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
14 | 15 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Milwaukee
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Wofford
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
| Albany | 16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Cal Poly
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Coastal Carolina
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Texas Southern
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Weber State
|
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 2014 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_2014.html