I picked 67 of 68 teams and matched 49 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
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nevada
|
Not in my field | 11 | Missed | 0 |
 Princeton
|
13 | 15 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Texas A&M
|
5 | 7 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Auburn
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Creighton
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Duke
|
4 | 5 | One seed too high | 4 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | 9 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Furman
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Iowa State
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Maryland
|
9 | 8 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Miami (FL)
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Mississippi State
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Montana State
|
15 | 14 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Penn State
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Saint Mary's
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Tennessee
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 USC
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Virginia
|
5 | 4 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Xavier
|
4 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Houston
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Kansas
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Purdue
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Arizona
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Marquette
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Texas
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 UCLA
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Baylor
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 Gonzaga
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 Kansas State
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
|
Xavier
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Indiana
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
Tennessee
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 UConn
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
Virginia
|
5 | 4 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Duke
|
4 | 5 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Miami (FL)
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Saint Mary's
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 San Diego State
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
Creighton
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Iowa State
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Kentucky
|
6 | 6 | Exact | 6 |
 TCU
|
6 | 6 | Exact | 6 |
 Michigan State
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
 Missouri
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
 Northwestern
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
|
Texas A&M
|
5 | 7 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 Arkansas
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
 Iowa
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
|
Maryland
|
9 | 8 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Memphis
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
|
Auburn
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | 9 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Illinois
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
 West Virginia
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
 Boise State
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
|
Penn State
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
USC
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Utah State
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
 Arizona State
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
|
Mississippi State
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 NC State
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
|
Nevada
|
Not in my field | 11 | Missed | 0 |
 Pittsburgh
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Providence
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Charleston
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
 Drake
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
 Oral Roberts
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
 VCU
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
Furman
|
14 | 13 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Iona
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Kent State
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Louisiana
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Grand Canyon
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Kennesaw State
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
|
Montana State
|
15 | 14 | One seed too low | 4 |
 UC Santa Barbara
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Colgate
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
|
Princeton
|
13 | 15 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
 UNC Asheville
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Vermont
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Fairleigh Dickinson
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Howard
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Northern Kentucky
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Texas Southern
|
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 2023 bracket, archived by Bracket Matrix. Original publication time not recorded.
- I ran as Primetime 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_2023.html