NCAA Tourney Bracket "Picks"
There were 19 seeding upsets in this year's tournament. The Colley Matrix did better, getting four more picks right than did the Tournament Selection Committee.
Detailed Bracket
Teams in bold had higher Colley Matrix rankings as of Selection Sunday at
6PM, when the committee seedings were announced. The teams in bold would be
the Colley Matrix "picks."
Incorrectly picked winners are shown in red.
Seeding upsets ("incorrect picks" by the selection committee) are shown with a
red background.
Chicago
| 1 Illinois (1) |
Illinois |
| 16 F Dickinson (176) |
Illinois |
| 8 Texas (38) |
Nevada |
| 9 Nevada (27) |
|
Illinois |
| 5 Alabama (20) |
UW Milw |
| 12 UW Milw (45) |
UW Milw |
| 4 Boston Coll (9) |
Boston Coll |
| 13 Penn (86) |
| |
Illinois |
| 6 LSU (25) |
UAB |
| 11 UAB (47) |
Arizona |
| 3 Arizona (7) |
Arizona |
| 14 Utah St (61) |
|
Arizona |
| 7 S Illinois (21) |
S Illinois |
| 10 St. Mary's (35) |
Okla St |
| 2 Okla St (8) |
Okla St |
| 15 SE La. (133) |
Syracuse
Play-in:
| Oakland (206) |
Oakland |
| Alabama A&M (242) |
Note: This game is not counted for comparison with committee seedings, since the committee does not actually seed the two teams in this game.
| 1 UNC (2) |
UNC |
| 16 Oakland |
UNC |
| 8 Minnesota (33) |
Iowa St |
| 9 Iowa St (51) |
|
UNC |
| 5 Villanova (16) |
Villanova |
| 12 New Mexico (43) |
Villanova |
| 4 Florida (19) |
Florida |
| 13 Ohio (66) |
| |
UNC |
| 6 Wisconsin (17) |
Wisconsin |
| 11 N Iowa (44) |
Wisconsin |
| 3 Kansas (3) |
Bucknell |
| 14 Bucknell (103) |
|
Wisconsin |
| 7 Charlotte (32) |
NC State |
| 10 NC State (50) |
NC State |
| 2 UConn (15) |
UConn |
| 15 UCF (118) |
Albuquerque
| 1 Washington (3) |
Washington |
| 16 Montana (160) |
Washington |
| 8 Pacific (23) |
Pacific |
| 9 Pitt (28) |
|
Louisville |
| 5 Ga Tech (29) |
Ga Tech |
| 12 Geo Wash (49) |
Louisville |
| 4 Louisville (11) |
Louisville |
| 13 La. Lafay. (71) |
| |
Louisville |
| 6 Texas Tech (26) |
Texas Tech |
| 11 UCLA (30) |
Texas Tech |
| 3 Gonzaga (12) |
Gonzaga |
| 14 Winthrop (74) |
|
W Virginia |
| 7 W Virginia (34) |
W Virginia |
| 10 Creighton (40) |
W Virginia |
| 2 Wake Forest (6) |
Wake Forest |
| 15 Chattanooga (135) |
Austin
| 1 Duke (5) |
Duke |
| 16 Delaware St (162) |
Duke |
| 8 Stanford (39) |
Miss St |
| 9 Miss St (37) |
|
Mich St |
| 5 Mich St (18) |
Mich St |
| 12 ODU (41) |
Mich St |
| 4 Syracuse (13) |
Vermont |
| 13 Vermont (52) |
| |
Mich St |
| 6 Utah (24) |
Utah |
| 11 UTEP (36) |
Utah |
| 3 Oklahoma (14) |
Oklahoma |
| 14 Niagara (124) |
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Kentucky |
| 7 Cincy (22) |
Cincy |
| 10 Iowa (31) |
Kentucky |
| 2 Kentucky (10) |
Kentucky |
| 15 E Kentucky (131) |
Final Four
| 1 Illinois (1) |
Illinois |
| 4 Louisville (11) |
UNC |
1 UNC (2) |
UNC |
| 5 Mich St (18) |
Note: The final game is not counted for comparison with committee seedings, since the committee had both teams seeded #1.
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