PAST
CHAMPIONS 2024 - Rob Cerulo 2023 - Jake Liker 2022 - Deuce2Sports (Chris Mackinder) 2021 - Patrick Stevens (D1scourse/Washington Post) 2019 - bracksketblogs 2018 - 1-3-1 Sports/Crazy Sports Dude/Gade Pool/ElamEnding.com 2017 - Pulse on Sports (Kevin Pulsifer) 2016 - Delphi Bracketology 2015 - Bracketville
(Dave Ommen)
2014
- Big Underdog (Jason Carmello)/M+J's Bracket Watch2013 - Jabesblog 2012 - Lobofan2003's Bracketology 2011 - FOX Sports (Jordan Schwartz) 2010 - Bracketville (Dave Ommen)/Bracket Madness/Washington Post (Eric Prisbell) 2009 - Bracketography 2008 - March Madness All Season (Jeff Borzello) 2007 - The Bracket Project 2006 - Bracket Racket/Bracketology 101 |
PAYMON SCORE | VARIANCE | 5-YR WT AVG | YEARS IN | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | MATRIX | |||||||
AVERAGE | 341.9 | 346.4 | 347.0 | 356.5 | 338.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |||||||
THE BRACKET MATRIX | 361 | 366 | 370 | 379 | 342 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 3.4 | 15.63 | 18 | |||||
BRACKET VETERANS - 3+ YEARS | |||||||||||||||||
1 | YAGO Brackets | YAGO | 356 | 369 | 374 | 347 | 9.6 | 22.0 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 14.10 | 4 | |||||
2 | 1-3-1 Sports | 131 | 350 | 363 | 364 | 378 | 345 | 8.1 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 21.5 | 6.4 | 14.03 | 12 | |||
3 | Bracketometry | Dom | 353 | 363 | 372 | 374 | 342 | 11.1 | 16.6 | 25.0 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 13.77 | 5 | |||
4 | Bauertology | Bauer | 353 | 366 | 366 | 371 | 346 | 11.1 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 7.4 | 13.50 | 5 | |||
5 | March Madness 2024 | MM24 | 358 | 357 | 372 | 371 | 345 | 16.1 | 10.6 | 25.0 | 14.5 | 6.4 | 13.50 | 16 | |||
6 | D Ratings | DII | 351 | 366 | 360 | 372 | 346 | 9.1 | 19.6 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 7.4 | 12.43 | 11 | |||
7 | HoopsHD - Jon Teitel | HHD-JT | 354 | 357 | 366 | 372 | 345 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 19.0 | 15.5 | 6.4 | 12.30 | 10 | |||
8 | Crazy Sports Dude | Crazy | 353 | 359 | 375 | 368 | 342 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 28.0 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 12.23 | 6 | |||
9 | Rocco Miller's Bracketology | RM | 350 | 360 | 354 | 375 | 349 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 7.0 | 18.5 | 10.4 | 12.17 | 11 | |||
10 | Bracksketblogs | BKS | 367 | 357 | 358 | 374 | 345 | 25.1 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 12.10 | 8 | |||
11 | Warren Nolan | WN | 348 | 347 | 373 | 366 | 349 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 26.0 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 11.70 | 18 | |||
12 | Sluder's Bracketology | Sluder | 355 | 353 | 359 | 371 | 349 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 11.50 | 6 | |||
13 | 801 Bracketology | 801 | 364 | 360 | 366 | 348 | 17.6 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 11.39 | 4 | |||||
14 | The Round Robin | TRR | 349 | 367 | 365 | 364 | 346 | 7.1 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 11.30 | 14 | |||
15 | The ACC Guru | ACC | 365 | 360 | 351 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 12.4 | 10.85 | 3 | |||||||
16 | T3 Bracketology | T3 | 357 | 360 | 370 | 345 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.4 | 10.46 | 4 | |||||
17 | Bracket Bingo | Bingo | 350 | 362 | 365 | 360 | 348 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 10.30 | 6 | |||
18 | Jake Liker's Bracketology | Liker | 351 | 357 | 382 | 337 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 25.5 | -1.6 | 10.25 | 8 | |||||
19 | Matt Browning's Bracketology | MB | 350 | 368 | 352 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 10.19 | 3 | |||||||
20 | Sports Daily Media Network | SDMN | 362 | 370 | 343 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 10.10 | 3 | |||||||
21 | The Bracket Project | BP | 355 | 369 | 349 | 374 | 342 | 13.1 | 22.6 | 2.0 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 10.10 | 18 | |||
22 | Kyle Foster's Bracketology | Kyle | 347 | 338 | 356 | 376 | 350 | 5.1 | -8.4 | 9.0 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 10.03 | 12 | |||
23 | Nick Elam | Elam | 361 | 364 | 367 | 342 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 9.96 | 7 | |||||
24 | Bracket Forecast - Rusty Tutton | BF | 348 | 352 | 366 | 364 | 347 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.77 | 11 | |||
25 | Another Bracket | AnB | 359 | 359 | 361 | 349 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 10.4 | 9.39 | 4 | |||||
26 | Facts and Bracks | F&B | 352 | 357 | 366 | 363 | 343 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 9.10 | 10 | |||
27 | Bucky's Bracket | Bucky | 354 | 355 | 357 | 370 | 343 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 9.03 | 14 | |||
28 | Stuck in 1977 | 1977 | 353 | 359 | 355 | 372 | 341 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 8.97 | 12 | |||
29 | Scott's Bracketology | Scott | 353 | 355 | 370 | 369 | 336 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 23.0 | 12.5 | -2.6 | 8.97 | 12 | |||
30 | Mock Selection Committee | Mock | 360 | 368 | 343 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 4.4 | 8.94 | 3 | |||||||
31 | Pulse on Sports - Kevin Pulsifer | Pulse | 349 | 357 | 348 | 375 | 344 | 7.1 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 18.5 | 5.4 | 8.83 | 8 | |||
32 | Deuce 2 Sports | D2S | 353 | 355 | 376 | 370 | 331 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 29.0 | 13.5 | -7.6 | 8.77 | 10 | |||
33 | College Sports Enthusiasts | CSE | 365 | 360 | 356 | 348 | 18.6 | 13.0 | -0.5 | 9.4 | 8.67 | 4 | |||||
34 | B12 Basketblog | B12 | 356 | 355 | 367 | 345 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 6.4 | 8.64 | 8 | |||||
35 | Seanny P Bracketology | SP | 348 | 364 | 347 | 375 | 341 | 6.1 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 8.50 | 6 | |||
36 | NP Bracketology | NP | 352 | 359 | 365 | 346 | 5.6 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.46 | 4 | |||||
37 | Bluegrass Bracketology | BG | 359 | 355 | 374 | 338 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 17.5 | -0.6 | 8.32 | 4 | |||||
38 | On the Bubble | OTB | 358 | 344 | 375 | 344 | 11.6 | -3.0 | 18.5 | 5.4 | 8.24 | 4 | |||||
39 | Delphi Bracketology | Delphi | 337 | 369 | 347 | 363 | 350 | -4.9 | 22.6 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 8.23 | 8 | |||
40 | Culture of Splife | CoS | 359 | 357 | 357 | 356 | 350 | 17.1 | 10.6 | 10.0 | -0.5 | 11.4 | 8.23 | 11 | |||
41 | Richason Bros Bracketology | Rich | 367 | 348 | 353 | 20.0 | -8.5 | 14.4 | 8.19 | 3 | |||||||
42 | Boiling the Bracket | Boil | 351 | 369 | 354 | 364 | 342 | 9.1 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 8.17 | 7 | |||
43 | One Man Selection Committee | OMC | 347 | 363 | 358 | 370 | 338 | 5.1 | 16.6 | 11.0 | 13.5 | -0.6 | 8.17 | 9 | |||
44 | Southwest Region Bracketology | Lobo | 336 | 361 | 357 | 363 | 347 | -5.9 | 14.6 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 8.10 | 15 | |||
45 | Big Underdog - Jason Carmello | BU | 348 | 358 | 361 | 371 | 337 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 14.5 | -1.6 | 8.10 | 12 | |||
46 | Graham Doeren Bracketology | GDB | 352 | 360 | 343 | 371 | 346 | 10.1 | 13.6 | -4.0 | 14.5 | 7.4 | 8.03 | 8 | |||
47 | Justin Meyer Bracketology | Meyer | 347 | 356 | 354 | 371 | 342 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 3.4 | 8.03 | 9 | |||
48 | JS Bracketology | JSB | 344 | 359 | 365 | 348 | -2.4 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 8.03 | 4 | |||||
49 | The Pi-Rate Ratings | Pi | 340 | 359 | 355 | 374 | 339 | -1.9 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 17.5 | 0.4 | 7.97 | 5 | |||
50 | Spidey's Bracket | Spidey | 346 | 362 | 366 | 364 | 338 | 4.1 | 15.6 | 19.0 | 7.5 | -0.6 | 7.97 | 7 | |||
51 | M+J's Bracket Watch | MJ | 348 | 354 | 360 | 363 | 345 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.90 | 12 | |||
52 | Bracketville | BV | 347 | 357 | 341 | 367 | 352 | 5.1 | 10.6 | -6.0 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 7.83 | 15 | |||
53 | RaleighWX's Bracketology | RWX | 351 | 351 | 353 | 376 | 339 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 7.77 | 7 | |||
54 | Kerry Miller's Bracketology | BR-KM | 337 | 346 | 359 | 366 | 348 | -4.9 | -0.4 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 7.70 | 13 | |||
55 | Heat Check CBB - Lukas Harkins | Hark | 359 | 364 | 342 | 368 | 345 | 17.1 | 17.6 | -5.0 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 7.70 | 8 | |||
56 | Carolina Sports Thoughts | CST | 344 | 361 | 353 | 359 | 349 | 2.1 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 7.43 | 9 | |||
57 | Bracket WAG | WAG | 346 | 352 | 354 | 362 | 349 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 10.4 | 7.37 | 17 | |||
58 | Jason Lisk's Bracketology | Lisk | 343 | 354 | 365 | 356 | 347 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 18.0 | -0.5 | 8.4 | 7.37 | 11 | |||
59 | The Stats Guru | Guru | 353 | 364 | 352 | 369 | 338 | 11.1 | 17.6 | 5.0 | 12.5 | -0.6 | 7.23 | 5 | |||
60 | Bacatology | Baca | 339 | 366 | 353 | -8.0 | 9.5 | 14.4 | 7.19 | 3 | |||||||
61 | RFS Bracket Science | RFS | 349 | 362 | 342 | 363 | 349 | 7.1 | 15.6 | -5.0 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 6.77 | 13 | |||
62 | Syracusefan7's Bracketology | SF7 | 339 | 360 | 347 | 379 | 336 | -2.9 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 22.5 | -2.6 | 6.77 | 12 | |||
63 | MAG | MAG | 364 | 349 | 359 | 355 | 347 | 22.1 | 2.6 | 12.0 | -1.5 | 8.4 | 6.63 | 18 | |||
64 | The Gaming Juice Big Board - Brad Evans | Board | 354 | 356 | 354 | 364 | 342 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 6.63 | 16 | |||
65 | Inside the Hall - Andy Bottoms | Hall | 351 | 360 | 352 | 364 | 342 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 6.57 | 12 | |||
66 | Jeff Griffith Bracketology | Jeff | 354 | 354 | 359 | 368 | 336 | 12.1 | 7.6 | 12.0 | 11.5 | -2.6 | 6.43 | 6 | |||
67 | Heartbreak City | HBC | 338 | 359 | 352 | 362 | 346 | -3.9 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 6.37 | 6 | |||
68 | Bazinga Bracketology | JH | 350 | 346 | 349 | 376 | 339 | 8.1 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 6.23 | 14 | |||
69 | Making the Madness - Jonathon Warriner | MtM | 365 | 366 | 352 | 366 | 334 | 23.1 | 19.6 | 5.0 | 9.5 | -4.6 | 6.17 | 8 | |||
70 | Ivar's Blog | Ivar | 347 | 349 | 359 | 367 | 339 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 0.4 | 6.03 | 13 | |||
71 | FOX Sports - Mike DeCourcy | FOX | 356 | 368 | 349 | 345 | 9.6 | 21.0 | -7.5 | 6.4 | 6.03 | 4 | |||||
72 | VTS Bracketmaker | VTS | 338 | 350 | 354 | 371 | 340 | -3.9 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 1.4 | 5.97 | 15 | |||
73 | D1scourse - Patrick Stevens | PS | 332 | 372 | 335 | 366 | 347 | -9.9 | 25.6 | -12.0 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 5.70 | 16 | |||
74 | Watch Stadium - Tim Krueger | Stad | 350 | 351 | 356 | 360 | 344 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.70 | 15 | |||
75 | Gators First | G1 | 341 | 366 | 342 | 370 | 340 | -0.9 | 19.6 | -5.0 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 5.63 | 7 | |||
76 | NJ Bracketology | NJ | 334 | 359 | 359 | 349 | -12.4 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 5.24 | 4 | |||||
77 | Busting the Bracket - Jeff Borzello | BtBr | 353 | 366 | 352 | 360 | 338 | 11.1 | 19.6 | 5.0 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 5.10 | 18 | |||
78 | Jason Wells' Bracketology | JW | 357 | 360 | 350 | 357 | 343 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 5.03 | 12 | |||
79 | KY Brackets | KY | 355 | 353 | 352 | 366 | 337 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 9.5 | -1.6 | 4.77 | 9 | |||
80 | Brack Attack | BA | 353 | 356 | 354 | 357 | 342 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.70 | 15 | |||
81 | Mark Stouffer's Bracketology | MSB | 357 | 343 | 366 | 342 | 10.6 | -4.0 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 4.60 | 4 | |||||
82 | RotoWire BracketZology - Adam Zdroik | Roto | 351 | 347 | 350 | 368 | 339 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 4.50 | 10 | |||
83 | JNG Nitty Gritty Rankings | JNG | 339 | 352 | 359 | 349 | -7.4 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 4.46 | 4 | |||||
84 | Calm Yourself Bracketology | Calm | 338 | 357 | 367 | 340 | -8.4 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 4.46 | 4 | |||||
85 | No Perfect Bracket | NPB | 346 | 351 | 345 | 368 | 340 | 4.1 | 4.6 | -2.0 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 4.03 | 7 | |||
86 | Bracketological Excellence | BE | 357 | 351 | 365 | 360 | 332 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 18.0 | 3.5 | -6.6 | 3.97 | 13 | |||
87 | Cracked Sidewalks | CS | 336 | 357 | 355 | 352 | 346 | -5.9 | 10.6 | 8.0 | -4.5 | 7.4 | 3.90 | 6 | |||
88 | Gade Pool | Gade | 350 | 357 | 340 | 363 | 343 | 8.1 | 10.6 | -7.0 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3.77 | 9 | |||
89 | Selje's Bracketology | Selje | 335 | 339 | 347 | 374 | 340 | -6.9 | -7.4 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 1.4 | 3.70 | 7 | |||
90 | Bracket Beyond | Beyond | 348 | 349 | 345 | 371 | 337 | 6.1 | 2.6 | -2.0 | 14.5 | -1.6 | 3.70 | 6 | |||
91 | Ben Stana Bracketology | Stana | 341 | 364 | 345 | -6.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 3.69 | 3 | |||||||
92 | Hind's Bracketology | Hind | 339 | 352 | 348 | 368 | 338 | -2.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 11.5 | -0.6 | 3.63 | 7 | |||
93 | Head vs. Gut | HvG | 341 | 355 | 370 | 357 | 332 | -0.9 | 8.6 | 23.0 | 0.5 | -6.6 | 3.63 | 9 | |||
94 | Bracket Mensa | Mensa | 353 | 351 | 350 | 357 | 343 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 3.57 | 14 | |||
95 | Brackonomics | Brack | 349 | 356 | 346 | 357 | 344 | 7.1 | 9.6 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 3.50 | 14 | |||
96 | Sharpshot Selections | Sharp | 342 | 370 | 354 | 357 | 335 | 0.1 | 23.6 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -3.6 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
97 | Benjamin Michael's Bracketology | Ben | 346 | 367 | 339 | -1.0 | 10.5 | 0.4 | 3.44 | 3 | |||||||
98 | The Athletic - Brian Bennett | Ath | 338 | 361 | 357 | 352 | 341 | -3.9 | 14.6 | 10.0 | -4.5 | 2.4 | 3.30 | 5 | |||
99 | Jacob Stallard's Bracketology | JS | 347 | 341 | 361 | 359 | 339 | 5.1 | -5.4 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 3.23 | 7 | |||
100 | Made for March | Made | 343 | 343 | 348 | 362 | 344 | 1.1 | -3.4 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.10 | 6 | |||
101 | Mondays are for Bracketology | Mon | 342 | 348 | 355 | 353 | 345 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.0 | -3.5 | 6.4 | 3.03 | 7 | |||
102 | Haslametrics | HM | 359 | 350 | 354 | 356 | 339 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 7.0 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 3.03 | 8 | |||
103 | Regan NCAA Tournament Index | Regan | 340 | 348 | 353 | 353 | 346 | -1.9 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -3.5 | 7.4 | 2.83 | 12 | |||
104 | The Steelers n'at | TSN | 347 | 344 | 356 | 356 | 342 | 5.1 | -2.4 | 9.0 | -0.5 | 3.4 | 2.83 | 11 | |||
105 | Wild Bill's Bracketology Corral | Corral | 339 | 363 | 343 | 363 | 338 | -2.9 | 16.6 | -4.0 | 6.5 | -0.6 | 2.77 | 12 | |||
106 | Busky Brackets | Busky | 350 | 363 | 338 | 3.0 | 6.5 | -0.6 | 2.69 | 3 | |||||||
107 | Otter Bracketology | Otter | 344 | 345 | 358 | 346 | -2.4 | -2.0 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 2.32 | 4 | |||||
108 | Cox Content Bracketology | Cox | 337 | 353 | 363 | 340 | -9.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 2.32 | 4 | |||||
109 | Sudsitology | Suds | 347 | 356 | 344 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 5.4 | 2.10 | 3 | |||||||
110 | Jabesblog | Jabe | 343 | 348 | 345 | 355 | 346 | 1.1 | 1.6 | -2.0 | -1.5 | 7.4 | 1.97 | 14 | |||
111 | Bracket Bros | Bros | 334 | 352 | 361 | 343 | 346 | -7.9 | 5.6 | 14.0 | -13.5 | 7.4 | 1.90 | 7 | |||
112 | Bracket Odds | Brodd | 337 | 349 | 354 | 354 | 342 | -4.9 | 2.6 | 7.0 | -2.5 | 3.4 | 1.90 | 11 | |||
113 | Keith McCarthy | Keith | 362 | 347 | 352 | 341 | 15.6 | 0.0 | -4.5 | 2.4 | 1.82 | 4 | |||||
114 | Best Damn Bracket Period | BBP | 347 | 348 | 333 | 357 | 350 | 5.1 | 1.6 | -14.0 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 1.70 | 8 | |||
115 | Cardinaldave's Bracketology | CD | 356 | 350 | 352 | 351 | 340 | 14.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | -5.5 | 1.4 | 1.43 | 5 | |||
116 | Jakesnake42 Bracketology | Jake | 338 | 357 | 360 | 337 | -8.4 | 10.0 | 3.5 | -1.6 | 1.39 | 4 | |||||
117 | From the Logo Bracketology | Logo | 356 | 354 | 338 | 9.0 | -2.5 | -0.6 | 1.19 | 3 | |||||||
118 | ESPN Bracketology - Joe Lunardi | ESPN | 357 | 354 | 343 | 359 | 336 | 15.1 | 7.6 | -4.0 | 2.5 | -2.6 | 1.03 | 18 | |||
119 | Stewart SP Bracketology | STEW | 348 | 354 | 345 | 352 | 342 | 6.1 | 7.6 | -2.0 | -4.5 | 3.4 | 0.97 | 11 | |||
120 | 5 Star Bets | 5Star | 356 | 357 | 335 | 9.0 | 0.5 | -3.6 | 0.94 | 3 | |||||||
121 | TheNightVenom | Venom | 344 | 355 | 352 | 362 | 330 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | -8.6 | 0.90 | 5 | |||
122 | Bracket Racket | Racket | 337 | 358 | 352 | 352 | 338 | -4.9 | 11.6 | 5.0 | -4.5 | -0.6 | 0.83 | 6 | |||
123 | AMA Bracketology | AMA | 343 | 347 | 361 | 354 | 334 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 14.0 | -2.5 | -4.6 | 0.77 | 5 | |||
124 | Waldo's Watchlist Bracketology | Waldo | 350 | 340 | 366 | 335 | 3.6 | -7.0 | 9.5 | -3.6 | 0.46 | 4 | |||||
125 | The Truth's Bracketology | Truth | 347 | 357 | 347 | 351 | 339 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 0.0 | -5.5 | 0.4 | 0.43 | 5 | |||
126 | The 17th Seed | 17th | 330 | 363 | 348 | 346 | 343 | -11.9 | 16.6 | 1.0 | -10.5 | 4.4 | 0.30 | 7 | |||
127 | Oak Creek's March Madness | Oak | 353 | 366 | 335 | 357 | 336 | 11.1 | 19.6 | -12.0 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 0.23 | 14 | |||
128 | Blacketology | Black | 352 | 332 | 344 | 371 | 333 | 10.1 | -14.4 | -3.0 | 14.5 | -5.6 | 0.17 | 12 | |||
129 | U-State Bracketology | U-State | 341 | 358 | 341 | -6.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.02 | 3 | |||||||
130 | Cope-a-tology | Cope | 339 | 359 | 341 | -8.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.15 | 3 | |||||||
131 | jMorr Bracketology | jMorr | 356 | 336 | 359 | 338 | 9.6 | -11.0 | 2.5 | -0.6 | -0.47 | 4 | |||||
132 | rcerulo's Bracketology | Cerulo | 340 | 348 | 337 | 341 | 355 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -10.0 | -15.5 | 16.4 | -0.57 | 7 | |||
133 | College Sports Madness | CSM | 312 | 328 | 359 | 359 | 341 | -29.9 | -18.4 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.57 | 8 | |||
134 | Amateur Hour Bracketology | AHB | 353 | 346 | 356 | 335 | 6.6 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -3.6 | -0.68 | 4 | |||||
135 | The Quantitative Prognosticator | QP | 346 | 352 | 340 | -1.0 | -4.5 | 1.4 | -1.15 | 8 | |||||||
136 | ncaabracketology | brac | 326 | 352 | 340 | 360 | 337 | -15.9 | 5.6 | -7.0 | 3.5 | -1.6 | -1.30 | 10 | |||
137 | LAOJoe's Bracketology | Joe | 326 | 329 | 354 | 347 | 348 | -15.9 | -17.4 | 7.0 | -9.5 | 9.4 | -1.37 | 14 | |||
138 | Sports Illustrated - Kevin Sweeney | SI | 332 | 344 | 354 | 344 | -14.4 | -3.0 | -2.5 | 5.4 | -1.47 | 4 | |||||
139 | Busted Bracketology | KHB | 336 | 363 | 315 | 362 | 342 | -5.9 | 16.6 | -32.0 | 5.5 | 3.4 | -1.97 | 6 | |||
140 | Sporting News - Bill Bender | SN | 342 | 349 | 348 | 349 | 337 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | -7.5 | -1.6 | -1.97 | 5 | |||
141 | Projection Sunday | PSun | 354 | 339 | 350 | 341 | 12.1 | -8.0 | -6.5 | 2.4 | -1.98 | 7 | |||||
142 | Robo Macketology | Robo | 363 | 354 | 329 | 16.6 | -2.5 | -9.6 | -2.24 | 5 | |||||||
143 | Novice Opinion | Novice | 352 | 344 | 340 | 5.0 | -12.5 | 1.4 | -2.31 | 3 | |||||||
144 | Ryan Tures Bracketology | Tures | 345 | 335 | 331 | 368 | 335 | 3.1 | -11.4 | -16.0 | 11.5 | -3.6 | -2.63 | 5 | |||
145 | Mill's Bracketology | Mill | 330 | 367 | 334 | -17.0 | 10.5 | -4.6 | -2.65 | 3 | |||||||
146 | Pollaski's World | PW | 341 | 348 | 347 | 349 | 336 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -7.5 | -2.6 | -2.70 | 5 | |||
147 | Bracks on Bracks | BoB | 339 | 336 | 338 | 360 | 337 | -2.9 | -10.4 | -9.0 | 3.5 | -1.6 | -2.97 | 7 | |||
148 | Memphis Gameday | MGB | 330 | 329 | 360 | 344 | -16.4 | -18.0 | 3.5 | 5.4 | -3.26 | 4 | |||||
149 | The BIG Heartland | Heart | 349 | 348 | 341 | 344 | 340 | 7.1 | 1.6 | -6.0 | -12.5 | 1.4 | -3.37 | 6 | |||
150 | T-Ranketology | T-Rank | 329 | 339 | 331 | 354 | 344 | -12.9 | -7.4 | -16.0 | -2.5 | 5.4 | -3.90 | 8 | |||
151 | Blogging the Bracket | SBN | 348 | 345 | 359 | 337 | 333 | 6.1 | -1.4 | 12.0 | -19.5 | -5.6 | -4.43 | 16 | |||
152 | The Game Haus | Haus | 350 | 351 | 344 | 342 | 335 | 8.1 | 4.6 | -3.0 | -14.5 | -3.6 | -4.50 | 6 | |||
153 | Brad-ketology | Brad | 329 | 348 | 344 | 353 | 331 | -12.9 | 1.6 | -3.0 | -3.5 | -7.6 | -4.70 | 14 | |||
154 | Camp Burt | Burt | 344 | 328 | 344 | 340 | 345 | 2.1 | -18.4 | -3.0 | -16.5 | 6.4 | -5.17 | 7 | |||
155 | Power Sports | Power | 341 | 336 | 347 | 347 | 335 | -0.9 | -10.4 | 0.0 | -9.5 | -3.6 | -5.17 | 5 | |||
156 | Skarmory's Bracketology | Skar | 330 | 323 | 363 | 339 | -16.4 | -24.0 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -5.47 | 4 | |||||
157 | Luke Benz | Benz | 321 | 304 | 345 | 367 | 336 | -20.9 | -42.4 | -2.0 | 10.5 | -2.6 | -5.50 | 6 | |||
158 | Bracket Zac | Zac | 345 | 353 | 350 | 340 | 330 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 3.0 | -16.5 | -8.6 | -5.57 | 7 | |||
159 | Uprise Bracketology | Uprise | 346 | 325 | 343 | 346 | 340 | 4.1 | -21.4 | -4.0 | -10.5 | 1.4 | -5.70 | 8 | |||
160 | Schmolik 64 | S64 | 327 | 325 | 334 | 358 | 339 | -14.9 | -21.4 | -13.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -5.90 | 18 | |||
161 | Logan's Sports Ratings | Logan | 314 | 344 | 346 | 348 | 334 | -27.9 | -2.4 | -1.0 | -8.5 | -4.6 | -6.17 | 5 | |||
162 | The Coach and Crew Show | CPI | 351 | 344 | 348 | 327 | 4.6 | -3.0 | -8.5 | -11.6 | -6.54 | 8 | |||||
163 | Projecting the Field - Jordan Schwartz | JSch | 328 | 335 | 330 | 338 | 347 | -13.9 | -11.4 | -17.0 | -18.5 | 8.4 | -7.97 | 11 | |||
164 | CBS Sports - Jerry Palm | CBS | 344 | 343 | 326 | 361 | 323 | 2.1 | -3.4 | -21.0 | 4.5 | -15.6 | -8.50 | 17 | |||
165 | Andrew Adams Field of 68 | AA | 350 | 326 | 336 | 342 | 3.6 | -21.0 | -20.5 | 3.4 | -8.61 | 4 | |||||
166 | Projection Sunday - Cash | Cy$ | 339 | 331 | 340 | 336 | -2.9 | -16.0 | -16.5 | -2.6 | -9.98 | 4 | |||||
167 | NCAAMReview | Rev | 299 | 348 | 327 | 353 | 330 | -42.9 | 1.6 | -20.0 | -3.5 | -8.6 | -10.43 | 5 | |||
168 | Crotistics | Cro | 328 | 332 | 331 | 352 | 327 | -13.9 | -14.4 | -16.0 | -4.5 | -11.6 | -11.10 | 12 | |||
169 | HoopsHD | HHD | 339 | 350 | 333 | 333 | 330 | -2.9 | 3.6 | -14.0 | -23.5 | -8.6 | -11.63 | 11 | |||
170 | The Barking Crow | Crow | 325 | 306 | 336 | 347 | -21.4 | -41.0 | -20.5 | 8.4 | -14.68 | 4 | |||||
171 | INCC Stats | INCC | 328 | 328 | 347 | 331 | 323 | -13.9 | -18.4 | 0.0 | -25.5 | -15.6 | -15.37 | 5 | |||
172 | Wilson Rankings | WR | 319 | 328 | 329 | 321 | 327 | -22.9 | -18.4 | -18.0 | -35.5 | -11.6 | -20.90 | 9 | |||
173 | Bitter Birds | Birds | 336 | 329 | 327 | 318 | 320 | -5.9 | -17.4 | -20.0 | -38.5 | -18.6 | -23.17 | 9 | |||
174 | Crashing the Dance | CtD | 314 | 315 | 308 | 304 | 332 | -27.9 | -31.4 | -39.0 | -52.5 | -6.6 | -30.03 | 17 | |||
175 | Bball and Brackets | Tom | 333 | 299 | 311 | -14.0 | -57.5 | -27.6 | -34.15 | 3 | |||||||
176 | Bracketaday | Day | 290 | 313 | 328 | 303 | -56.4 | -34.0 | -28.5 | -35.6 | -36.18 | 4 | |||||
177 | Bracketography/Team Rankings | TR | 300 | 312 | 302 | 339 | 279 | -41.9 | -34.4 | -45.0 | -17.5 | -59.6 | -40.90 | 18 | |||
178 | All My Sports Teams Suck | AMSTS | 302 | 307 | 306 | -45.0 | -49.5 | -32.6 | -41.31 | 3 | |||||||
179 | RTS Ratings | RTS | 332 | 243 | 256 | 242 | 269 | -9.9 | -103.4 | -91.0 | -114.5 | -69.6 | -86.37 | 8 | |||
BRACKET NEWBIES - 1-2 of LAST 5 YEARS | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||
1 | Glazewskitology | Glaz | 371 | 353 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.47 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Michael Delbianco's Bracketology | MDB | 374 | 345 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 11.36 | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Lock Mamba Bracketology | Lock | 349 | 10.4 | 10.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | NKY Brackets | NKY | 349 | 10.4 | 10.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | The Scarlet Boiler Bracketology | TSB | 374 | 342 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 9.69 | 2 | |||||||||
6 | Busting Brackets - Jason Burgess | Busting | 359 | 350 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 7.47 | 2 | |||||||||
7 | Austin Mitchell Bracketology | Austin | 346 | 7.4 | 7.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
8 | Bracketology Madness | Madness | 346 | 7.4 | 7.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
9 | Sam Federman Bracketology | Sam | 346 | 7.4 | 7.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
10 | Road to March | Road | 362 | 347 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 7.14 | 2 | |||||||||
11 | 4th and 24th | 4and24 | 368 | 342 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 7.03 | 2 | |||||||||
12 | Clutch Points | Clutch | 344 | 346 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 6.53 | 3 | |||||||||
13 | National Bracketology Convention | NBCon | 345 | 6.4 | 6.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
14 | Huber Bracketology | Huber | 366 | 340 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 5.03 | 2 | |||||||||
15 | WA Bracketology | WA | 350 | 343 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.19 | 2 | |||||||||
16 | Charlie Hergenrother's Bracketology | CHB | 342 | 3.4 | 3.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
17 | Franketology | Frank | 342 | 3.4 | 3.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
18 | The Sports Report | TSR | 363 | 338 | 6.5 | -0.6 | 2.58 | 2 | |||||||||
19 | Projection Sports | Proj | 364 | 337 | 7.5 | -1.6 | 2.47 | 2 | |||||||||
20 | Caleb Royer Bracketology | Caleb | 339 | 0.4 | 0.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
21 | SportsGrid - David Connelly | Grid | 339 | 0.4 | 0.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
22 | Teacher Bracket | Teacher | 339 | 0.4 | 0.42 | 1 | |||||||||||
23 | JBR Bracketology | JBR | 354 | 340 | -2.5 | 1.4 | -0.31 | 2 | |||||||||
24 | Cam Nagle's Bracketology | Cam | 338 | -0.6 | -0.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
25 | Owen Mockabee Bracketology | Owen | 355 | 338 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.97 | 2 | |||||||||
26 | Bracketpedia | Pedia | 336 | -2.6 | -2.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
27 | CHO Talks Sports | CHO | 354 | 335 | -2.5 | -3.6 | -3.09 | 2 | |||||||||
28 | Somelofske Sports | SS | 335 | -3.6 | -3.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
29 | Mudville Analytics | Mud | 340 | 345 | -16.5 | 6.4 | -3.75 | 2 | |||||||||
30 | USA Today - Myerberg/Smith/Timanus | USAT | 355 | 332 | -1.5 | -6.6 | -4.31 | 2 | |||||||||
31 | Nicholas Carr | Carr | 333 | -5.6 | -5.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
32 | AA Bracketology | AAB | 332 | -6.6 | -6.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
33 | Team USA Tracker | USA | 340 | 339 | -16.5 | 0.4 | -7.09 | 2 | |||||||||
34 | Boydetology | Boyd | 331 | -7.6 | -7.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
35 | 4th and 3 Analytics | 4and3 | 328 | -10.6 | -10.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
36 | Quailedge | Quail | 327 | -11.6 | -11.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
37 | Jam's Bracket | Jam | 326 | -12.6 | -12.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
38 | L33 | L33 | 325 | -13.6 | -13.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
39 | Nick Bateman - Sports Opinionist | Nick | 325 | -13.6 | -13.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
40 | On3 Bracketology - James Fletcher III | On3 | 325 | -13.6 | -13.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
41 | EOA Sports Ratings | EOA | 328 | 330 | -28.5 | -8.6 | -17.42 | 2 | |||||||||
42 | Purple Valley Bracketology | PVB | 319 | -19.6 | -19.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
43 | The Tipoff Bracketology | Tipoff | 319 | -19.6 | -19.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
44 | Omalled.com Bracketology | OMB | 317 | -21.6 | -21.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
45 | Bracket Prophet | Prop | 329 | 314 | -12.9 | -24.6 | -22.64 | 3 | |||||||||
46 | Bracket Racket3 | Racket3 | 312 | -26.6 | -26.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
47 | NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch | BW | 305 | -33.6 | -33.58 | 1 | |||||||||||
48 | PPI | PPI | 263 | 281 | -93.5 | -57.6 | -73.53 | 2 | |||||||||
What's this all about? The Bracket Matrix tries to collect most bracketologists' opinions of how the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament bracket will look like each year. This page measures how closely each bracketologist matched the work of the selection committee. This emphasizes seeding as much as picking the correct teams in the field. Using the final results from past matrices, each site was graded based on a scoring system made by Paymon at PHSports. This rubric awards 3 points for each team correctly picked, 3 points for each team correctly seeded, and 1 point for each team not seeded correctly but within one seed line. With 68 teams, a perfect score is 408. The variance section of the data table below lists the absolute deviation between each score and the mean for that particular year. Thus, a 10 point variance means that site's bracket scored 10 points higher than the average bracket that year. This table only looks at the last 5 years of data rather than all years of the Bracket Matrix. This was done to better compare bracketologists with the most recent set of data, to drop the early years when brackets consisted of 65 teams instead of 68, and to match a real committee member's term of 5 years. A weighted average will be used to emphasize the most recent years. Links to data prior to 2018 can be found on the blog. Please remember that these are in essence the final exam grades. The true value of a good bracketologist lies in how much preparation he or she does leading up to the final exam including watching games, making mock brackets, looking at computer rankings, comparing blind resumes, taking questions from ESPN personalities (okay, that's just Lunardi), interacting with the fans to incite debate, and in the end, figuring out how the committee will put together the official bracket. Of course, in most courses, final exams count the most, so with that being said, here are the results. Bracketologists have been split into two groups: one group contains sites that have data for at least 3 of the last 5 years. The second group shows everybody else. All bracketologists must have submitted a bracket in 2024 to be on this list. |
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