CHAMPIONSHIP
(2)UConn63Final69Michigan(1)
SQHCOR1/6
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FINAL FOUR
(1)Arizona73Final91Michigan(1)
SQHCOR4/6
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(3)Illinois62Final71UConn(2)
SQHCOR0/6
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ELITE 8
(1)Duke72Final73UConn(2)
SQHCOR0/6
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(1)Michigan95Final62Tennessee(6)
SQHCOR4/6
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(1)Arizona79Final64Purdue(2)
SQHCOR4/6
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(9)Iowa59Final71Illinois(3)
SQHCOR2/6
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SWEET 16
(6)Tennessee76Final62Iowa State(2)
SQHCOR0/6
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(3)Michigan State63Final67UConn(2)
SQHCOR3/6
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(1)Michigan90Final77Alabama(4)
SQHCOR5/6
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(1)Duke80Final75St. John's(5)
SQHCOR6/6
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(1)Arizona109Final88Arkansas(4)
SQHCOR6/6
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(3)Illinois65Final55Houston(2)
SQHCOR4/6
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(9)Iowa77Final71Nebraska(4)
SQHCOR0/6
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(11)Texas77Final79Purdue(2)
SQHCOR5/6
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ROUND OF 32
(4)Alabama90Final65Texas Tech(5)
SQHCOR3/6
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(2)UConn73Final57UCLA(7)
SQHCOR5/6
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(1)Arizona78Final66Utah State(9)
SQHCOR6/6
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(1)Florida72Final73Iowa(9)
SQHCOR0/6
|
(3)Virginia72Final79Tennessee(6)
SQHCOR2/6
|
(4)Kansas65Final67St. John's(5)
SQHCOR6/6
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(2)Iowa State82Final63Kentucky(7)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(2)Purdue79Final69Miami(7)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(4)Arkansas94Final88High Point(12)
SQHCOR4/6
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(4)Nebraska74Final72Vanderbilt(5)
SQHCOR0/6
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(3)Illinois76Final55VCU(11)
SQHCOR6/6
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(3)Gonzaga68Final74Texas(11)
SQHCOR1/6
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(2)Houston88Final57Texas A&M(10)
SQHCOR6/6
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(1)Duke81Final58TCU(9)
SQHCOR6/6
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(3)Michigan State77Final69Louisville(6)
SQHCOR4/6
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(1)Michigan95Final72Saint Louis(9)
SQHCOR6/6
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ROUND OF 64
(2)UConn82Final71Furman(15)
SQHCOR6/6
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(4)Kansas68Final60Cal Baptist(13)
SQHCOR6/6
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(7)Miami80Final66Missouri(10)
SQHCOR4/6
|
(1)Florida114Final55Prairie View A&M(16)
SQHCOR6/6
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(2)Purdue104Final71Queens(15)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(7)UCLA75Final71UCF(10)
SQHCOR5/6
|
(5)St. John's79Final53Northern Iowa(12)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(8)Clemson61Final67Iowa(9)
SQHCOR5/6
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(6)Tennessee78Final56Miami Ohio(11)
SQHCOR6/6
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(8)Villanova76Final86Utah State(9)
SQHCOR6/6
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(4)Alabama90Final70Hofstra(13)
SQHCOR6/6
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(2)Iowa State108Final74Tennessee State(15)
SQHCOR6/6
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(3)Virginia82Final73Wright State(14)
SQHCOR6/6
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(1)Arizona92Final58LIU(16)
SQHCOR6/6
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(5)Texas Tech91Final71Akron(12)
SQHCOR6/6
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(7)Kentucky89Final84Santa Clara(10)
SQHCOR2/6
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(3)Gonzaga73Final64Kennesaw State(14)
SQHCOR6/6
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(2)Houston78Final47Idaho(15)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(8)Georgia77Final102Saint Louis(9)
SQHCOR3/6
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(3)Illinois105Final70Penn(14)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(7)Saint Mary's50Final63Texas A&M(10)
SQHCOR2/6
|
(6)BYU71Final79Texas(11)
SQHCOR2/6
|
(1)Michigan101Final80Howard(16)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(6)North Carolina78Final82VCU(11)
SQHCOR1/6
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(3)Michigan State92Final67North Dakota State(14)
SQHCOR6/6
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(4)Arkansas97Final78Hawaii(13)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(5)Vanderbilt78Final68McNeese(12)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(1)Duke71Final65Siena(16)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(5)Wisconsin82Final83High Point(12)
SQHCOR0/6
|
(6)Louisville83Final79South Florida(11)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(4)Nebraska76Final47Troy(13)
SQHCOR6/6
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(8)Ohio State64Final66TCU(9)
SQHCOR2/6
|
CHAMPIONSHIP
(2)UConn63Final69Michigan(1)
SQHCOR1/6
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FINAL FOUR
(1)Arizona73Final91Michigan(1)
SQHCOR4/6
|
(3)Illinois62Final71UConn(2)
SQHCOR0/6
|
ELITE 8
(1)Duke72Final73UConn(2)
SQHCOR0/6
|
(1)Michigan95Final62Tennessee(6)
SQHCOR4/6
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(1)Arizona79Final64Purdue(2)
SQHCOR4/6
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(9)Iowa59Final71Illinois(3)
SQHCOR2/6
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SWEET 16
(6)Tennessee76Final62Iowa State(2)
SQHCOR0/6
|
(3)Michigan State63Final67UConn(2)
SQHCOR3/6
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(1)Michigan90Final77Alabama(4)
SQHCOR5/6
|
(1)Duke80Final75St. John's(5)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(1)Arizona109Final88Arkansas(4)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(3)Illinois65Final55Houston(2)
SQHCOR4/6
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(9)Iowa77Final71Nebraska(4)
SQHCOR0/6
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(11)Texas77Final79Purdue(2)
SQHCOR5/6
|
ROUND OF 32
(4)Alabama90Final65Texas Tech(5)
SQHCOR3/6
|
(2)UConn73Final57UCLA(7)
SQHCOR5/6
|
(1)Arizona78Final66Utah State(9)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(1)Florida72Final73Iowa(9)
SQHCOR0/6
|
(3)Virginia72Final79Tennessee(6)
SQHCOR2/6
|
(4)Kansas65Final67St. John's(5)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(2)Iowa State82Final63Kentucky(7)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(2)Purdue79Final69Miami(7)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(4)Arkansas94Final88High Point(12)
SQHCOR4/6
|
(4)Nebraska74Final72Vanderbilt(5)
SQHCOR0/6
|
(3)Illinois76Final55VCU(11)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(3)Gonzaga68Final74Texas(11)
SQHCOR1/6
|
(2)Houston88Final57Texas A&M(10)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(1)Duke81Final58TCU(9)
SQHCOR6/6
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(3)Michigan State77Final69Louisville(6)
SQHCOR4/6
|
(1)Michigan95Final72Saint Louis(9)
SQHCOR6/6
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ROUND OF 64
(2)UConn82Final71Furman(15)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(4)Kansas68Final60Cal Baptist(13)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(7)Miami80Final66Missouri(10)
SQHCOR4/6
|
(1)Florida114Final55Prairie View A&M(16)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(2)Purdue104Final71Queens(15)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(7)UCLA75Final71UCF(10)
SQHCOR5/6
|
(5)St. John's79Final53Northern Iowa(12)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(8)Clemson61Final67Iowa(9)
SQHCOR5/6
|
(6)Tennessee78Final56Miami Ohio(11)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(8)Villanova76Final86Utah State(9)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(4)Alabama90Final70Hofstra(13)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(2)Iowa State108Final74Tennessee State(15)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(3)Virginia82Final73Wright State(14)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(1)Arizona92Final58LIU(16)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(5)Texas Tech91Final71Akron(12)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(7)Kentucky89Final84Santa Clara(10)
SQHCOR2/6
|
(3)Gonzaga73Final64Kennesaw State(14)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(2)Houston78Final47Idaho(15)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(8)Georgia77Final102Saint Louis(9)
SQHCOR3/6
|
(3)Illinois105Final70Penn(14)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(7)Saint Mary's50Final63Texas A&M(10)
SQHCOR2/6
|
(6)BYU71Final79Texas(11)
SQHCOR2/6
|
(1)Michigan101Final80Howard(16)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(6)North Carolina78Final82VCU(11)
SQHCOR1/6
|
(3)Michigan State92Final67North Dakota State(14)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(4)Arkansas97Final78Hawaii(13)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(5)Vanderbilt78Final68McNeese(12)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(1)Duke71Final65Siena(16)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(5)Wisconsin82Final83High Point(12)
SQHCOR0/6
|
(6)Louisville83Final79South Florida(11)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(4)Nebraska76Final47Troy(13)
SQHCOR6/6
|
(8)Ohio State64Final66TCU(9)
SQHCOR2/6
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The Optimizer

Every other model predicts games. This one plays the scoring system.

Score700
Rank8 of 9
Accuracy65%
ESPN %26.9% (est.)
ChampionIllinois

Doesn't optimize for correct picks — optimizes for ESPN bracket points. A correct champion is worth 32 first-round picks. This model exploits the scoring system by maximizing expected value across the full bracket path.

Points Earned by Round700 / 1,920 pts
R64
260 pts
R32
200 pts
S16
160 pts
E8
80 pts
F4
0 pts
Final
0 pts