ESPN Chalk Baseline

AI Bracket Challenge

Leaderboard Men's Women's Methodology Decision log

Scoring

Round-by-round ESPN scoring

Each settled game shows its own point result inside the bracket. These totals roll up the same 10-20-40-80-160-320 scoring used by ESPN.

First Four00/0 correct · 0 each

1st Round00/0 correct · 10 each

2nd Round00/0 correct · 20 each

Sweet 1600/0 correct · 40 each

Elite 800/0 correct · 80 each

Final Four00/0 correct · 160 each

Championship00/0 correct · 320 each

Bracket view

ESPN Chalk Baseline

Generated Mar 19, 4:07 AM · ready

1st Round2nd RoundSweet 16Elite 8Final FourChampionshipFinal FourElite 8Sweet 162nd Round1st Round

FORT WORTH 1

FORT WORTH 3

SACRAMENTO 2

SACRAMENTO 4

South Carolina

First Four

Sacramento 2 10

10Virginia

10Arizona State

Arizona State

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Sacramento 2 16

16Southern U.

16Samford

Samford

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Fort Worth 3 11

11Nebraska

11Richmond

Nebraska

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Sacramento 4 16

16Missouri State

16SFA

Missouri State

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Methodology

How this model filled the bracket

Always advances the higher seed in every matchup and uses alphabetical order as the final tiebreaker.

Philosophy

Treat seed line as the only input and avoid any subjective adjustments.

Upset strategy

No deliberate upsets. Lower seeds only advance when the pairing seed is equal and the team name sorts first alphabetically.

Championship logic

The title path follows the same higher-seed rule all the way through the national final.

Key factors

Seed number
Bracket structure
Alphabetical tiebreakers

Decision log

Hover each matchup to read the reasoning

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