Revisiting our March Madness predictions: How'd we do? Grading our brackets

Picking NCAA Tournament brackets are hard. Usually they end up in the trash can by the end of the first weekend. Iowa's upset over Florida wiped out a large portion of the field.

And Tennessee's win over No. 3 Virginia in the second round claimed the final last perfect bracket of the more than 35 million submitted in the major online challenges, including USA TODAY's . So keep that in mind when taking a look at how our staff fared through March Madness' first two rounds.

March Madness bracket hot takes: From Sweet 16 upsets to Final Four predictions Sweet 16 predictions: Experts pick who will advance in March Madness bracket Grading our March Madness bracket predictions: Our best, worst picks Blake Toppmeyer ( full bracket ) Round 1: 23 of 32 Round 2: 11 of 16 Sweet 16: Has 11 teams left Elite Eight: Has 5 teams left Final Four: Has all 4 teams left Champion: Arizona Worst pick: He had BYU going to the Elite Eight. The Cougars didn't get out of the first round. We get it, AJ Dybantsa is really good.

But he needed help. Best pick: Called the VCU upset of North Carolina. Matt Hayes ( full bracket ) Round 1: 24 of 32 Round 2: 13 of 16 Sweet 16: 13 teams left Elite Eight: Has 7 left Final Four: Has 3 left Champion: Arizona Worst pick: Hurt most by Florida's second round exit.