Unchecked songs are syncing

I'm having this problem with both my iphone 5S and my iPad Mini Retina. Somehow, songs that aren't checked and aren't on the playlists that I have synced are showing up on the devices.
On the Summary page in iTunes I have checked "Sync only checked songs and videos." I do not have "Manually manage music and videos" checked.
On the Music page, "Sync Music" is checked, and "selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres" is selected. All of the other options are unchecked.
I have 3 playlists checked, none of which include the songs that I wish to keep off the iphone and ipad. No artists, genres, or albums are selected.
I deleted the entire music library from the iphone and synced again, and am still having this problem. Any helpful advice would be much appreciated!
Specs:
iPhone 5s, iOS 7.1.1
iPad Mini Retina, iOS 7.1.1
Windows 7
iTunes 11.3.1.2

Hey EricGleason,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues with your iPhone in relation to music. Does the music that appears on your device have a cloud symbol next to it when viewed in “Songs”? If so, it sounds like these songs are not yet downloaded to your phone. Instead, it sounds like you have the “Show All [Music]” setting enabled (by default in iOS 7):
iPhone User Guide
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/
Just show music that’s been downloaded from iCloud. Go to Settings > Music, then turn off Show All Music.
Thanks,
Matt M.

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