Bracket format
PresetMarch Madness
68 teams. Four regions. One champion.
Free March Madness bracket maker. The 64-team field, four regions of 16, six rounds. Print one for the office pool, fill it out for the watch party, or score it as the real games play out.
Walkthrough
How this format works
South region
16 seeds, one regional champion
East region
16 seeds, one regional champion
Midwest region
16 seeds, one regional champion
West region
16 seeds, one regional champion
Four regions each play down to a regional champion, then the Final Four decides the title.
Build one step by step
From an empty editor to a finished, printable march madness bracket.
- 1
Set your field
March Madness style brackets seed a large field, usually 64 teams, into four regions.
- 2
Seed each region 1 to 16
Inside every region, seed 1 plays seed 16, 2 plays 15, and so on down the line.
- 3
Generate the bracket
Each region plays as its own single elimination bracket down to one regional champion.
- 4
Reach the Final Four
The four regional champions meet in the national semifinals.
- 5
Crown a champion
Two semifinals, then one final. Print it and track every upset as the rounds go.
About
About this format
68 teams enter every March. Four play in the First Four to get to 64, and from there it's six rounds of single-elim: Round of 64, Round of 32, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, Championship. The cultural footprint is wild: roughly 40 million Americans fill out a bracket every year, most for an office pool that pays out in pizza money. This template works for the real men's or women's NCAA tournament, an office pool, a charity bracket challenge, or any 64-team single-elim you need to print quickly.
Features
What you get
- 64-team field with the standard 1v16 / 8v9 / 5v12 / 4v13 region pairings
- Round labels that match the broadcast (Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, Championship)
- Use it as a picksheet. Type predicted winners, leave scores blank
- Add the First Four manually if you want the full 68
- Print or share for the pool
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can I use this as a picksheet?
Yes. Leave the scores blank and type the team you predict to win into each match cell. Print or share the link before the tournament starts. Full auto-scoring against ESPN results is on the roadmap.
What about Women's March Madness?
Same 64-team shape. Use the dedicated /brackets/womens-march-madness page, or just rename teams in this one.
What about the First Four play-in games?
They're not in the default 64-slot bracket. Easiest path: run them as a separate 8-team mini-bracket, then drop the winners into your main bracket as the 11 and 16 seeds.
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