Bayside Madness: Brackets with a Mission

Welcome to Bayside Madness: Brackets with a Mission

Tax season is one of the busiest times of the year for us at Bayside Tax & Wealth, but it’s also the time of year when college basketball takes over. So we like to take a moment to enjoy the tournament, root for the Cinderella stories, and add a little fun to the season.

Our Bayside Madness bracket challenge isn’t just about bragging rights—it’s also about giving back.

Grand Prize: The charity connected to the winning bracket will receive a $1,000 donation, courtesy of Bayside Tax & Wealth.

And this year we’re adding another way to make an impact: $500 will be donated to a charity chosen at random from all participants.

It only takes a few minutes to fill out a bracket, and every entry gives another charity a chance to benefit.

A little madness, some friendly competition, and a great cause—are you in?

— The Bayside Bracketeers

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• Members pick all 63 games of the NCAA Tournament.
• The pick deadline is set to March 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM ET.
• Each participant is limited to a single entry in the contest.
• Points are awarded for each correct pick.
• Points values increase as the tournament progresses, as follows:
• Play-in games are not included or scored
• First Round = 1 point
• Second Round = 2 points
• Sweet 16 = 4 points
• Regional Final (Round of 8) = 8 points
• National Semifinal (Last Four) = 16 points
• Championship = 32 points
• The contest does not use a seed point bonus. Correct picks will be awarded the points assigned for each round.
• The tie-breaker is the combined number of points scored in the Championship game. Each member must enter a tie-break value when they make their picks.
• The winner is the entry with the most points at the end of the NCAA Tournament.