2026 NCAA Men's Tournament Bracket

Welcome to the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament pool.

Pool participants will fill out the tournament bracket, selecting whom they think will win each game and each resulting game between winners in previous rounds until the final tournament winner emerges. There are currently 68 teams that start the single elimination tournament, so 67 games over a span of 7 rounds, taking about two weeks need to be played to determine the ultimate winner. The winner is the player who correctly picks the outcome of the most games. If there is a tie then the player with the TIE BREAKER closest to the Total points scored in the championship game is declared the winner.

• Members pick all 63 games of the NCAA Tournament.
• The pick deadline is set to March 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM ET.
• There are no restrictions on how many entries a member can have 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 uses a seed point bonus for underdog wins ONLY. When an underdog wins, the difference between their seed and the favorite team's seed is added to the points per round. For example, if a 3 seed beats a 1 seed in the Sweet Sixteen round then 6 points will be awarded for a correct pick (4 round points + 2 seed points [3-1]).
• 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.