The Hanson Team Bracket Challenge

Welcome to The Hanson Team Bracket Challenge 2026!

We are so excited for another year of the Big Dance. Thanks for joining us. The website will update the leaderboard as we go. Good luck.

If you have any questions, please contact me at josh@realestateconcepts.net or feel free to call or text 515-229-2619.
— Michelle Hanson, The Hanson Team RE/MAX Concepts and Josh Hanson, Toggle Space

• 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 2 entries 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.