- NOTE: We didn't created a 2020 bracket because March Madness was canceled.:-(We'll update the bracket next year, though. Use this 2020 NCAA College Basketball bracket to track the March Madness tournament. Enter the final scores for each game and the tournament bracket will automatically update until a champion is crowned.
- Join the official bracket game of NCAA® March Madness®. May the best bracket win!
AllBrackets.com The Complete Bracket History of the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament.
So you want to set up your March Madness bracket pool and enjoy the fun of the NCAA tournament with office mates or friends. Let us help you do exactly that.
This is a standard way to run an NCAA tournament pool, with people getting points for predicting results correctly. There are plenty of other ways to set up a bracket (a Survivor pool, individual matchups, etc.), but this is the pretty standard way to run an office pool.
Hand out brackets or have everyone sign up online
There are plenty of online tools that help you set up and run an online NCAA tournament pool. You can set scoring,
CBS Sports has an online bracket tool game. Hot las vegas slots. So does Yahoo. So does ESPN. It all depends on what you like.
Feeling old school? Prefer filling out paper brackets? Totally fine.
And would you look at that? We here at For The Win have our very own printable bracket you can use.
Have participants fill out the brackets
Everyone gets predicting. People have different rules for the play-in games, and some online outlets let you pick the winners of the first four, but for the most part it starts with 64 teams playing 32 games, with participants picking the winners all the way to the end.
You can also collect money at this stage, but please adhere to any local laws regarding gambling and office pools, whatever those laws may be.
Identify scoring system
You can score it however you like. Here is the most popular way to set up scoring:
First Round = 1 pointSecond Round = 2 PointsThird Round = 3 PointsFourth Round =4 PointsFifth Round = 6 PointsSixth Round =10 PointsCount up points every round
Do it by hand or let the computer do it for you. Lots of people like to provide round-by-round updates to see who is winning as it progresses, but that's up to you.
Declare your winner
At the end, you've got a winner. Hand them their prize, which we hope is some outlandish, ungainly trophy they will love but also feel sheepish about displaying in their home.
The NCAA Tournament field is set! Millions will take part in office pools this season. We have tracked down the top online March Madness contests with the best prizes. Most are free to join!
List of 2019 March Madness Bracket Challenges to Fill Out & Prizes
Yahoo Sports
If you enter just one bracket challenge this year, do yourself a favor and submit it at Yahoo. This year's challenge is known referred to as the 'Best Bracket Millionaire.' No more pick a perfect bracket and win at million bucks. Simply finish with the best score on Yahoo's site and receive a check for $1,000,000.
ESPN
ESPN's Tournament Challenge gives you a chance to win a a trip for two to the 2019 Maui Invitational. That includes roundtrip airfare, 5 night hotel accommodations and tickets to all sessions. On top of that, they throw in a $10,000 Amazon.com gift card.
There is one downside to this challenge. The grand prize does not go to the contestant with the highest score. There will be a random drawing from top 1% of all entrants to determine the winner.
CBS Sports
Compete in CBS Sports Bracket Challenge for a Final Four package worth $10,000. The winner gets 4 tickets to the 2020 Final Four games (semifinals and championship). As well as $6,000 cash for hotel/airfare. Like ESPN, the top bracket doesn't guarantee you the prize. CBS takes the top 10% of all submissions and selects the grand prize winner at random.
Fox Sports/Sports Illustrated
Win the 'Cousin Sal Bets the House Bracket Challenge' and take home a check for $10,000. While that's just a fraction of what Yahoo is offering for their winner, pick a perfect bracket and you will get the keys to ‘Cousin Sal's house in Manhattan Beach, California. For those wondering, the house is estimated to be worth $4.5 million.
NCAA.com
The official site of college sports is in on the action. Enter the 'Capital One NCAA March Madness Bracket Challenge' and compete for some cool prizes.
USA Today
Find out if you have what it takes to earn the title 'Office Champ' by entering the USA Today pool. Not the best of prizes, but USA Today is expected to hand out five $1,000 Visa gift cards in a random drawing for those top participants that qualify.
Jiffy Tickets
Jiffy Tickets is definitely one I recommend taking part in. They pay out in gift cards of your choice (great selection) for the top ten finishers in their contest.
- 1st Place: $1,000
- 2nd Place: $500
- 3rd Place: $300
- 4th-10th Place: $100
Alumni Hall
Looking for some new apparel to support your favorite team? Join the Alumni Hall Bracket Challenge. They are giving away gift card (to their site) to the top 10 contestants.
Bokampers Bracket
A perfect bracket in this contest will net you $1,000,000. Anyone who can get 60+ games right will receive $25,000 in cash. If neither of those are hit, the bracket champion will take home a 60″ HDTV, while 2nd place gets a $200 gift card.
MarchMadnet
Win cash by taking down the top spot in the March Mandet Challenge. Unlike other contests, they offer you a chance to redeem yourself if you get off to a bad start.
Old Chicago
Finish with the highest score in the Old Chicago contest and win a trip for two to the 1st and 2nd rounds of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Includes round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and a $500 visa.
March Fever
March Fever is giving away some serious cash to anyone who can own the bracket this year. Get every game right and walk away with $1,00,000. Get 61 or 62 games correct and take home $10,000.
RotoGuru
This fantasy sports site is offering up $5,000 to anyone who gets within 1% of the best possible score.
The PantaGraph
The NCAA Tournament field is set! Millions will take part in office pools this season. We have tracked down the top online March Madness contests with the best prizes. Most are free to join!
List of 2019 March Madness Bracket Challenges to Fill Out & Prizes
Yahoo Sports
If you enter just one bracket challenge this year, do yourself a favor and submit it at Yahoo. This year's challenge is known referred to as the 'Best Bracket Millionaire.' No more pick a perfect bracket and win at million bucks. Simply finish with the best score on Yahoo's site and receive a check for $1,000,000.
ESPN
ESPN's Tournament Challenge gives you a chance to win a a trip for two to the 2019 Maui Invitational. That includes roundtrip airfare, 5 night hotel accommodations and tickets to all sessions. On top of that, they throw in a $10,000 Amazon.com gift card.
There is one downside to this challenge. The grand prize does not go to the contestant with the highest score. There will be a random drawing from top 1% of all entrants to determine the winner.
CBS Sports
Compete in CBS Sports Bracket Challenge for a Final Four package worth $10,000. The winner gets 4 tickets to the 2020 Final Four games (semifinals and championship). As well as $6,000 cash for hotel/airfare. Like ESPN, the top bracket doesn't guarantee you the prize. CBS takes the top 10% of all submissions and selects the grand prize winner at random.
Fox Sports/Sports Illustrated
Win the 'Cousin Sal Bets the House Bracket Challenge' and take home a check for $10,000. While that's just a fraction of what Yahoo is offering for their winner, pick a perfect bracket and you will get the keys to ‘Cousin Sal's house in Manhattan Beach, California. For those wondering, the house is estimated to be worth $4.5 million.
NCAA.com
The official site of college sports is in on the action. Enter the 'Capital One NCAA March Madness Bracket Challenge' and compete for some cool prizes.
USA Today
Find out if you have what it takes to earn the title 'Office Champ' by entering the USA Today pool. Not the best of prizes, but USA Today is expected to hand out five $1,000 Visa gift cards in a random drawing for those top participants that qualify.
Jiffy Tickets
Jiffy Tickets is definitely one I recommend taking part in. They pay out in gift cards of your choice (great selection) for the top ten finishers in their contest.
- 1st Place: $1,000
- 2nd Place: $500
- 3rd Place: $300
- 4th-10th Place: $100
Alumni Hall
Looking for some new apparel to support your favorite team? Join the Alumni Hall Bracket Challenge. They are giving away gift card (to their site) to the top 10 contestants.
Bokampers Bracket
A perfect bracket in this contest will net you $1,000,000. Anyone who can get 60+ games right will receive $25,000 in cash. If neither of those are hit, the bracket champion will take home a 60″ HDTV, while 2nd place gets a $200 gift card.
MarchMadnet
Win cash by taking down the top spot in the March Mandet Challenge. Unlike other contests, they offer you a chance to redeem yourself if you get off to a bad start.
Old Chicago
Finish with the highest score in the Old Chicago contest and win a trip for two to the 1st and 2nd rounds of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Includes round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and a $500 visa.
March Fever
March Fever is giving away some serious cash to anyone who can own the bracket this year. Get every game right and walk away with $1,00,000. Get 61 or 62 games correct and take home $10,000.
RotoGuru
This fantasy sports site is offering up $5,000 to anyone who gets within 1% of the best possible score.
The PantaGraph
Enter of a chance to win a La-Z-Boy Kennedy Sofa
NBC Sports Washington
Grand prize for this bracket challenge is a 3-night trip for four to Universal Orlando Rest. Includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, admission to Universal Studios, Island of Adventures and Volcano Bay Water Park, as well as tickets to see the Blue Man Group.
Top Online Sportsbooks NCAA Tournament Money Contests & Pool Payouts
5Dimes
Play Ncaa Brackets online, free
This sportsbook offers some serious cash for anyone who picks a perfect bracket. The prize depends on what size pool you decide to join ($1, $5, $10 or $25). Anyone who plays in their $25 pool and picks a perfect bracket will receive a cool $25 million.
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A perfect bracket pays $10 million in their $10 pool, $5 million in their $5 pool, and $1 million in their $1 pool. All you need is a 5Dimes account to get in on the action.
They are paying out 100% of all prize money for each pool and there's no limit on the number of brackets you can fill out!
Bookmaker
Bookmaker returns their $1 million perfect bracket contest for 2016. If nobody is perfect, they are also paying out a grand prize of $10,000 cash. Second place gets $5,000 and third takes $2,000. Not bad!
You must have a Bookmaker account to enter. You will receive one entry to the contest for every $100 deposited.
BetOnline
BetOnline users can't pass up on their bracket contest. If you create a new account you can get up to $1,000 in a free play bonus! They are also bringing back the Bracket Challenge from last season. This contest features a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool ($3,500 to the winner)!
Play Ncaa Brackets Online
This year they are also giving an extra $1,000 to anyone who picks all Final Four teams. You must have an account to enter. Gain entry by placing a wager of $25 or more.
WagerWeb
WagerWeb offers $1 million to anyone with a perfect bracket this year. They are also paying the top 100 brackets. Prizes range from $5,000 to the winner to $10 for 51st through 100th place.