NCAA 2027 Season
March Madness Bracket 2027 - Free Printable NCAA Template
Build your March Madness bracket with our free tool. The 2027 field expands to 76 teams, with a 12-game Opening Round trimming it to the 64-team main draw. Enter your 64 teams once the Selection Sunday field is set, print a clean one-page bracket, share with your office pool, and track scores round by round.
NCAA Bracket Maker - 64 Teams
How March Madness Works
The 76-Team Field (2027)
- -76 teams selected on Selection Sunday (mid-March) from 2027, up from 68
- -Opening Round: 12 play-in games (24 teams) reduce the field to 64, replacing the four-game First Four
- -4 regions: East, West, South, Midwest
- -16 seeds per region (1 seed is the best, 16 is the worst)
- -Final Four: regional champions meet
- -Championship game: the national champion crowned
Tournament Facts
Total teams64 (main draw)
Total rounds6
Total games63
1-seed vs 16-seed upsetsVery rare but they happen
Best upset to watch12 seeds beating 5 seeds
Peak traffic windowMid-Feb to mid-Apr
Office Pool Quick Guide
Standard Scoring System
Round of 641 point per correct pick
Round of 322 points
Sweet 164 points
Elite 88 points
Final Four16 points
Championship32 points
Running the Pool
- 1. Share this tool URL with participants
- 2. Each person enters their picks and saves their URL
- 3. Lock picks before the first game tip-off
- 4. Update your master bracket as games complete
- 5. Share the updated URL after each round
- 6. Classic tiebreaker: total points in championship game
March Madness Bracket FAQ
How many teams are in the 2027 March Madness tournament?
From 2027 the NCAA Division I basketball tournament expands to 76 teams, up from 68. The NCAA announced the change on 7 May 2026. The 64-team main draw and its 63 games are unchanged; the eight extra teams are absorbed into a larger Opening Round.
How does the expanded 76-team Opening Round work?
24 teams play 12 Opening Round games on the Tuesday and Wednesday after Selection Sunday. The 12 winners join the 52 teams that qualify straight to the First Round, completing the 64-team main draw that still starts Thursday and Friday. This replaces the old four-game First Four.
How many rounds and games are in a March Madness bracket?
The 64-team main draw has 6 rounds - First Round (round of 64), Round of 32, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, and the Championship - and 63 games in total. The bracket maker above builds the full 64-team draw.
How does March Madness office pool scoring work?
The most common pool system doubles the points each round: 1 point per correct pick in the Round of 64, then 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 in the Championship. A perfect bracket scores 192 points. The classic tiebreaker is the total points scored in the championship game.