A tournament bracket is a diagram that shows the matchups in a single-elimination tournament. Teams are seeded into slots, winners advance to the next round, and losers are eliminated. The bracket visually traces the path each team must take to reach the championship. Brackets are used for sports tournaments, esports, March Madness pools, office competitions, and any single-elimination contest.

Lose once and you're out. Each round halves the number of teams: 16 → 8 → 4 → 2 → champion. Teams are seeded so the highest-ranked plays the lowest-ranked in the first round. Winners advance to the next slot in the bracket; losers are done.

8-team, 16-team, and 32-team single elimination brackets, each on its own printable page. Pick the one that fits your tournament size.

Yes — all printable brackets are completely free. Print directly from your browser or save as a PDF. No signup required.

Any single-elimination tournament: basketball, soccer, volleyball, pickleball, tennis, cornhole, beer pong, video game tournaments, esports, March Madness office pools, hot wings cook-offs, school spelling bees — anything where you have teams or competitors and you need to track who advances.

Write each competitor's name in the first-round slots according to their seed. After each match, write the winner's name in the next slot to the right. Continue until you have a champion in the final slot.

Yes — ScoreKeeperCo offers a free online tournament bracket maker that updates in real-time and can be shared with all participants via a link. Use the printable bracket for off-line tournaments and the digital one for events where you want everyone to follow the standings live.