Printable March Madness Bracket For Basketball Fans Kids Activities Blog

It’s that time of year again – March Madness is upon us! As the best teams in college basketball gear up for the big dance, I’m so thrilled to share with basketball fans a printable NCAA bracket for this year’s tournament. 

March Madness starts on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 and ends on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Our free files come with two printable March Madness brackets in PDF form for the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament. These brackets are super easy to use, and perfect for tracking all the action from the first round to the national championship game.

Here is the schedule for this year’s tournament:

• Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 17
• First Four: March 19-20
• First round: March 21-22
• Second round: March 23-24 
• Sweet 16: March 28-29 
• Elite Eight: March 30-31 
• Final Four: Saturday, April 6
• NCAA championship game: Monday, April 8

Printable Tournament Bracket – Simple version

Our first printable bracket for March Madness comes in a clean design that is really easy to use. Use coloring pencils or pens to write down your predictions! Down below you can find the list of the playing teams.

Printable Tournament Bracket – Fun design

Our second March Madness bracket printable comes with a fun design in black and white, ready to be colored with some bright colors. Because of this, it’s perfect for kids who are also basketball fans.

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March Madness Bracket printable are sized for standard letter printer paper dimensions – 8.5 x 11 inches.

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March Madness Bracket Printable

How to use the printable tournament bracket?

There are many bracket scoring systems since they are a fun way to add a competitive edge to your March Madness experience. Using our bracket scoring system is simple enough for kids and adults alike. Here’s how it works:

Each person will receive a printable bracket with 16 lines on each side, representing the first round matchups. As the tournament progresses, participants will fill in their predictions in the bracket picks for each game, choosing the team they believe will advance to the next round. After each game, simply cross out the losing team and continue to fill in the bracket for the next round. As the field narrows down, participants will have fewer options to choose from, with 8 lines for the second round, 4 lines for the semifinals, and finally, 2 lines for the championship game. At the end of the tournament, the participant who correctly predicts the most games and ultimately selects the national champion will be crowned the winner of the bracket challenge!

Here are the teams playing this season:

1. EAST REGION (BOSTON) Brooklyn, NY
   No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Quinnipiac
   No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 Texas A&M Spokane, WA
   No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 13 Akron
   No. 5 Utah State vs. No. 12 Appalachian State Pittsburgh, PA
   No. 3 Dayton vs. No. 14 Vermont
   No. 6 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 11 Saint Mary’s Indianapolis, IN
   No. 2 Wisconsin vs. No. 15 Youngstown State
   No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Indiana State
2. MIDWEST REGION (DETROIT)
   Indianapolis, IN
   No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Merrimack/South Dakota State
   No. 8 St. John’s vs. No. 9 Memphis
   Brooklyn, NY
   No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Samford
   No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Princeton
   Omaha, NE
   No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 14 Morehead State
   No. 6 San Diego State vs. No. 11 Cincinnati
   Omaha, NE
   No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 15 Colgate
   No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 10 Colorado State
3. SOUTH REGION (DALLAS)
   Memphis, TN
   No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Lipscomb
   No. 8 Northwestern vs. No. 9 Boise State
   Spokane, WA
   No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 UC Irvine
   No. 5 Texas Tech vs. No. 12 Grand Canyon
   Memphis, TN
   No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 14 Louisiana Tech
   No. 6 New Mexico vs. No. 11 Nebraska/Washington State
   Charlotte, NC
   No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 High Point
   No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Mississippi State
4. WEST REGION (LOS ANGELES)
   Charlotte, NC
   No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Southern/Norfolk State
   No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 Seton Hall
   Salt Lake City, UT
   No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 13 McNeese State
   No. 5 Illinois vs. No. 12 Texas/Providence
   Pittsburgh, PA
   No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 14 Drexel
   No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 Florida
   Salt Lake City, UT
   No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Eastern Washington
   No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Michigan State

So now you’re all ready for March Madness! Grab your printables, a pen or two, and start predicting!

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If you used our March Madness bracket, how many predictions did you get right?