26 Team Single Elimination Bracket
25 games, 5 rounds, 6 byes. Type the names and print.
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
11
2
3
12
19
4
13
5
14
20
23
6
15
7
8
16
21
9
17
10
18
22
24
25
Type a score, or tap a team to send it through.
- Teams
- 26
- Games
- 25
- Rounds
- 5
- Byes
- 6
How the 26-team bracket is laid out
26 teams leave 6 empty slots in the first round. Seeds 1 to 6 get the byes and start in round 2.
First-round games: 16 v 17, 8 v 25, 9 v 24, 13 v 20, 12 v 21, 15 v 18, 7 v 26, 10 v 23, 14 v 19, 11 v 22.
The champion plays 4 or 5 games. At 30 minutes a game the whole bracket takes about 12 h 30 min on one court.
Third place
Switch on the third-place game to add one more game between the two semifinal losers, for 26 in all.
If one loss feels too harsh
The 26-team double elimination bracket gives every team a second chance and takes 50 games.