27 Team Single Elimination Bracket
26 games, 5 rounds, 5 byes. Type the names and print.
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
12
2
3
13
20
4
14
5
15
21
24
6
16
7
8
17
22
9
18
10
11
19
23
25
26
Type a score, or tap a team to send it through.
- Teams
- 27
- Games
- 26
- Rounds
- 5
- Byes
- 5
How the 27-team bracket is laid out
27 teams leave 5 empty slots in the first round. Seeds 1 to 5 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, 6 v 27, 11 v 22.
The champion plays 4 or 5 games. At 30 minutes a game the whole bracket takes about 13 hours on one court.
Third place
Switch on the third-place game to add one more game between the two semifinal losers, for 27 in all.
If one loss feels too harsh
The 27-team double elimination bracket gives every team a second chance and takes 52 games.