Giant List of March Madness Contests (Free & Paid)

Updated 3/19/2024:

 

Filling out March Madness Brackets has become a true part of American Sports culture. From the small $20 office pool to the nationwide online contests with hundreds of thousands of NCAA Tournament entries -there is no shortage of places to make your picks in an effort to become a champion yourself. 

 
Here is a simple to use list of some of the hundreds of free bracket contests you can join yourself. [Subject to local laws, cannot guarantee accuracy of list.]
 

Free NCAA Bracket Contests:

Contest Link

Prize

Details

$125,000

Create up to 25 brackets per user. 

$1M / $25k

$1M for a perfect bracket – top bracket gets $25,000

$25,000

Join the nationwide contest, or create your own private contest to compete against your friends.

Trip to the 2025 Final Four

One of the largest contests, hosted by CBS Sports. 

$50,000

Hosted by Draftkings

Betting Website Bracket Contests & Promotions:

Contest Link

Prize

Details

$50,000 (share)

  • “Tourney Shuffle’Em” Free contest for a share of $50,000 to pick the final 4 teams 

Various

  • 25% Profit Boost for “First Four” games
  • 25% Profit Boost for “Region Winner” bets
  • No Sweat Bet Promotion

$10,000,000 / $100,000

Perfect bracket gets $10M, 1st place $100,000.

Various

“No regret first bet” – Up to $1,000 in credits on first bet loss.

-$1,000,000

Perfect bracket gets $1M, 1st place $5,000.

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