Tournament Bracket Strategy Guide
Better bracket decisions for both organizers and participants.
1. Structure before picks
Confirm team count, seeding logic, and tie-break rules before anyone fills a bracket. Most bracket chaos is process failure, not prediction failure.
2. Avoid over-picking upsets
Upsets are real, but overloading them sinks brackets. Make targeted upset picks where matchup style and team form justify risk.
3. Weight later rounds more
In most pool scoring systems, semifinal and final picks matter most. Build your bracket backwards from champion and finalist confidence.
4. Run your pool with one source of truth
Share one bracket URL and update winners there. This prevents conflicting versions and repeated manual announcements.
Build your bracket now
Start free with 4-64 team single-elimination brackets and shareable links.