A college basketball bracket challenge for friend groups: start a crew, share the code, pick all 63 games and watch the standings move live. Until the field is out, practice on 40 years of real tournaments, play the daily pick'em and keep your quiz streak.
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Built for friend groups, with something to play every day until the big dance.
Thousands of simulations after every game: your odds to win the crew and who to root for tonight.
Busted champions, new brackets, reactions and preset trash talk – the group chat, built in.
Friends join with six letters. Standings, brackets after tip-off and early calls for every crew.
Big team cards game by game – a full bracket in a few minutes.
Four regions, last four and title game. Your picks glow in school colours.
Scores update every few minutes, with points and maximum possible for each bracket.
Crew owners choose round points and seed bonuses for brave picks.
Every tournament since 1985 (men) and 1994 (women) – fill blind, then reveal.
Busted early? Fill a new bracket from the last 16 on.
The five best games each day and Upset or Not?, with a streak.
Three steps from the group chat to the title game.
Name it after the office, the family or the group chat and share the six-letter code. Everyone joins free – no accounts, no passwords.
Quick mode for game-by-game picks with big team cards, or the full sheet for a whole region. Champion, last four and a tiebreaker.
Results and live scores update by themselves. Your crew table shows points and the maximum each bracket can still reach.
Big bracket apps are built for millions of strangers and go quiet for eleven months. Bracket Crew is built for your group: a crew code instead of sign-ups, scoring rules your group chooses (upset bonuses included), and something to play every day before March – practice brackets from every tournament since 1985, a daily pick'em of the best games and the Upset or Not quiz. No ads, no entry fees, no prize money – just bragging rights.
| Bracket Crew | Typical bracket app | |
|---|---|---|
| Ads | None | Banners and video ads |
| Sign-up | None – a crew code is enough | Account and e-mail |
| Custom scoring and upset bonus | Yes, per crew | Rarely |
| Something to play before March | Practice brackets, daily pick'em, quiz | Nothing |
| Real-money betting | Never | Sometimes promoted |
Every screen – from the countdown to the crew table.
The countdown to the field, today's pick'em, the quiz and this week's throwback bracket.
Big team cards with seed history; upset odds with the Season Pass.
Each region at a glance, picks glowing in school colours.
Live win odds for everyone in the crew and the games to root for.
Busted champions, reactions and bragging rights in one feed.
Fill a past bracket blind, then watch the reveal round by round.
Five real games from past tournaments every day.
Learn the scoring, check today's bracketology or get the app.
Yes. Drafting, the daily draft and full seasons are free and there are no ads. An optional upgrade unlocks every mode and unlimited jokers.
Yes, and there are no ads. Crews, one bracket per tournament, live scoring, pick'em, the daily quiz, bracketology and the last ten years of practice brackets are free. Optional one-time passes: the Season Pass (10 brackets, upset and win odds, smart autofill, the full archive) and the Crew Pass for organisers (win odds, custom scoring and 3 brackets for the whole crew).
No. You only pick a name your crew will see. A random ID on your phone links your brackets – you can delete everything in Me → Delete my data.
The moment the 68-team field is announced (Sunday, 14 March 2027). Brackets lock at the first tip-off of the first round.
No. There are no entry fees, no prizes and no real money involved – just points and bragging rights.
No. Bracket Crew is an independent fan game and is not affiliated with any college, conference or governing body.
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