Basketball · 8 to 16 teams on one or two courts
Basketball tournament bracket template
Set the number of teams, drop in the names and generate. Seeding, byes and winner progression are handled for you — then print it for the wall or share the link.
Basketball 20–40 minutes (or first to 21 for 3x3) PDF & PNG Printable
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Free · no accountTournament details
Number of teams or players
Format
8Entrants
7Matches
3Rounds
0Byes
Participantsdrag to re-seed
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No byes needed — every entrant plays in round one.
0 of 7 matches decided
Tournament bracket
8 entrants · single elimination · 7 matches · 0 byesQuarter-finals
M1 · Quarter-final
M2 · Quarter-final
M3 · Quarter-final
M4 · Quarter-final
Semi-finals
M5 · Semi-final
M6 · Semi-final
Final
M7 · Final
Running a basketball tournament
3x3 half-court formats run fast enough that double elimination fits inside an afternoon — worth it, because one cold shooting streak should not end a team’s day.
Basketball cannot end level, so every bracket match produces a clean winner. Score entry advances the winner automatically.
Match length
20–40 minutes (or first to 21 for 3x3)
Typical field
8 to 16 teams on one or two courts
8 teams
7 matches as a knockout, 14 as double elimination