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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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Tournament 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 byes
Quarter-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