March Madness is TODAY, and with it comes the yearly tradition of filling out your NCAA college basketball tournament bracket. Doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned college basketball fan that catches every game of your university of choice or just joining in for the fun at the office, having a printable, up-to-date bracket (that’s FREE) is essential to fully engage with the excitement of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. We got you covered with a couple versions embedded and PDF and image versions.​

The Evolution to 68 Teams

Originally featuring a standard 64 team bracket with 32 teams on either side of the tournament, the NCAA Tournament expanded in 2011 to include four additional teams, bringing the total to 68. This change introduced the “First Four,” a couple play-in games that determine the final spots in the traditional 64-team bracket. While the core structure remains familiar, this expansion adds an extra layer of excitement and opportunity for teams on the bubble.​

Despite the expansion, the 64-team bracket remains the standard for most fans. It offers a balanced mix of powerhouse programs and potential Cinderella stories, making each matchup intriguing. This year, top seeds like Auburn, Duke, Houston, and Florida enter as favorites, but history has shown year after year after year that anything can happen once the tournament begins. The inclusion of automatic bids ensures representation from smaller conferences, setting the stage for underdog teams to make memorable runs.​

Tips for Completing Your Bracket

  • Research Teams: While upsets are a hallmark of March Madness, understanding team strengths, weaknesses, and season performance can inform your choices.​

  • Consider Seed Histories: Historically, certain seeds are more prone to upsets. For instance, 12-seeds often have success against 5-seeds.​

  • Balance Heart and Head: It’s tempting to pick your favorite team to go all the way, but balancing loyalty with logical choices can improve your bracket’s success.​

Printable March Madness Bracket

Participating in bracket challenges is a tradition that transcends basketball expertise. Whether you’re analyzing team statistics or choosing based on mascots, filling out a bracket brings a sense of involvement and anticipation. Office pools, friendly wagers, and online competitions unite fans in the shared experience of predicting outcomes, fostering camaraderie and friendly competition.

To immerse yourself fully in March Madness, having a printable March Madness bracket is invaluable. It allows you to track game results, monitor your predictions, and visualize potential matchups as the tournament progresses. You can download and print the official 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket from reputable sources such as CBSSports.com and the NCAA’s official website.

March Madness is hours away, and let’s be honest—if you’re reading this you need a game plan. The first step is to print one of our 2025 March Madness bracket, your trusty sidekick for tracking every buzzer-beater, Cinderella story, and heartbreakingly bad pick (looking at you, last year’s bracket). Download the above bracket with NCAA background in PNG image or PDF format <- here.

Our PDF brackets keeps things simple, laying out every matchup from the First Four to the Final Four, so you don’t have to rely on memory (or frantic Google searches). Download the bracket from the top of this post here in image format or here in printable PDF. Once downloaded and printed, get to filling in the winners as you go and watch your predictions either flourish… or crash and burn in spectacular fashion. With dedicated spaces for every round, you’ll never miss a game—or an opportunity to gloat when your underdog pick pulls off an upset. So grab your bracket, make your best (or worst) picks, and enjoy the madness!