6 Best Free March Madness Bracket Contests For 2022
Filling out a March Madness bracket can not only show off your knowledge of college basketball, but it can also be quite rewarding. Here are the six best free March Madness contests for this year's NCAA Tournament:
1. BetMGM March Madness Bracket Challenge
- Participants will be awarded for each correctly predicted game, scored as follows:
- First Round: 1 point
- Second Round: 2 points
- Sweet 16: 4 points
- Elite 8: 8 points
- Final Four: 16 points
- National Championship: 32 points
- $10 million will be awarded to any participant who scores a perfect bracket
- If there are no perfect brackets, the player with the highest scoring bracket will win $100,000 guaranteed
2. DraftKings March Mania Survivor Pool
- According to the DraftKings website, this is how it works: Pick one team each day during the tournament to win (except for the Elite 8, where you pick one team across the four Saturday and Sunday games)
- If your pick wins, you advance and are eligible to select a team for the next round
- The last contestant standing will win $30,000, and if there is more than one winner, the $30,000 prize will be split evenly
3. Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick'Em
- Participants will be awarded points for each correctly predicted game; Yahoo uses a standard doubling system for scoring, with each game being worth double than the previous round
- The grand prize, awarded to the participant with the highest total points at the conclusion of the tournament, will win a $25,000 prize and an MGM Resort vacation package in Las Vegas valued at $10,000
4. ESPN Tournament Challenge
- Points will be awarded for each correctly predicted game, scored as follows:
- First Round: 10 points
- Second Round: 20 points
- Sweet 16: 40 points
- Elite 8: 80 points
- Final Four: 160 points
- National Championship: 320 points
- The participants who score the highest number of points per round will automatically be entered into a drawing for the grand prize of $100,000
5. CBS Sports Bracket Challenge
- Points will be awarded for each correctly predicted game, scored as follows:
- First Round: 1 point
- Second Round: 2 points
- Sweet 16: 4 points
- Elite 8: 8 points
- Final Four: 16 points
- National Championship: 32 points
- The grand prize will be drawn from a pool consisting of the top 10% scorers, and consists of 4 tickets to the 2023 Final Four and $6,000 in cash towards transportation and hotels
6. Bet365 Bracket Challenge
- Points will be awarded for each correctly predicted game, scored as follows:
- First Round: 10 points
- Second Round: 20 points
- Sweet 16: 40 points
- Elite 8: 80 points
- Final Four: 160 points
- National Championship: 320 points
- $5 million will be rewarded to any participant who correctly predicts all 63 games
- In the event of no perfect brackets, the prizes are awarded as follows:
- First place: $100,000
- Second place: $25,000
- Third place: $10,000
- Fourth place: $5,000
- Fifth place: $1,000
- Further prizes available up to 1000th position
*Terms and Conditions apply for each individual bracket challenge. See official websites for more information.