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2010 March Madness Tournaments

Updated March 22, 2010 - Is your bracket destroyed? So is mine. After I started out with such promise going 25 of 32 in the first round, I ended the second round with 3 of my final 4 eliminated including my champion pick. I also missed more than half of the Sweet 16.

Speaking of which, here are some of the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 bracket contests that I have found so far. There obviously isn't as many late round bracket pools as regular ones. If I find any more, I will be sure to update it on this page.

Sweet 16 Bracket Contests

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Prizes / Money

Bracket Rules

Contest Eligibility

Round of 16 $10,000 Contest from BetUS Contest will open March 23 at noon and close on March 26 at noon.	Perfect Bracket Entry wins $10,000 Top 5 places win prizes 1st Place - $250 Casino Chip 2nd-5th Place - Prize Pack	Unknown at this time Will Update when more information is available	18 and Older Must have a BetUS account or register an account for free. Free Entry for every $100 worth deposited at BetUS.com between 12PM EST 3/18/2010 and 5PM EST 3/25/2009 (After First Round starts but Before Sweet 16 Round)
$10,000 Round of 8 Contest from BetUS Contest will open on March 26 at noon and close on tip off of March 27 Games.	Perfect Bracket Entry wins $10,000 Top 5 places win prizes 1st Place - $250 Casino Chip 2nd-5th Place - Prize Pack Prize pack unknown will update	Unknown at this time Will Update when more information is available	18 and Older Free Contest Must have a BetUS account or register an account for free. Free Entry for every $100 worth deposited at BetUS.com between 12PM EST 3/26/2010 and before opening tip of first game on 3/27/2010
$50,000 BetPhoenix NCAA Sweet 16 Bracket Contest Before Sweet 16 Games Start	1st Place - $5000 2nd Place - $4000 3rd Place - $3000 4th Place - $2000 5th Place - $1000 6th - 15th - $750 16th - 25th - $500 26th - 40th - $400 41st - 80th - $300 81st - 100th - $200 Dead Last Place - $500	Coming soon!	All accounts will get 1 free entry and additional entries may be acquired for every $200 you deposit. Free entries win $100 max Ties are broken according to time of your entry submission BetPhoenix Promotions
BetMania NCAA Sweet16 Bracket Contest Must be submitted before the start of the Sweet 16 play	1st Place - $5000 2nd Place - $4000 3rd Place - $3000 4th Place - $2000 5th Place - $1000 6th - 15th - $750 16th - 25th - $500 26th - 40th - $400 41st - 80th - $300 81st - 100th - $200 Dead Last Place - $500	Coming Soon!	All accounts will get 1 free entry and additional entries may be acquired for every $200 you deposit. Free entries win $100 max Ties are broken according to time of your entry submission

2010 Sweet 16 Bracket

Updated 11:00 AM March 18, 2010 - Some of the contests have already closed but others are still open for one more hour. The ones that say you have until tip-off have about 1 hour 20 minutes to go. After that, this page will be updated one more time this year and all of the Sweet 16 contests that I can find will be listed. I know for sure that BetUS has both a Sweet 16 and Elite 8 contests. BetPhoenix also has a Sweet 16 contest. CBS Sports has a round by round contest that allows you to re-pick after each round.

Updated March 15, 2010 - Time to fill out your brackets. Here are a couple of quick tips for you to think about. 18 of the past 21 NCAA tournament champions have been a 1 or 2 seed. The three exceptions are 4 seed Arizona in 1997 and 3 seeds Syracuse in 2003 and Florida in 2006. Also only three times since 1986 has a seed lower than 6 made the Final Four. The exceptions are George Mason in 2006 (11 seed) and both North Carolina and Wisconsin (both 8 seeds) in 2000. Finally, according to Bodog.com your odds of submitting a perfect bracket are about 1 in 9,000,000,000,000 (nine quadrillion) making the odds of hitting the Powerball lottery much more likely.

Still looking for and adding new bracket contests. The first group shown are contests that are 100% free to enter. Many of them allow you create and manage your own group. Below that are the bracket entries that you have to pay for or signup with a sportsbook for. Many of the sportsbook contests require you to deposit and wager on games. I've looked through their requirements and have listed them to try to make sure you aren't surprised.

Take a look at some of the first couple on the money bracket tournaments list if you want a chance win some money without thousands to millions of people playing.

Also take a look at 5dimes sportsbook if you want to play in one or more $1, $5, $10 or $25 bracket pools. I don't believe that they have any wagering requirements in order to sign up and participate in the pools. The pools are 100% winner takes all.

Here are some of the best March Madness bracket contests that I have found this year:

Free March Madness Contests

March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
Sobe Fanshouse Zero Inhibitions Bracket Challenge Must be submitted before the first game tips off	Perfect bracket - $9 million 7 prizes total Round of 64 - $250,000 Round of 32 - $150,000 Round of 16 - $100,000 Round of 8 - $75,000 Round of 4 - $50,000 Championship - $25,000 Cumulative Tournament Bracket Score $350,000	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Create a Group 18 and Older USA Resident Free Contest
ESPN Tournament Challenge Must be submitted by March 18, 2010 Locks at the start of the first game	1st Place - $10,000 2nd Place - $5,000	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 10 points 2nd Round - 20 Points Sweet 16 - 40 Points Elite 8 - 80 Points Final Four -160 Points Champion - 320 Points	Create a Group 13 and Older USA Resident Free Contest
NBC Sports It's Madness Must be submitted by March 18, 2010 Locks at the start of the first game	Grand Prize - $2,000 check 2nd Prize - 32 inch LCD TV 3rd - 6th Place - Blu-Ray Player 7th - 9th -16 GB Ipod Touch 10th - 20th - NBC Sports Polo	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four -12 Points Champion - 16 Points	Create a Group 18 and Older USA Resident Free Contest
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
Yahoo Tourney Pick'em Must be submitted by March 18, 2010 Before the tip off of the first game played	1st Place - $10,000 Perfect Bracket - $1 Million	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four -16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Create a Group 18 and Older USA Resident Free Contest
Hooters Fox Bracket Challenge Must be submitted by 9:00a.m. March 18, 2010	Perfect Bracket - $1 Million 1st Prize (2 awarded) 3 Day/2 Night Trip to Vegas Valued at $2,100 2nd Prize (23 awarded) 1 Month Supply of Hooters Wings - $100 value	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four -16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Create a Group 21 and Older USA Resident Free Contest
USA Today March Mania Contest Must be submitted by 9:00a.m. March 18, 2010	Perfect Bracket - $100,000 1st Prize - $1,500 and a trophy 2nd Prize - $250 and a trophy 3rd Prize - $100 and a trophy	Different scoring system Wins have a base number of points earned. Added to that is the round number times the seed number. If you pick the 5th seed team to win in the 3rd round, you will get 6 Points + (3 x 5) or 21 points	Create a Group 18 and Older USA Resident Free Contest
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
MarchMadNet.com Ultimate Hoops Challenge Must be submitted by before tipoff of first game on March 18, 2010	1st Prize - $100 Cash 2nd Prize - $50 Cash 3rd through 5th place - Hat from Bodog.com	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1/2 Point 2nd Round - 1 Point Sweet 16 - 2 Points Elite 8 - 4 Points Final Four - 4 Points Champion - 8 Points	One Entry per Person With valid email address 18 and Older Free Contest
CBS Sports Mayhem Bracket Challenge Must be entered before tipoff of the first game on March 18, 2010	Grand Prize - 2011 M Infiniti Random drawing for grand prize from top 10% of entries	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	18 and Older USA Resident or Canada (no Quebec) Free Contest
CBS Sports Round by Round Brackets Each round has a deadline just before the tipoff of the first game each round	1st round - $500 prize 2nd round - $500 prize Sweet 16 - $750 prize Elite Eight - $750 prize Final Four - $1000 prize Championship - $1500 prize Random drawing for prizes from top 10% of entries	Pick the correct winners for each round New contest starts each round	18 and Older USA Resident or Canada (no Quebec) Free Contest
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
SI.com Bracket Challenge on Facebook Must be submitted before Thu 03/18/2010 12:15 PM ET	$5,000 Grand Prize	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Create a Group 18 and Older USA Resident Free Contest
Sportsco.com $7,500 100% free College Hoops Tourney Must be submitted before Thursday 12:00 noon ET	1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $250 3rd Place - $125 4th Place - $75 5th Place - $50 Top 25 - $5 Next 200 - $3	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 1 Points Sweet 16 - 2 Points Elite 8 - 3 Points Final Four - 4 Points Champion - 5 Points 5 point bonus for guessing Championship game point total	18 and Older Only 1 entry per person Free Contest
AT&T N CAA March Madness Games on Sirius\|XM Must be submitted before the first game on Thursday	In One-Shot Game Grand Prize - trip to NYC Valued at $2,600 (2) 2nd Prize - Samsung Mythic (7) 3rd Prize - Sirius\|XM T-shirt In Re-Pick Game Ten Prizes - All T-shirts	All games get a certain number of points based on the round points plus the Round # times the Seed # Round 1 - 2 + (1 X seed) Round 2 - 4 + (2 X seed) Round 3 - 6 + (3 X seed) Round 4 - 8 + (4 X seed) Round 5 - 12 + (5 X seed) Round 6 - 20 + (6 X seed)	18 and Older US Resident Only 1 entry per person Free Contest
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
Champs Sports College Basketball 2010 Pick'em Must be submitted before noon on Thursday	(4) Grand Prize - Alienware Laptop + $50 Champs Gift card (5) First Prize - $100 Champs (10) Second Prize - $50 Champs gift card (20) Third Prize - $25 Champs	All points are determined by the winning teams seed number times the round that the teams played. If a number 10 seed wins in the second round, you would get 20 points.	18 and Older US Resident, excluding US territories Only 1 entry per person Free Contest
Ruby Tuesday $1,000,000 Perfect Bracket Challenge Must be submitted before 9:00AM ET on Thursday	$1,000,000 for perfect bracket 15 top winners will receive random prizes from the prize pool (mostly electronics valued from $1000 to $100) Round by Round Contest 50 prizes total draw from prize pool	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 2 points 2nd Round - 4 Points Sweet 16 - 8 Points Elite 8 - 16 Points Final Four - 32 Points Champion - 64 Points	18 and Older Facebook memeber US Resident (50 states or DC) Only 1 entry per person Free Contest
103.7 The Buzz Bracket Challange Must be submitted before first game on Thursday	1st Place - Trip for Four to Vegas - valued $6,000 2nd Place - Two Airline Tickets to anywhere in the continental United States - valued $1,000 3rd Place - Two WallCrashers valued - $200	Each round winner is the person with the most points in a round Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 12 Points Champion - 16 Points	18 and Older National Contest US Resident Only 1 entry per person Free Contest
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
theScore.com NCAA March Madness $10,000 Bracket Buster Must be submitted before 9:00AM ET on Thursday	$10,000 in cash prizes $500 Cash awarded to 10 random players who submit a valid entry $500 Cash awarded to 10 random players who finish in the top 10%	Each round winner is the person with the most points in a round Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	16 and Older US (excluding FL, NY and RI) or Canada (no Quebec) Only 1 entry per person Free Contest
WWMT.com Bracket Buster Channel 3 Grand Rapids Must be submitted before 9:00AM ET on Thursday	$1,000,000 for perfect bracket $10,000 for missing one or two $1,000 for missing three Grand Prize - President Series College Watch (team of choice) + 16GB iPod Touch Each round also has a winner for most points earned in a round - each gets a better team watch the further you get in the rounds	Each round winner is the person with the most points in a round Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 2 points 2nd Round - 4 Points Sweet 16 - 8 Points Elite 8 - 16 Points Final Four - 32 Points Champion - 64 Points	18 and Older National Contest US or Canada Citizen Only 1 entry per person Free Contest (I have found several related tournaments w/ the same prize)
NCAA.com Bracket Challenge Must be submitted by the start of first game on March 18, 2010	None to my knowledge I just like the underdog format that they have	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 point for favorite 2 points for the underdog 2nd Round - 2 points for favorite 4 points for the underdog Sweet 16 - 3 points for favorite 6 points for the underdog Elite 8 - 4 points for favorite 8 points for the underdog Final Four -16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Create a Group Need to register in order to play. Free Contest

Money March Madness Contests

March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
$5 iSportsLinks.com Bracket Challenge Entry must be submitted by 11:55 AM ET Thursday, March 18	1st Place - 60% of pool 2nd Place - 20% of pool 3rd Place - 10% of pool 4th Place - 5% of pool	1 point per game	Each entry is $5 Enter as many times as you want Home town and email address is all that's required
$20 MarchPools.com March Madness Tournament Entry must be submitted before the first game on Thursday, March 18	Determined after all brackets are received	1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points Also, add the seed number to points won for the game to get total points won.	Each entry is $20 Enter as many times as you want
$10 Radmax Bracket Madness Entry must be submitted before the first game tips off	Cash payouts for the top 10 places Also cash payouts for the last 3 places	First 4 rounds The points for each game is determined by the margin of victory times the round. Correct picks get positive points and incorrect picks get negative. Final Four and Championship Select first half and end of game picks. Points are determined by the score of the game.	Each entry is $10 Enter as many times as you want
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
$5,000,000 March Mayhem 2010 Bracket Contest Contest opens March 14, 2010 Must be submitted by 12:00 noon EST Thursday, March 18, 2010.	$5 Million for a perfect bracket 1st Place - $10,000 Second Chance Bracket 1st Place - $10,000	Details coming soon!	18 and Older Must have a BetUS account or register an account for free. Free Entry! BetUS Promotions
Daily $5 March Madness Office Pools from 5Dimes Must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, March 18, 2010.	Winner gets 100% of Prize Pool Perfect bracket in $5, $10 or $25 pool gets $500,000 Perfect bracket in $1 pool gets $100,000	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 2 points 2nd Round - 4 Points Sweet 16 - 8 Points Elite 8 - 16 Points Final Four - 32 Points Champion - 64 Points	18 and Older Must have a 5Dimes account or register an account for free. $1, $5, $10 and $25 pools 5Dimes promotions
SBG Global's $500,000 Madness of March Contest Entry must be submitted by 12:00 PM ET Thursday, March 18	$500,000 prize pool 1st Place - $175,000 2nd Place - $100,000 3rd Place - $60,000 4th Place - $35,000 5th-30th Place - $5,000	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Free Contest for SBG members Depositing is simple Biggest prize pool by far 18 and Older SBG Global Promotions
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
Bodog Bracket Buster Contest Entry must be submitted before the first game tips off on Thursday, March 18	1st Place - $5,000 2nd Place - $2,000 3rd Place - $1,000 4th - 5th Place - $500 6th - 20th Place - $200 21st - 250th Place - $50	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Free Contest for Bodog members. No Deposit Required 18 years or older Bodog Promotions
The Greek Sportsbook $1 Million March Mania Bracket Challenge Starts March 14 at 9:00PM ET Entry must be submitted by 12:00 PM ET Thursday, March 18	$1 million for a perfect bracket $21,000 in cash prizes 1st Place - $2,500 2nd Place - $2,000 3rd Place - $1,500 4th Place - $1,000 5th Place - $500 6th - 10th Place - $250 11th - 20th Place - $125 $75, $50 and $25 for top 300	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 10 points 2nd Round - 20 Points Sweet 16 - 40 Points Elite 8 - 80 Points Final Four - 140 Points Champion - 200 Points	Free Contest for The Greek Sportsbook members. $20,000 Bonus prize for picking 58 to 60 winners $1,000 Bonus prize for picking between 55 to 57 picks correctly 21 years or Older The Greek Promotions
Linesmaker.com March Madness Bracket Buster $100,000 Perfect Bracket Contest Contest opens March 15, 2010 Must be submitted by 10:59 AM EST Thursday, March 18, 2010.	$100K for a perfect bracket 1st Place - $10,000 2nd Place - $600 3rd Place - $400 4th Place - $200 5th - 20th Place - $50	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	18 and Older Must have a Linesmaker account or register an account for free. Free Entry! Linesmaker promotions
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
BetJamaica's Million Dollar Tourney Madness Contest Starts March 14 at 9:00PM ET and closes at noon on March 18	$1 Million for a perfect bracket $20,000 for 58 to 60 correct $10,000 for 55 to 57 correct 1st Place - $2,500 2nd Place - $2,000 3rd Place - $1,500 4th Place - $1,000 5th Place - $500 6th - 10th - $250 11th - 20th - $125 Other top 300 places win $75, $50 and $25	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 10 points 2nd Round - 20 Points Sweet 16 - 40 Points Elite 8 - 80 Points Final Four - 140 Points Champion - 200 Points	Must have a BetJamaica account to enter and must make $25 in wagers on any event available in the contest to be eligible to win. BetJamaica Promotions
Bookmaker's Pickem Holdem Madness Must be submitted by March 18, 2010 - 1 minute prior to the start of the first game	1st Place - $10,000 2nd Place - $5,000 3rd Place - $2,500 4th - 100th Place - $100 FreePlay and $100 casino token	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 6 Points Final Four - 8 Points Champion - 10 Points	18 and Older Players can enter multiple times Free Entry for every $100 worth deposited before the start of the 2010 NCAA Tournament Additional Entries can be purchased for $10
Diamond Sportsbook	$50K Prize Pool 1st Place - $10,000 2nd Place - $5,000 3rd Place - $2,500 4th - 100th - $100 FreePlay and $100 casino token	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 6 Points Final Four - 8 Points Champion - 10 Points	Receive a free entry for every $100 deposited Entry can also be purchased for $10 each.
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
Just Bet.com Final Four Contest Enter contest before 11:59PM PST Wednesday, March 17	$7,000 Winner Take All If there is a tie the money is split	1 Point for each correct pick	No Restrictions No Rollovers Must have at least $50 account balance to enter Just Bet Promotion
NEW Intertops's "$25,000 for 63 correct picks" contest Must be submitted by March 18, 2010 - Before the start of the first game	Perfect Bracket Entry wins $25,000 If no perfect entry top 25 entries split $25,000 1st - 25th place = $1000	1 point for each correct entry	18 and Older Free Contest Sign-Up-Special at Intertops - $20 Free Bet March Madness Bonus 20% Bonus up to $400
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
Sportsbetting.com $1 Million Hoops Madness Bracket Challenge Starts March 14 at 9:00PM ET Entry must be submitted by 12:00 PM ET Thursday, March 18	$1 million for a perfect bracket $20,000 Bonus prize for picking 58 to 60 winners $1,000 Bonus prize for picking between 55 to 57 picks correctly First Prize - 42 inch HDTV and Blu-ray DVD Player 2nd Prize - Nintendo Wii 3rd Prize - Apple iPhone	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 12 Points Champion - 16 Points	Free Contest for Sportsbetting.com members. No Deposit Necessary 21 years or Older Sportsbetting Promotions
Sportsbook.com $13,000,000 Perfect Bracket Contest Starts Monday, March 15 Must be submitted by 10:59 a.m. (EST) Thursday, March 18, 2010.	$13 Million for a perfect bracket 1st Place - $5,000 2nd Place - $3,000 3rd Place - $2,000	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Free Entry into contest Place $20.00 in wagers per round to be eligible for Prizes
$5,000 Affiliate March Mayhem Bracket Contest Must be submitted by 10:00 p.m. (PST) Wednesday, March 17, 2010.	1st Place - $2,000 2nd Place - $1,250 3rd Place - $750 4th Place - $500 5th Place - $250 6th Place - $150 7th Place - $100	1 point for each correct entry	18 and Older Must have a BetUS affiliate id or you can register an account for free. Free Entry!

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2009 March Madness Tournaments

Here is a big list of the best college basketball tournament contest that you can enter brackets into. In these March Madness brackets, you can win money, or win prizes, or both. A majority of the entries for these brackets are free. All of these contests are for the 2009 March Madness brackets.

Update March 25 - I see a lot of people looking for game times for the sweet 16 games finding this page. Here they are:

7:07 PM - Purdue vs Connecticut
7:27 PM - Xavier vs Pittsburgh
9:37 PM - Missouri vs Memphis
9:57 PM - Villinova vs Duke

All links, logos and images in the "March Madness Contest" column take you directly to that specific contest.

Latest Update March 24 - Below is a sweet 16 bracket that I made. Click here to download it in PDF form.

Latest Update March 20 - If you are looking for some March Madness contests that you can still enter, you are in luck. Below are a few options, with daily pick pools, sweet 16 brackets, and even a final 8 bracket. More to come.

March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
Daily March Madness Contests / Round of 16 Contests / Round of 8 March Madness Contests / Back to the top
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
Round of 16 $10,000 Contest from BetUS Contest will open March 23 at noon and close on March 26 at noon.	Perfect Bracket Entry wins $10,000 Top 5 places win prizes 1st Place - $250 Casino Chip 2nd-5th Place - Prize Pack	Unknown at this time Will Update when more information is available	18 and Older Must have a BetUS account or register an account for free. Free Entry for every $100 worth deposited at BetUS.com between 12PM EST 3/19/2009 and 5PM EST 3/26/2009 (After First Round starts but Before Sweet 16 Round)
$10,000 Round of 8 Contest from BetUS Contest will open on March 27 at noon and close on tip off of March 28 Games.	Perfect Bracket Entry wins $10,000 Top 5 places win prizes 1st Place - $250 Casino Chip 2nd-5th Place - Prize Pack Prize pack unknown will update	Unknown at this time Will Update when more information is available	18 and Older Free Contest Must have a BetUS account or register an account for free. Free Entry for every $100 worth deposited at BetUS.com between 12PM EST 3/26/2009 and before opening tip of first game on 3/28/2009
Daily $5 March Madness Office Pools from 5Dimes Must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, March 19, 2009.	100% of Prize Pool Will Update when more information is available	Unknown at this time Will Update when more information is available	18 and Older Must have a 5Dimes account or register an account for free. $5 entry fee
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
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March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
SBG Global's $500,000 Madness of March Contest Entry must be submitted by 12:00 PM ET Thursday, March 19	$500,000 prize pool 1st Place - $175,000 2nd Place - $100,000 3rd Place - $60,000 4th Place - $35,000 5th-30th Place - $5,000	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 8 Points Final Four - 16 Points Champion - 32 Points	Free Contest for SBG members Depositing was simple Biggest prize pool by far 18 and Older
Bookmaker's Pickem Holdem Madness Must be submitted by March 19, 2009 - 1 minute prior to the start of the first game	1st Place - $5000 + 50” HD Plasma TV 2nd Place - $2500 + 50” HD Plasma TV 3rd Place - $1000 +50” HD Plasma TV 4-100th Place - $100 Freeplay	Traditional Bracket 1st Round - 1 points 2nd Round - 2 Points Sweet 16 - 4 Points Elite 8 - 6 Points Final Four - 8 Points Champion - 10 Points	18 and Older Players can enter multiple times Free Entry for every $100 worth deposited before the start of the 2009 NCAA Tournament Additional Entries can be purchased for $10
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
ESPN Tournament Challenge Must be submitted by March 19, 2009 Locks at the start of the first game	1st Place - $10,000 2nd Place - $5K GiftCard to Best Buy	Traditional Bracket 1st Round-10 points 2nd Round-20Points Sweet 16-40 Points Elite 8- 80 Points FinalFour-160 Points Champion - 320 Points	Create a Group 13 and Older USA Resident Free Contest
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
NEW Intertops's "$25,000 for 63 correct picks" contest Must be submitted by March 19, 2009 - Before the start of the first game	Perfect Bracket Entry wins $25,000 If no perfect entry top 25 entries split $25,000 1st - 25th place = $1000	1 point for each correct entry	18 and Older Free Contest Sign-Up-Special at Intertops - $20 Free Bet March Madness Bonus 20% Bonus up to $400

Change log:

Latest Update March 19 - The contests are now ordered by popularity from the visitors to this site. Contests will be removed from below as they close, with the earliest closing at
9AM EST today.

9AM Tournament Contests have been removed
Contests that close at 10:59AM have been removed
12PM Tournament Contest have been removed

For the most part, you have till tip off to get in the other contests in this list.

Latest Bracket Contest Added - Intertops - With the odds of hitting all 63 games somewhere around one in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808, it is no wonder all these sites can offer these huge million dollar prizes if they never have to pay it. Intertops is offering a $25,000 perfect bracket bonus, and if no one picks all the games correctly, they split the 25K bonus amongst the top 25 entries. Intertops's "$25,000 for 63 correct picks" contest is the only contest that I have seen offer anything like this. Very cool.

Along with the biggest money tournament, SBGGlobal also has the best march madness sign up bonus in terms of value that I could find. If you were thinking about betting on any of the games, I suggest SBGGlobal.com.

Update: March 15th - Added 5 more bracket tournaments - Yahoo, CBS, NBC, USAToday, and SportsCo.

Update: March 16th - Added another 5 bracket contests to the list and also FaceBook links:
Link to CBSSports Facebook March Madness Tournament Bracket
Link to Watercoolers Facebook March Madness Tournament app
Link to SportsIllustrated / Citizen Sports / Finish Lines $5000 Facebook Tournament Contest

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