March Madness Basketball Bracket Contests

2010 March Madness Tournaments

Updated March 9, 2010 - Championship week is here and Selection Sunday is less then a week away. Are you ready for the tournament yet? Neither am I. I'm pretty sure that Kansas is going to be the favorite to win and the number 1 seeds are pretty much already decided. All we have left is just about everything that is important.

There really isn't any good way to prepare besides getting a good feel for which team are doing good overall this seasons and which teams get hot this week. Other then that, nothing can really be decided until the brackets are set this Sunday. Then get your bracketology hats on and get three days worth of cramming info for your test that starts next Thursday.

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

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.	Details coming soon!	Details coming soon!	18 and Older Must have a BetUS account or register an account for free. Free Entry!
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
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
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
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
March Madness Contest	Prizes / Money	Bracket Rules	Contest Eligibility
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
Daily $5 March Madness Office Pools from 5Dimes Must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, March 18, 2010.	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
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
Yahoo Tourney Pick'em 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
$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
Back to the top
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