Bracket Challenge

Tournament Format:

Participating teams enter the Memphis Invitational seeded 1-20 based on league record, strength of schedule, national ranking, perceived talent level, and, where possible, head-to-head results.

Thursday morning will have four ‘Play-In’ games for seeds 13-16 (13 vs. 20; 14 vs. 19; etc.). The winner will assume the seeds 12-16. The four teams who lose will move into Tier III.

In Thursday’s Round 1, the highest seed will face the lowest seed with subsequent games following the same pattern (1 vs. 16; 2 vs. 15; 3 vs. 14, etc.). Round 1 winning teams will advance to Tier I, while Round 1 losing teams will advance to Tier II.

Friday morning, the 8 teams who lost will be in Tier II. They will be re-seeded and play each other. The four teams which win will continue to play on Tier II. The four teams who lose will move down into Tier III. The 8 teams will be re-seeded and play each other.

After play on Friday, there will be a ‘Final Four’ in all three Tiers.

Bracket-ology 101:

You must select the entire Tier I bracket from the opening round through the Championship. For purposes of this BRACKET-Challenge, consider Tier I as a single elimination tournament like the NCAA March Madness. Choose the eight winners from Round 1; the four winners from the Quarterfinals that will advance to the Semifinals; the two winners from the Semifinals that will advance to the Tier I Championship game; the Tier I Champion, and the total points to be scored in the Championship game (points will only be used for purposes of a tiebreaker). In addition, you must also select the Tier II Champion, the Tier III Champion, and the total points to be scored in the Tier I and Tier II Championship games (points will likewise only be used for purposes of a tiebreaker).

Point System:

• 6 pts Round I
• 12 pts Quarterfinals
• 20 pts Semifinals
• 38 pts 2025 Memphis Invitational Champion
• 26 pts Tier II Champion
• 50 pts Tier III Champion

Perfect Bracket = 250 pts

Submission Deadline:

All brackets must be submitted by 9:30 AM CST on October 30, 2025. Any brackets received after that time will be voided.

Reporting:

Reports indicating the leading brackets with best point totals will be updated nightly and posted to this page on the website.

Prizes:

Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place brackets.

Previous Bracket Challenge Winners:

2010 Entry Name: The Bracket

2011 Entry Name: bubbles

2012 Entry Name: Mr. Scher’s Argyle Sweaters

2013 Entry Name: NaniShapiro

2014 Entry Name: Evan.Harris

2015 Entry Name: Jackie Ashko

2016 Entry Name: Isabel.G

2017 Entry Name: JPC

2018 Entry Name: chitownmytown

2019 Entry Name: elai1

2023 Entry Name: Max Borger

2024 Entry Name: daddyschubert40

Results After Day 3: