- Selection Sunday has revealed the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket & the field of 68 teams is set
- March Madness 2024 begins with the First Four on March 19 & culminates with the Final Four on April 6
- Download and print your 2024 March Madness bracket to track your picks all the way to the NCAA championship game
Conference tournaments are finished, the bubbles have burst, and the field is set! The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee has revealed its 68-team field for the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Join in on the insanity by downloading SBD’s printable 2024 March Madness Bracket.
Below, you’ll find details on how bracket contests are typically scored, tips and trends to follow when filling out your bracket, first-round matchups, and upsets to watch out for (we’re looking at you 5 vs 12 seeds).
Printable March Madness Bracket
Click on the image above to open and download a PDF of the printable bracket.
Although the tournament technically begins with Tuesday & Wednesday’s First Four games, the tournament First Round starts on Thursday, March 21st. That’s when most bracket contests officially begin.
Bracket Contests rarely consider First Four games, meaning you will likely have until early Thursday morning to make your picks & submit your bracket.
How Are March Madness Bracket Contests Scored?
The most common March Madness bracket contests require participants to pick the winner of every game before the tournament starts. This includes all hypothetical matchups that follow the First Round, all the way to the National Championship.
And that’s where things get dangerous: make a risky upset pick too early and the team you thought would be “one & done” could make a run for the title.
Correct picks earn points while losing picks get nothing. Scoring can vary from one contest to the next; sometimes, more perilous picks are rewarded with higher point totals, but only if they’re correct!
But more often than not, correct picks are awarded points based on the following format:
- Correct picks in the First Round – One Point
- Correct picks in the Second Round – Two Points
- Correct picks in the Sweet Sixteen – Four Points
- Correct picks in the Elite Eight – Eight Points
- Correct picks in the Final Four – Sixteen Points
- Correct pick in the National Championship – Thirty-Two Points
The point totals sometimes change, but the format is the same: correct picks in later rounds will earn higher point totals overall.
And in the case of a tie, most contests will have all participants guess the Total Points Scored in the National Championship. The guess closest to the point total in the title game will determine the winner!
Looking for Betting Advice on Your Bracket Picks?
Get started with SBD’s 11 March Madness Betting First-Round Trends You to Know, where we recap the Thursday & Friday seed matchups that are gimmies and the ones to be wary of.
Next, look ahead to the tournament’s second weekend with our March Madness Sweet 16 & Elite 8 Betting Trends.
For those of you reading tea leaves trying to find an upset, learn how to spot them from afar with our March Madness Upsets to watch.
And don’t make your picks for the third weekend without reading Final Four Trends for your March Madness bets.
Finally, make sure you know the seven attributes of How to Pick March Madness Winners. Getting one correct finalist correct on your bracket is hard enough, but naming the overall champ is key to boasting a winning bracket.
Watch Out for These First Round Matchups & Potential Upsets
Check back Monday morning for the First Round matchups that caught our eye and the potential upsets & pitfalls that’ll sink your bracket before the first weekend is over!
The NCAA Tournament, also known as March Madness, is one of the most exciting times of the year for college basketball fans. With 68 teams competing for the championship title, filling out a bracket is a popular tradition among fans. If you’re looking to participate in the madness and fill out your own bracket for the 2024 NCAA Tournament, SportsBettingDime (SBD) has you covered with their printable bracket.
To access and use SBD’s printable 2024 NCAA Tournament March Madness bracket, follow these simple steps:
1. Visit the SBD website: Start by visiting the SportsBettingDime website at www.sportsbettingdime.com. Once on the homepage, navigate to the “NCAA Basketball” section or use the search bar to find the March Madness bracket.
2. Locate the printable bracket: Once you’ve found the NCAA Tournament bracket on the SBD website, look for a link or button that says “Printable Bracket.” Click on this link to download and print the bracket.
3. Print the bracket: After clicking on the “Printable Bracket” link, a PDF file will likely open in a new tab or window. From there, you can use your computer’s print function to print out the bracket on a standard 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of paper.
4. Fill out your bracket: With the printed bracket in hand, it’s time to start filling it out. Begin by predicting the winners of each game in the tournament, starting with the First Four games and moving through to the championship game.
5. Submit your bracket: Once you’ve completed filling out your bracket, you can either keep it for your own enjoyment or enter it into a March Madness pool with friends, family, or coworkers. Many websites and apps host bracket challenges where you can compete against others for prizes or bragging rights.
By following these steps, you can easily access and use SBD’s printable 2024 NCAA Tournament March Madness bracket to join in on the excitement of March Madness. Whether you’re a die-hard college basketball fan or just looking to have some fun with friends, filling out a bracket is a great way to get in on the action and enjoy all the thrills and upsets that come with the NCAA Tournament.
