March Madness Bracket Tournament

The McPherson Youth Center is excited to host our very own March Madness Bracket Tournament, open to teens ages 11-18 and their families!

March Madness is the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, featuring 68 college teams competing in a single-elimination bracket. We are brining that same excitement to McPherson with a community bracket challenge, leaderboard tracking, and grand prize for our winner.

Important Dates

  • The official NCAA teams are revealed at 6pm ET on CBS. Participants may begin filling out their brackets at home once the teams are released.

  • All brackets must be submitted by 8:00 PM on Monday, March 16.

    Ways to submit:

    • Fill out a printed bracket at McPherson

    • Drop off a completed bracket to McPherson

    • Email your completed bracket to us at barths@northshoreymca.org

    No late brackets can be accepted once the tournament begins.

  • Join McPherson for a bracket submission party on March 16!

    Come down to 48 Park Street to fill out your brackets, hand in brackets, and officially enroll for the contest!

    We will be holding bracket submissions from 3:00-7:50pm.

    Pizza will be served from 4-6pm! Swing by and enter!

  • We will track the tournament from the first round through the National Championship game on April 6.

Important Details

  • We are currently securing an exciting grand prize for the overall winner. Prize details will be announced soon.

    Additional recognition may include:

    • Teen Division winner

    • Family Division Winner

    • Best Bracket Name

    Winners will be announced after the National Championship game on April 6.

  • For questions about entry, scoring, or prize information, please contact:

    Sarah Barth : McPherson Coordinator

    barths@northshoreymca.org

Game Play Information

    1. Obtain a blank NCAA tournament bracket and fill out player information via Google Form (available at 48 Park Street or downloadable from the link at the bottom of this page).

    2. Predict the winner of each matchup from the first round through the championship game.

    3. Submit your completed bracket by Monday, March 16

    Participants may only submit one bracket per person.

  • As the real NCAA tournament games are played, teams will be eliminated. Points are awarded based on correctly predicted games.

    We will use a standard round-based scoring system:

    • First Round: 1 point per correct pick

    • Second round: 2 points per correct pick

    • Sweet 16: 4 points per correct pick

    • Elite 8: 8 points per correct pick

    • Final Four: 16 points per correct pick

    • Championship: 32 points per correctly predicting the winner

    (Scoring systems subject to minor adjustment but will be finalized before the first game begins.)

    Scores will be updated regularly, and participants can check the McPherson Leaderboard at the center to se where they stand. Updates will also be posted to the McPherson Instagram at @mcphersonyouth.

    • Teens ages 11-18

    • Family members are welcome to participate

    • Community members connected to McPherson Youth Center

    No basketball knowledge required. Whether you’re analyzing stats or picking based n mascots and colors, everyone has a chance to win!

Download Bracket here
Register Here