Join the fun of NCAA March Madness tournament and support the mission of the MADE Student Athletic Foundation at the same time!

The MADE Bracket Challenge Fundraiser is a fun way to show your support for MADE Student Athletics while competing in the ESPN Tournament Bracket Challenge. Each year in March the NCAA’s March Madness games begin and college basketball fans all over the world try their luck at predicting the winner of each game. Correct predictions earn points and the person with the highest number of points at the end of the tournament wins the challenge! Plus! The winner from each division (Men’s and Women’s) will receive a $100 visa gift card as a thank you from MADE for participating. All it takes is a minimum $25 donation to enter the challenge, and best part, you don’t even have to know a lick about college ball to win! Scroll down for more details or click here to get started now!

You Can Join the MADE Bracket Challenge in just 5 easy steps!

1. Click “Donate” below to make your donation ($25 minimum)
2. Receive instructions and MADE Bracket Challenge group password via email
3. Login to the ESPN Tournament Challenge site
4. Enter the group password. (Sent via email after donation is made)
5. Watch the NCAA Tournament and enjoy March Madness to see if you win! (begins March 20th at 12pm)

As you probably know, each year in March the NCAA host a world-renown single-elimination college basketball tournament for both the Men’s and Women’s divisions. All the craze of the competitive gameplay and huge impact tournament has on sports culture has earned the tournament the title of March Madness. During this tournament 64 teams compete for the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship. It is an age-old tradition for college basketball fans across the globe to join in on the tournament hype by attempting to create a tournament bracket that accurately predicts the winner of each game and ultimately the winners of the NCAA Championship. In the old days this was done using pen and paper, but today ESPN has created a platform that makes it easy for fans all over to take their best shot a designing a winning bracket. Here’s how it works:

The object of the game is simple: Correctly pick the winner of the most matches in the 63 games following the “First Four” round of the tournament. A correct selection in the second round counts as 10 points, and in the third round the point value is doubled. (See the table below for more details about the scoring breakdown).

ROUND	TEAMS	GAMES	POINTS (each)	POINTS (total)
First Round (includes First Four)	64	32	10	320
Second Round	32	16	20	320
Sweet Sixteen (regional semifinals)	16	8	40	320
Elite Eight (regional finals)	8	4	80	320
Final Four (semifinals)	4	2	160	320
National Championship (finals)	2	1	320	320
Totals	—	63	—	1920

The NCAA will release the official list of teams in the tournament on Sunday, March 15, 2026. One hour following the announcement of the tournament match-ups you will have the opportunity to select who you think will win each of the 63 tournament games. Entrants may change their selections as often as they like prior to the scheduled tip-off time of the first game in the first round of the tournament (currently scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 12:15PM EST) after which all selections must be finalized.

What are the prizes for winning?

This season, you can win your share of a $135,000 prize pool as 10 randomly drawn winners will take home the $5,000 Grand Prize from ESPN. All you have to do for a chance to win is one thing — correctly pick the National Champion.

In addition, if you fill out and complete 25 brackets in the 2023 Tournament Challenge, you will also qualify for a chance to win the 25th Anniversary Prize — 25 randomly drawn winners will go home with $1,000!

Lastly, MADE Student Athletics is awarding a $100 gift card to the player with the highest score in the MADE Bracket Challenge group!

Don’t forget, this prize structure applies for both the Men’s and Women’s Tournament! So be sure to submit your entry to both!