Printable 8 team bracket
Free printable 8 team bracket with standard seeding (1 v 8, 4 v 5, 2 v 7, 3 v 6): quarterfinals, semifinals, final and a champion box, with lines for names and scores.
How to fill in an 8 team bracket
Write the teams on lines 1 to 8 in seed order, best team first. The quarterfinals are 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7 and 3 vs 6. This is the standard seeding: seeds 1 and 2 can only meet in the final, and the top four seeds not before the semifinals.
An 8 team bracket takes 3 rounds and 8 − 1 = 7 games: 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals and the final. Games are numbered 1 to 7; write each score in the small box next to the name and move the winner along the line.
Fewer than 8 teams: byes
With 5, 6 or 7 teams use this bracket and leave the lowest seeds empty: those lines are byes, so the top seeds skip the first round. 7 teams give seed 1 a bye (6 games), 6 teams give seeds 1 and 2 a bye (5 games), and 5 teams give seeds 1–3 a bye (4 games).
Make this bracket with your team namesPaste the names and Bracket Maker draws the bracket, adds the byes for any number of teams, moves the winners on as you enter scores and names the champion. Right here in your browser, or offline in the free Android app.
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Frequently asked questions
How many games are in an 8 team bracket?
7 games in 3 rounds: every game knocks out one team, and 7 teams have to go out. Double elimination with 8 teams plays 14 games, or 15 with a grand-final reset.
What are the matchups in an 8 team bracket?
1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7 and 3 vs 6 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals the winner of 1 vs 8 meets the winner of 4 vs 5, and the winner of 2 vs 7 meets the winner of 3 vs 6.
How many byes does a 6 team bracket need?
2. Six teams use the 8 team bracket, so 8 − 6 = 2 byes go to seeds 1 and 2. Round 1 then has 2 games, 4 vs 5 and 3 vs 6, and the whole bracket plays 5 games.