Printable 128-team bracket

A single elimination bracket for 128 teams or players that prints on one landscape page. No byes needed: every team plays in the first round. Print it, save it as a PDF, or run it online so everyone can follow along.

Teams
128
Games
127
Rounds
7
Byes
0
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128-Team Bracket
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Round of 128
1
128
64
65
32
97
33
96
16
113
49
80
17
112
48
81
8
121
57
72
25
104
40
89
9
120
56
73
24
105
41
88
4
125
61
68
29
100
36
93
13
116
52
77
20
109
45
84
5
124
60
69
28
101
37
92
12
117
53
76
21
108
44
85
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Champion
Round of 128
2
127
63
66
31
98
34
95
15
114
50
79
18
111
47
82
7
122
58
71
26
103
39
90
10
119
55
74
23
106
42
87
3
126
62
67
30
99
35
94
14
115
51
78
19
110
46
83
6
123
59
70
27
102
38
91
11
118
54
75
22
107
43
86
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Free printable brackets at onlinebracketmaker.com/printable-brackets128 teams, 127 games

How a 128-team bracket works

There are 127 games in all. Each game knocks out one team, so everyone except the champion loses exactly once.

  • Round of 128: 64 games
  • Round of 64: 32 games
  • Round of 32: 16 games
  • Round of 16: 8 games
  • Quarterfinals: 4 games
  • Semifinals: 2 games
  • Final: 1 game

First-round matchups

In a seeded bracket the best seed plays the lowest seed still in the field, which keeps the top two seeds apart until the final. The first round for 128 teams, top to bottom:

1 vs 128, 64 vs 65, 32 vs 97, 33 vs 96, 16 vs 113, 49 vs 80, 17 vs 112, 48 vs 81, 8 vs 121, 57 vs 72, 25 vs 104, 40 vs 89, 9 vs 120, 56 vs 73, 24 vs 105, 41 vs 88, 4 vs 125, 61 vs 68, 29 vs 100, 36 vs 93, 13 vs 116, 52 vs 77, 20 vs 109, 45 vs 84, 5 vs 124, 60 vs 69, 28 vs 101, 37 vs 92, 12 vs 117, 53 vs 76, 21 vs 108, 44 vs 85, 2 vs 127, 63 vs 66, 31 vs 98, 34 vs 95, 15 vs 114, 50 vs 79, 18 vs 111, 47 vs 82, 7 vs 122, 58 vs 71, 26 vs 103, 39 vs 90, 10 vs 119, 55 vs 74, 23 vs 106, 42 vs 87, 3 vs 126, 62 vs 67, 30 vs 99, 35 vs 94, 14 vs 115, 51 vs 78, 19 vs 110, 46 vs 83, 6 vs 123, 59 vs 70, 27 vs 102, 38 vs 91, 11 vs 118, 54 vs 75, 22 vs 107, 43 vs 86.

How long does it take?

With one court, table or board, you'll play the 127 games one after another. With 64 courts or tables, every round can run at the same time, so the whole event takes 7 rounds.

Printing tips

  • Choose Landscape in the print dialog.
  • Turn off headers and footers for a clean sheet.
  • To make a PDF, pick Save as PDF as the printer.
  • Handing out copies for picks? Print the Blank lines version so each person writes their own.

Questions

How many games are in a 128-team bracket?

127 games. Every game knocks out one team, and every team except the champion is knocked out exactly once.

How many rounds does a 128-team bracket have?

7 rounds: Round of 128, Round of 64, Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final.

Does a 128-team bracket need byes?

No. 128 is a power of two, so every team plays in the first round: 1 vs 128, 64 vs 65, 32 vs 97, 33 vs 96, 16 vs 113, 49 vs 80, 17 vs 112, 48 vs 81, and so on.

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