🏀 March Madness 2026

Optimal Bracket Picker

Generate a strategically optimized bracket using 40 years of historical upset data. Choose a strategy, customize team names, click any matchup to override, and export your picks.

Picking Strategy

Pick based on historical upset rates from 40 years of tournament data.

Generate a bracket to see results here.

Bracket Stats

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How It Works

Each matchup uses historical upset probabilities from 40 years of NCAA tournament data (1985–2025). The algorithm picks winners based on your chosen strategy, with a deterministic random seed so regenerating with the same strategy produces the same bracket. Click any team to override a pick — the bracket cascades forward automatically.

All picks are generated in your browser using historical data. No data is sent to any server. Your bracket and team names are saved locally.