How the bracket generator works
Enter between 2 and 64 names, one per line, choose random or as-typed seeding, and press Make bracket. With as-typed seeding the first line is the top seed. With random seeding the lines are shuffled first, using the secure random numbers built into your browser. The bracket is single elimination: lose once and you are out.
When the number of entries is not a power of two, the top seeds get a bye. Byes are shown in the first column, as pairs such as Alpha / Bye, and those entries advance to the second round without playing. Click a team, or focus it and press Enter, to advance it to the next round. Use the same control on a winner to take the result back. Reset results clears every pick but keeps the bracket. On a narrow screen, scroll the bracket sideways inside its box.
Questions
How are byes handled?
If the count is not a power of two, the highest seeds get byes into the second round. No match is ever played between two byes.
Who meets whom?
Seeds are placed in the standard way, so seed 1 and seed 2 can meet only in the final, and the stronger seeds meet the weaker ones first.
Can I change a result?
Yes. Click the winner again to undo it, or click the other team. Any later results that depended on it are cleared.
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