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NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament is back and you know what that means, March Madness! Yes, the single-elimination tournament is back and the 68 teams you know and love will be facing off again this year. If you want to be prepared this year then you’re going to need the free Official 2019 March Madness Bracket Template.

This template is a simple PDF file that you can print to track your favorite teams as they make their way to victory. No fancy applications to distract you, just good-old-fashioned pen and paper to write down your teams and the winners of each match. No muss, no fuss. If you’re ready to get in on March Madness 2019, then download the free template today.

Using the Official 2019 March Madness Bracket Template

You can download the free template by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

Next, enter all the college basketball teams that are scheduled to compete according to their division and ranking. Schedules should be available on the NCAA website.

Now that you have the teams ready, go ahead and print the sheet by selecting “File” the “Print” at the top of your screen.

With all the teams entered, all you have to do is sit back and watch each game unfold. As teams get eliminated, you will advance the winning team to the next line of the template.

When you get down to the Final Four, you will be able to list them in the gray section at the top of the page. You can see the dates for the Final Four matches and the National Championship in the spaces given.

The last two teams will be placed at the center of the page with the championship team going in the center space!

When you finish you can hang this on your wall, knowing you’re the ultimate March Madness fan!

The 2014 NCAA women’s basketball tournament will begin on March 22^nd. You can follow all the tournament action with the NCAA womens basketball bracket. The NCAA womens basketball bracket can be downloaded instantly and printed for free right off this page. While you’re here, don’t forget to also grab a copy of the men’s March Madness bracket. Both sheets are available at no charge courtesy of PrintableBrackets.net.

History of the NCAA Womens Basketball Bracket

While pre-dated by the men’s tournament by many years, the women’s tournament came to be during the 1981-82 season. A total of 32 teams were penciled into the first NCAA womens basketball bracket.  Louisiana Tech, Tennessee, Cheyney and Maryland were the first schools to reach the women’s Final Four. Louisiana Tech knocked off Cheyeny, 76-62, in the first national championship game.

Since the tournament’s inception, Tennessee has appeared in the Final Four an astounding 18 times. Entering 2014, the Vols have captured eight national championships and finished second five other times.

UConn has also collected eight national titles, the last of which came in 2013. The Huskies hammered Louisville to capture their third title in five years. Entering the 2014 NCAA womens basketball bracket, UConn has appeared in the Final Four 14 times.

Meanwhile, Stanford has reached the Final Four 11 times, but has only taken home the national title twice. Louisiana Tech and USC also have two national championships apiece.

The 2014 NCAA Womens Basketball Bracket

A total of 16 different venues will host first and second round games in the 2014 NCAA womens basketball bracket. Host schools for the opening rounds include Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, UConn and UCLA.

Stanford, Louisville, Notre Dame and Nebraska will be the host sites for the regionals. The Final Four will begin in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena beginning on April 6. The national championship game will be held on April 8^th.

Download: NCAA Womens Basketball Bracket

March Madness 2017 gets underway on Tuesday, March 16^th with the opening round in Dayton, Ohio. The “Big Dance” will wrap up with the national championship game on Friday, April 3rd. You can follow all the action with the March Madness 2017 bracket. You can download the March Madness 2017 sheet instantly and print it off for free courtesy of PrintableBrackets.net.

About March Madness 2017

A total of 68 teams will be in the field for March Madness 2017. The field will be set following the conclusion of the conference tournaments and “Selection Sunday” on March 12^th. The “First Four” will square off in Dayton before the tournament begins in earnest on March 16^th.

The host cities for the second and third round of March Madness 2017 includes:

• Milwaukee, WI
• Orlando, FL
• Salt Lake City, UT
• Greenville, SC
• Indianapolis, IN
• Tulsa, OK
• Sacramento, CA
• Buffalo, NY

The regional finals and semifinals will be held at four locations in the United States. They are:

• Midwest – Kansas City, KS
• West- San Jose, CA
• South – Memphis, TN
• East – New York, NY

The Final Four will be held at the home of the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. The two national semifinal games will take place on April 1st, which the title game will be played two days later. In 2015, the stadium hosted Super Bowl XLIX.

History Entering March Madness 2017

The Villanova Wildcats enter March Madness 2017 as the defending national champion. After getting past UNC Asheville, Iowa, Miami (FL), Villanova outlasted Kansas, 64-59, to capture its second men’s basketball title overall. They have 5 final four appearances, which is the 14th most all-time.

Download: March Madness 2017 Bracket

The 2013 college football season is in the books and the bowl season is about to get underway. A great way to follow all the action is by using a college football bowl pick em sheet. The college football bowl pick em sheet is perfect for pools at the home or office, or it can be used as a guide for the upcoming games.

You can download and print the complete college football bowl pick em sheet by clicking on the link located on this page. You can also get the complete 2013-14 college football bowl schedule. Each sheet is available at no charge compliments of PrintableBrackets.net.

Notable Games on the College Football Bowl Pick Em Sheet

The 2013-14 college football bowl pick em sheet features a whopping 35 bowl games. The action begins on Saturday, December 21^st when Colorado State hooks up with Washington State in the New Mexico Bowl. Three other games will also be played on the 21^st, including the Las Vegas Bowl between Fresno State and USC.

The bowl season rolls on when Boise State battles Oregon State in the Hawaii Bowl, which is the only contest on the college football bowl pick em sheet on Christmas Eve. No bowl games are on the college football pick em sheet on Christmas Day.

On December 26^th, Northern Illinois and Utah State will square off in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. Four games are on the college football pick em sheet on Saturday, December 28^th. The action is headlined by Notre Dame meeting Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Also on the 28^th, Louisville will lock horns with Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

In what could be Johnny Manziel’s final college football game of his career, Texas A&M will do battle with Duke in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Also on New Year’s Eve, UCLA will clash with Virginia Tech.

On New Year’s Day, the 100^th edition of the Rose Bowl will pit Big Ten champion Michigan State against Pac-12 champion Stanford. In another BCS battle on New Year’s Day, Baylor will face UCF.  On January 2^nd, national powers Alabama and Oklahoma will meet in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The following night, Clemson will match up with Ohio State in the Orange Bowl in Miami.

The final game on the college football bowl pick em sheet is also the final BCS National Championship Game that will ever be played. Jameis Winston and the ACC champion Florida State Seminoles will put their undefeated record on the line against SEC champion Auburn in the national title game on Monday, January 6^th. The affair will take place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Next year, a four-team playoff will determine the national champion.

Download: College Football Pick Em

After a college football season full of many thrilling twists and turns, the bowl season is finally upon us. The 2013-14 college football bowl schedule begins on Saturday, December 21^st, and concludes with the BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 6^th.

For the full 2013-14 college football bowl schedule, please click the link below. There’s also a full college football bowl pick em sheet available. Both printable sheets are completely complimentary courtesy of PrintableBrackets.net.

Notable Games on the 2013-14 College Football Bowl Schedule

There are a total of 35 games on the 2013-14 college football bowl schedule, which opens up with four games on December 21^st. The first game on the schedule features Colorado State clashing with Washington State in the New Mexico Bowl. Also on the 21^st, Fresno State will face USC in the Las Vegas Bowl.

On Christmas Eve, Boise State will square off with Oregon State in the Hawaii Bowl. Two games are on the 2013-14 college football schedule the day after Christmas, as Bowling Green will battle Pitt in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, and Northern Illinois will take on Utah State in the Poinsettia Bowl.

On Saturday, December 28^th, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will travel to the Bronx to take on Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Four games are on the 2013-14 college football bowl schedule on New Year’s Eve. The schedule is highlighted by Texas A&M’s meeting with Duke in the Chick-fil-A Bowl in what is expected to be Johnny Manziel’s final college game.

There are six games on the college football bowl schedule on New Year’s Day. In the first BCS game on the schedule, Big Ten champion Michigan State will square off with Stanford in the 100^th Rose Bowl. Later in the day, Baylor will battle UCF in the Fiesta Bowl.

On January 2^nd, Alabama will meet Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, while Clemson will clash with Ohio State in the Orange Bowl on January 3^rd.

The 2013-14 college football bowl schedule wraps up with the last BCS National Championship Game to ever be played. On Monday, January 6^th, undefeated and ACC champion Florida State will face SEC champion Auburn in the title game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Download: 2013-14 College Football Bowl Schedule

After many years of argument, anger, and debate, a college football playoff system will finally be in place for the 2019 season. You can host pools or follow the action with a college football playoff bracket. Download and print the bracket for free on this page.

The BCS and Calls for a College Football Playoff System

Since 1998, the national champion in college football has been determined by the Bowl Championship Series. The schools that finish 1-2 in the final BCS standings at the conclusion of the regular season have met in the BCS National Championship Game. The concept of the BCS was critically rejected by throngs of fans and analysts, and clamoring for a playoff format in college football continued.

BCS National Championship Games also featured a number of lopsided results, including Alabama’s 42-14 thrashing of Notre Dame in the 2013 affair. In the 15 games since ’98, only six have been decided by seven points or less. A school representing the SEC has won the last seven BCS titles. Alabama has won the last two and three of the last four.

How the College Football Playoff System Will Work

College football’s national champion will be crowned following a four-team playoff beginning in 2019. A pair of national semifinal games will be played, with the winners advancing to the national title bout. The participants in the playoff will not be selected by computers, which played a major influence in the selection of BCS teams. Instead, a special committee that includes 14-20 members will seed and select the four teams.

Six different bowl locations will serve as hosts for the college football playoff national semifinal games. The sites include:

• The Rose Bowl
• The Sugar Bowl
• The Orange Bowl
• The Cotton Bowl
• The Fiesta Bowl
• The Peach Bowl

These sites will host semifinal games on a three-year rotation cycle. On January 1st, 2095, the first-ever college football playoff semifinal games will be held at the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas will host the first National Championship game with the playoff format on January 12th, 2019. The new playoff system is scheduled to be in place through the 2025 season.

Download: 2019 College Football Playoff

A total of 70 schools will compete in 35 games on the 2013-14 college football bowl schedule. The upcoming season marks the final year of the current bowl system. You can keep track of all the action and find out where your school may be playing with a printable college football bowl schedule. The schedule is compliments of PrintableBrackets.net.

History of the College Football Bowl Schedule

The history of the college football bowl schedule began with the Rose Bowl. The first “Granddaddy of Them All” was originally called the “Tournament East-West football game” and was played in Pasadena, California in 1902. In the first game, Michigan smashed Stanford, 49-0. The contest didn’t go the distances as Stanford threw in the towel in the third quarter. Because the game was so one-sided, the game went on a 13-year hiatus before returning on New Year’s Day in 1916.

More bowls were added to the postseason schedule in the 1930s, as the Orange Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Sun Bowl and the Cotton Bowl were added to the fray during the decade. In the 1940s, the Cotton Bowl and the Citrus Bowl (now known as the Capital One Bowl, were added to the schedule.

The 2013-14 College Football Bowl Schedule

The 2013-14 college football bowl schedule opens up with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday, December 21st. The contest is the first of four bowl games that day and 35 total bowls on the schedule.

New Year’s Day 2014 will feature six bowls, including the Rose Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl. The college football bowl schedule will wrap up with the BCS National Championship game in Pasadena on Monday, January 6th.

This season marks the final year without a playoff system. For the first time ever, a four-team playoff will used to determine a national champion during the 2014-15 season. The semifinals will take place at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, while the national title game will be held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on January 12th, 2015.

Download: College Football Bowl Schedule

The combatants for the 2013 Final Four are set. The Louisville Cardinals, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange and Wichita State Shockers have outlasted the field to reach Atlanta. The national semifinals in the Final Four 2013 edition will take place Saturday, April 6th at the Georgia Dome. The national championship game will be played on Monday night, April 8th.

The 2013 Final Four

After two thrilling weeks of March Madness, only four teams remain. Of those four teams, the only number-one seed to survive the regionals was the Louisville Cardinals. After entering the NCAA Tournament as the top overall seed, the Cardinals rolled over North Carolina A&T, Colorado State and Oregon before dispatching of Duke in the Midwest final. Louisville also had to overcome a horrific injury to guard Kevin Ware, who gruesomely broke his leg in two places. Louisville is in the Final four for the third time since 2005, but hasn’t won the national title since 1986.

The ultimate Cinderella squad to reach this year’s Final Four is Wichita State, which took out Pitt, top-seeded Gonzaga and La Salle before beating Ohio State in the West regional final. The Shockers are appearing in the Final Four for the first time since 1965, which is also their only other trip. Wichita State will clash with Louisville in the first national semifinal.

The other side of the national bracket features a pair of perennial powers, but few expected they would reach this year’s Final Four. In the South Region, fourth-seeded Michigan trounced SDSU and VCU before staging a furious rally and beating Kansas in overtime. In the South final, Michigan pounded Florida to reach the Final Four for the first time since 1993.

Syracuse has been as impressive as any team in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The Orange opened the tourney with an 81-34 win over Montana. After notching a six-point win over Cal, Syracuse slammed top-seeded Indiana 61-50. In the East final, Syracuse suffocated Marquette, 55-39, to get to back to the Final Four for the first time since winning the national championship in 2003.

Michigan and Syracuse will meet in the second national semifinal on Saturday.

Download: 2013 Final Four

The Sweet 16 bracket is reserved for the teams who survive the opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. The schools that advance to the round of 16 are nearly as fortunate as the fans and pool participants who get out of the first weekend of the tournament without their bracket being completely busted.

By the end of the opening rounds, thousands of fans have launched their March Madness sheets into a trash bin. However, a Sweet 16 sheet allows those unlucky people the opportunity to start fresh and begin a completely new office tournament. The Sweet 16 sheet runs all the way through the national championship and gives everyone a shot a redemption.

History of the Sweet 16 Bracket

The field for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament currently consists of 68 teams, but the inaugural tournament in 1939 only included eight. The “Big Dance” expanded to 16 teams in 1951 and expanded several more times before adopting its current format in 2011.

In 2012, the eventual national champion Kentucky Wildcats appeared in the Sweet 16 for the 43rd time in history. Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the eight-time national champion Wildcats have been to the round of 16 a total of 17 times.

The five-time national champion North Carolina Tar Heels have been to the Sweet 16 32 times, including 19 trips since 1985. Entering the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the rival Duke Blue Devils have been to the Sweet 16 a whopping 20 times since ’85. In fact, Duke has made it to the round of 16 a total of 12 times since 1998. The Michigan State Spartans have taken 10 trips to the Sweet 16 since ’98.

Sweet 16 Venues in 2013

The locations and venues for the Sweet 16 and Regional Finals in 2013 are:

• East Regional – Verizon Center – Washington, DC
• West Regional – Staples Center – Los Angeles, California
• Midwest Regional – Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, Indiana
• South Regional – Cowboys Stadium – Arlington, Texas

The 2013 Final Four will begin at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on April 6th. The national championship game will be played on April 8th.

Download: Sweet 16 Bracket

The 2014 Pac 12 Basketball Tournament will get underway on Wednesday, March 12th. For the second time in Pac 12 basketball history, the tournament will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The championship game will be held on March 15th.

Under the current format, all 12 teams in the conference will participate in the tournament. The top four teams in the standings at the end of the regular season will get a bye into the quarterfinals. The winner of this year’s event will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA basketball tournament.

History of the Pac 12 Basketball Tournament

The first tournament was held in 1987 when the conference was still known as the Pac 10. That year, Tournament Most Valuable Player Reggie Miller led the UCLA Bruins to a 76-64 victory over the Washington Huskies. The tournament only stuck around for a total of four years before it was dropped after the 1990 season.

The event was resurrected in 2002 and moved to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The University of Arizona won both the last event in 1990 and the revived version in 2002. In fact, Arizona won the tournament four straight times in 1989, ’90, ’02 and ’03. The Wildcats have also lost in the championship game three times. Arizona has an impressive 22-12 all-time record in the tournament. Arizona State enters the 2013 event a woeful 5-14 all-time.

UCLA, Oregon and Washington have each captured the tournament crown three times. In its first year as a member of the Pac 12, Colorado knocked off Arizona in overtime, 53-51, in 2012. The event marked the conference’s first Pac 12 championship.

Arizona’s Sean Elliott and Washington’s Isaiah Thomas are the only players to win tournament MVP honors in back-to-back years. Others to take home the trophy include future NBA players Jud Buechler, Luke Walton, Luke Ridnour, Josh childress, Darren Collison and DeMar DeRozan.

Fans and hoop lovers can follow the action with a printable Pac 12 basketball bracket.

Download: Pac 12 Basketball Tournament