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Women's College Basketball Bracket Challenge 🏀

Fill out your bracket for a shot at winning some sweet prizes.
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A bracket challenge for the most chaotic hoops tournament around

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The best part of the women’s college basketball championship isn’t the buzzer-beaters or Cinderella runs — it’s that you can be a part of it with your very own bracket. Time to get pickin’!

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How to play

Located in the US? You're in the right spot! Looking for our Canadian bracket? Make sure you head here so you're entered to win the correct prizes.

  • New users can create an account at the top of this page, returning players just have to sign in with their email and password.
  • Head to "Make Your Picks" and select your winners for each round. You can submit up to three brackets — just make sure they're filled out completely.
  • Points increase as the rounds progress (1 point in Round 1, 2 in Round 2, 4 in Round 3, and so on, up to 10 for the championship game). Correctly predicting the exact total of the final (both team’s scores combined) will net you a bonus 5 points.
  • Submit your bracket by Friday, March 21st at 12 p.m. ET — before the first round tips off.
  • Track your progress on the live leaderboard, and stay tuned for winner shoutouts in The GIST’s newsletter and socials.
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What to win

Other than eternal glory? We have some sweet prizes to give away.*

*See the rules for more details on prizing and eligibility.

🥇 1ST PLACE

$300 Ticketmaster gift card

🥈 2ND PLACE

$200 Ticketmaster gift card

🥉 3RD PLACE

$100 Ticketmaster gift card

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How to pick the winner

With this much talent in the field, making picks can feel impossible. Read up on The GIST's guides and tournament updates to help you choose.

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