Best March Madness bracket names to win your 2024 NCAA tournament group where it counts
As March Madness approaches and thousands of people foolishly dream of creating the first perfect bracket in history, they often ignore the most crucial part of creating a bracket in the first place -- the bracket's name.
Sure, you can get by with a typical "[insert name]'s picks" but what's the fun in that, huh? There are thousands of creative names that can help make your pool more fun.
Whether you're representing your championship pick in your name, your favorite sleeper, or just a singular player with a name that can be turned into hundreds of different puns, there are a limitless number of ways to make your competitors smile. You may not win the grand prize that comes with having the most accurate bracket, but you can make the bracket more fun for everyone involved.
Here are the best names heading into 2024's NCAA Tournament.
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Best 2024 March Madness Bracket names
Here are some of the best bracket names from across the internet from sources like USA Today, The Athletic, The Fan, and Sporting News.
Player/coach name play-on-words:
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo:
Definitely in my Izzone
Purdue head coach Matt Painter:
Go Hard in the Painter
Tennessee's Dalton Knecht:
Knecht the Dots
Kentucky's Reed Sheppard:
Sheppard's Flock
Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore:
Gimme S'amoore
Marquette's Oso Ighodaro:
My Bracket is Oso Good
Providence head coach Kim English:
The Kim English Patient
LSU women's head coach Kim Mulkey:
Mulkey Waters Ahead
UConn women's head coach Geno Auriemma:
Geno 911!
Alabama's Jarin Stevenson:
Even Stevenson
Arizona's Kylan Boswell:
Kylan 'Em Softly
BYU's Townsend Tripple:
Oh Baby a Tripple!
Duke's Caleb Foster:
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Team names:
Arizona:
In the 'Zona!
What team? Wildcats!
Auburn:
Feel the Auburn
Eye of the Tigers
Creighton:
That Sh** Creigh(ton)
Gonzaga:
Going, going, Gonzaga!
Zags to Riches
Houston:
Houston, we have a Winner!
James Madison:
The Dukes of Hazard
Marquette:
Going for the Gold
Purdue:
Purdue Spoilermakers
This is how we PurDUE it
TCU:
Frog-ettaboutit
Texas Tech:
Tomb Red Raiders
Overall March Madness/Bracket/Basketball names:
Zero Dunks Given
Full Metal Bracket
Basket Cases
Point Gods
Air Ballers
Church of Bracketology
Mother Dunkers
Half-Court Hooligans
A few more:
Edey Money
New York Times' Knecht-tions
The moon hit your eye? That's Amoore!
Frodo from the Scheier(man)
DaRon Holmes and Watson
Drake, where's the door?
Printable March Madness bracket
You can find a printable bracket for the men's tournament here.
A women's tournament printable bracket is available here.
NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness 2024 Schedule
First Four
Round | Dates | Venue | City |
First Four | March 19-20 | University of Dayton Arena | Dayton, Ohio |
First and Second Round
Round | Dates | Venue | City |
First/Second | March 19-20 | University of Dayton Arena | Dayton, Ohio |
First/Second | March 22 -24 | Barclays Center | Brooklyn. N.Y. |
First/Second | March 21 - 23 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, N.C. |
First/Second | March 22 - 24 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis |
First/Second | March 21 - 23 | CHI Health Center | Omaha, Neb. |
First/Second | March 21 -23 | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh |
First/Second | March 21 - 23 | Delta Center | Salt Lake City |
First/Second | March 22 - 24 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | Spokane, Wash. |
First/Second | March 22 - 24 | FedExForum | Memphis, Tenn. |
Sweet 16 and Elite Eight
Round | Dates | Venue | City |
East Regional | March 28 - 30 | TD Garden | Boston |
East Regional | March 28 - 30 | TD Garden | Boston |
South Regional | March 29 -31 | American Airlines Center | Dallas |
Midwest Regional | March 29 - 31 | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit |
West Regional | March 28 - 30 | Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles |
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Final Four
Round | Dates | Venue | City |
Final Four | Saturday, April 6 | State Farm Stadium | Glendale, Arizona |
NCAA championship game
Round | Dates | Venue | City |
NCAA championship game | Monday, April 8 | State Farm Stadium | Glendale, Arizona |
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