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15 Team Single Elimination Bracket
A free printable 15 team single elimination bracket with score boxes and "winner of" hints, so anyone can run it.
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- 14 games over 4 rounds. Lose once and you are out.
- 1 bye: the top seed skips the first round, so the bracket evens out to 16.
- Seeds are placed so the top two can only meet in the final.
Round 1 seeding and byes
15 is not a power of two, so the bracket is drawn for 16 and 1 spot is a BYE. A bye is an automatic win: the team skips round 1 and waits in round 2.
| Team A | Team B | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Seed 1 | BYE | Advances to round 2 |
| Game 2 | Seed 8 | Seed 9 | Played |
| Game 3 | Seed 4 | Seed 13 | Played |
| Game 4 | Seed 5 | Seed 12 | Played |
| Game 5 | Seed 2 | Seed 15 | Played |
| Game 6 | Seed 7 | Seed 10 | Played |
| Game 7 | Seed 3 | Seed 14 | Played |
| Game 8 | Seed 6 | Seed 11 | Played |
Questions
How many games are in a 15 team single elimination bracket?
14. Every game knocks out one team and all but the champion get knocked out, so it is always the number of teams minus 1.
How many rounds does a 15 team bracket have?
4. The bracket fills out to 16 spots, so 1 top seed gets a bye into round 2.
How do byes work?
When the number of teams is not a power of two, the best seeds skip the first round. A bye counts as a win, so those teams start in round 2.