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55 Team Single Elimination Bracket

A free printable 55 team single elimination bracket with score boxes and "winner of" hints, so anyone can run it.

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Round 1 seeding and byes

55 is not a power of two, so the bracket is drawn for 64 and 9 spots are BYEs. A bye is an automatic win: the team skips round 1 and waits in round 2.

Team ATeam BResult
Game 1Seed 1BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 2Seed 32Seed 33Played
Game 3Seed 16Seed 49Played
Game 4Seed 17Seed 48Played
Game 5Seed 8BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 6Seed 25Seed 40Played
Game 7Seed 9BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 8Seed 24Seed 41Played
Game 9Seed 4BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 10Seed 29Seed 36Played
Game 11Seed 13Seed 52Played
Game 12Seed 20Seed 45Played
Game 13Seed 5BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 14Seed 28Seed 37Played
Game 15Seed 12Seed 53Played
Game 16Seed 21Seed 44Played
Game 17Seed 2BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 18Seed 31Seed 34Played
Game 19Seed 15Seed 50Played
Game 20Seed 18Seed 47Played
Game 21Seed 7BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 22Seed 26Seed 39Played
Game 23Seed 10Seed 55Played
Game 24Seed 23Seed 42Played
Game 25Seed 3BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 26Seed 30Seed 35Played
Game 27Seed 14Seed 51Played
Game 28Seed 19Seed 46Played
Game 29Seed 6BYEAdvances to round 2
Game 30Seed 27Seed 38Played
Game 31Seed 11Seed 54Played
Game 32Seed 22Seed 43Played
EventDateSingle elimination · 55 teams · 54 gamesSection 1 of 4 · Page 1 of 5QUARTERFINALSROUND 3ROUND 2ROUND 1M48CourtTimeWinner of M40Winner of M41M40CourtTimeWinner of M24Winner of M25M24CourtTime1Winner of M1M1CourtTime3233M25CourtTimeWinner of M2Winner of M3M2CourtTime1649M3CourtTime1748M41CourtTimeWinner of M26Winner of M27M26CourtTime8Winner of M4M4CourtTime2540M27CourtTime9Winner of M5M5CourtTime2441Winner plays M52 (p. 5)Run it on your phoneScan to open this bracket, set up and ready for names and results.Free at sviewstudios.com/bracketkeepers/appThis page's winner continues on page 5.Made with BracketKeepers. Free brackets, live on every phone.
EventDateSingle elimination · 55 teams · 54 gamesSection 2 of 4 · Page 2 of 5QUARTERFINALSROUND 3ROUND 2ROUND 1M49CourtTimeWinner of M42Winner of M43M42CourtTimeWinner of M28Winner of M29M28CourtTime4Winner of M6M6CourtTime2936M29CourtTimeWinner of M7Winner of M8M7CourtTime1352M8CourtTime2045M43CourtTimeWinner of M30Winner of M31M30CourtTime5Winner of M9M9CourtTime2837M31CourtTimeWinner of M10Winner of M11M10CourtTime1253M11CourtTime2144Winner plays M52 (p. 5)Run it on your phoneScan to open this bracket, set up and ready for names and results.Free at sviewstudios.com/bracketkeepers/appThis page's winner continues on page 5.Made with BracketKeepers. Free brackets, live on every phone.
EventDateSingle elimination · 55 teams · 54 gamesSection 3 of 4 · Page 3 of 5QUARTERFINALSROUND 3ROUND 2ROUND 1M50CourtTimeWinner of M44Winner of M45M44CourtTimeWinner of M32Winner of M33M32CourtTime2Winner of M12M12CourtTime3134M33CourtTimeWinner of M13Winner of M14M13CourtTime1550M14CourtTime1847M45CourtTimeWinner of M34Winner of M35M34CourtTime7Winner of M15M15CourtTime2639M35CourtTimeWinner of M16Winner of M17M16CourtTime1055M17CourtTime2342Winner plays M53 (p. 5)Run it on your phoneScan to open this bracket, set up and ready for names and results.Free at sviewstudios.com/bracketkeepers/appThis page's winner continues on page 5.Made with BracketKeepers. Free brackets, live on every phone.
EventDateSingle elimination · 55 teams · 54 gamesSection 4 of 4 · Page 4 of 5QUARTERFINALSROUND 3ROUND 2ROUND 1M51CourtTimeWinner of M46Winner of M47M46CourtTimeWinner of M36Winner of M37M36CourtTime3Winner of M18M18CourtTime3035M37CourtTimeWinner of M19Winner of M20M19CourtTime1451M20CourtTime1946M47CourtTimeWinner of M38Winner of M39M38CourtTime6Winner of M21M21CourtTime2738M39CourtTimeWinner of M22Winner of M23M22CourtTime1154M23CourtTime2243Winner plays M53 (p. 5)Run it on your phoneScan to open this bracket, set up and ready for names and results.Free at sviewstudios.com/bracketkeepers/appThis page's winner continues on page 5.Made with BracketKeepers. Free brackets, live on every phone.
EventDateSingle elimination · 55 teams · 54 gamesFinals · Page 5 of 5FINALSEMIFINALSM54CourtTimeWinner of M52Winner of M53M52CourtTimeWinner of M48 (p. 1)Winner of M49 (p. 2)M53CourtTimeWinner of M50 (p. 3)Winner of M51 (p. 4)CHAMPIONFINAL STANDINGS1st2nd3rdRun it on your phoneScan to open this bracket, set up and ready for names and results.Free at sviewstudios.com/bracketkeepers/appEarlier rounds: pages 1 to 4.Made with BracketKeepers. Free brackets, live on every phone.

Questions

How many games are in a 55 team single elimination bracket?

54. 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 55 team bracket have?

6. The bracket fills out to 64 spots, so 9 top seeds get byes 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.

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