🏀 Bracketology 2026

[FrostByte]

I renewed our pool over at Yahoo Sports this year. If you played last year, logging in with the same account should keep your bracket names, but feel free to switch it up if you want (keeping with the recommendation below, of course).

To join, please follow this link:
https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/mens-basketball-bracket/group/3164/invitation?key=342b2848c9b6c998

You may need to enter our group password to join, which is:

ebw

When creating your bracket, please name your bracket with the screenname we know you by here so we’ll know who we’re playing against. If you already have a yahoo account, you might want to also add a screen name there, or consider that when creating a yahoo account.

Once joined, you can click on your bracket settings and you can disable the sharing of your email with others in the group. There are actually 3 options, but the first 2 allow communication through the pool, so it will limit the ability to receive broadcast messages and reminders. You can also rename your bracket here if needed.

After you’ve joined the group, following this link should take you to the group home page:
https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/mens-basketball-bracket/group/3164/standings

Please let me know if you have any issues setting up your account. Brackets will not go live until after the after the selection show on March 13, so right now it’s just getting registered and ready to play.

Previous Pools

2025

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	pooflady's Boss Bracket	143
2	pooflady's Pleasant Bracket	135
3	Grilled Penguin	132
4	Sammy’s purloined bracket	128
5	FrostByte's Bracket Of Crap	126
6	DaveinFloridar Winning!	120
7	GinGrls' Extra Bracket	114
8	TaxThis's Perfect Bracket	102
9	rose's park avenue apartments	96
10	amrlion's wootastic bracket	91
11	Renatus's Really Bad Bracket	87
12	Skek Tek's Genius Bracket	86
13	GinGirlJ Bouncy Ball	86
14	la lisa's man-balls	83
15	amrlion's why not? bracket	81
16	Renatus Lives His Bracket Dies	65
17	Penguin Soup	62
18	Chev's Going Down in Flames	58
19	Mdrcoast	56
20	Sammy’s random guesses	50
21	Md2915	48
22	PEPPER'S PROPHECY	48
23	daveinfloridar Alligators	46
24	Chev's Losing Bracket	38

2024

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	SkekTek's CrapTastic Guesses	149
2	GinGrl's Bouncy Ball Group	135
3	Renatus Lives His Bracket Dies	130
4	JumpshotDreamRoster1	124
5	cycokiller's Other Bracket	119
6	Bchlor4evr strikes back	118
7	Taylor’s Swifties	117
8	amrlion's Why Not? Bracket	109
9	Retamos is Vile	108
10	amrlion's bracket madness	102
11	Yummy Penguin In my Tummy	99
12	FrostByte's Bracket Of Crap	97
13	Skek Tek's Slam-Dunk Bracket	97
14	pooflady's Legit Bracket	89
15	Sammydog’s best guess	85
16	LordBowen's Legit Bracket	85
17	mdrcoast Maybe Start strong...	82
18	hot72chev Astonishing Bracket	78
19	Bankernosaj	74
20	Goldielucks & the bare guesses	74
21	Chani’s Fedaykin	72
22	mike420's Wondrous Bracket	72
23	GreenFrogsCantJump	70
24	Get In My Belly Penguin	66
25	Goldielucks & the 2nd Bracket	64
26	LordBowen's Superb Bracket	62
27	Froggy'sFinalFour-ToadToGlory	61
28	pooflady's Splendid Bracket	56
29	Josephus's Wonderful Bracket	55
30	bellt	54
31	copefiend1	53
32	THEPENGUINMUSTBESTOPPED	53
33	DaveinFloridar Dribbling #2	50
34	Bchlor4evr???	49
35	cycokillers's bracket	48
36	hot72chev Notable Bracket	47
37	Clark493	45
38	DaveinFloridars Groovy Bracket	44
39	JUSTSAYNOTOPENGUINS	38
40	Sammydog’s even worse bracket	33
41	JankyDissonantReverie2	11

2023

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	jenna ortega eats hot wings	102
2	hot72chev Bad to Worse	66
3	Renatus Lives His Bracket Dies	61
4	pooflady's Peerless Bracket	56
5	Dave Born to Dribble	54
6	Dave Bouncing basketballs	54
7	Josephus's Crazy Bracket	49
8	GinGrlJ's BBall Team	49
9	Another GGJ Bracket	48
10	Sammydog’s Bracket	46
11	pooflady's Matchless Bracket	46
12	sydney sweeneys gynormous bees	45
13	FrostByte's Foolish Bracket	42
14	archetype's Woot-tastic one	42
15	Skek Tek's Super Bracket	42
16	Josephus's Fine Bracket	40
17	Penguin Lunch	40
18	MDRCoast's excellent Bracket	40
19	hot72chev's really bad bracket	40
20	Penguin Dinner	39
21	Pepper's Gonna Win!!	39
22	Renatus's Reasonable Bracket	35
22	Bchlor4evr	35
24	Bchlor4evr Does #2	25
25	Fig's Fierce Forecast	0

2022

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	Sammydog’s Bracket	110
2	FrostByte's Silly Guesses	107
3	pooflady's Wondrous Bracket	102
4	Pepper's Bracket	94
5	Renatus Lives His Bracket Dies	87
6	Chev's second chance	75
7	MDRcoasts Fine Bracket	70
8	Psychcjs has no clue	69
9	LordBowen's Groovy Bracket	67
10	Steve's L Bracket	66
11	scarlett johansson	59
12	Renatus's Unremarkable Bracket	56
13	Skek Tek's Tip-Top Bracket	54
14	WoosterRoosters Clucking Picks	52
15	florence pugh	52
16	Daaave33	51
17	LordBowen's Loopy Bracket	50
18	Pep's other bracket	49
19	daveinwarshington	43
20	pooflady's Awesome Bracket	43
21	One Schlitty bracket.	41
22	hot72chev	39

2021

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	pooflady's Swell Bracket	129
2	FroodyFrog_was_Here	100
3	Sammydog01's Losing Bracket	100
4	FroodyFrog_was_Here_2	100
5	Ham	94
6	Renatus's Unremarkable Bracket	93
7	daveinwarshington X 2	88
8	Andrapos' Craptacular Shot	79
9	pooflady's Wondrous Bracket	77
10	Bacon	72
11	Steve's Standout Bracket	66
12	daveinwarshington!!!!!	64
13	FrostByte's Best Guesses	56
14	lordbowenpartdeux	55
15	Beyonce Knowles	52
16	Andrapos' Stunning Upset	51
17	Sammydogs other losing bracket	51
18	Renatus Lives His Bracket Dies	49
19	Dragontrainer's Bracket	44
20	hot72chev's Nifty Bracket	42
21	Pepper114's Official Bracket	42
22	Jessica Alba	38
23	CHEV'S 'YEET THIS BRACKET'	37
24	lordbowen	34

2020
Tournament was Cancelled

2019

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	Dragontrainer 007	129
2	Jennifer Lawrence (2)	124
3	Pooflady (2)	115
4	Brian Morris (2)	105
5	kevin shannon	92
6	lucretius	90
7	daveinwarshington	88
8	Dragontrainer 007 (2)	82
9	FrostByte	80
10	Sammy Dog	80
11	aardWolf64	79
12	Julie Johnson	79
12	Lord Bowen (2)	79
14	SkekTek	78
15	Jennifer Lawrence	78
16	Lord Bowen	77
17	Turken (2)	74
18	renatus lives (2)	72
19	Kerry Hough	69
20	Pooflady	69
21	dahcheet nguyen	68
22	SkekTek (2)	68
23	The Real Kenney9226	68
24	renatus lives	67
25	Brian Morris	66
26	jdsardone	64
27	Kerry Hough (2)	63
28	opshannon opshannon	62
29	jdsardone (2)	60
30	Melis62	59
31	hotseventytwo chev	59
32	jqubed	59
33	hotseventytwo chev (2)	54
34	Sammy Dog (2)	50
35	daveinwarshington (2)	48
36	Turken	48

2018

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	Lord Bowen	115
2	Jeremy Driver	114
3	Brian Morris	113
4	Sammy Dog	112
5	Pooflady (2)	102
6	Jeremy Driver (2)	97
7	kevin shannon	96
8	Kerry Hough	74
9	renatus lives (2)	73
10	FrostByte	69
11	Josephus (2)	64
12	renatus lives	63
13	Melis62	60
14	Jennifer Lawrence (2)	60
15	Turken	59
16	daveinwarshington	58
17	Pooflady	57
18	Josephus	56
19	Jennifer Lawrence	56
20	Brian Morris (2)	54
21	Turken (2)	52
22	Kerry Hough (2)	49
23	Lord Bowen (2)	48
24	jqubed	44
25	hotseventytwo chev	37
26	The RealJRN	30
27	hotseventytwo chev (2)	26
28	mick farnsworth	22

2017

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	The Real Kenney9226 (2)	123
2	Brian Morris	111
3	Joel Wasinger	106
4	jqubed (2)	95
5	kevin shannon	93
6	Josephus	86
6	Lord Bowen	86
8	caleb sayre (2)	86
9	renatus lives	85
10	hotseventytwo chev	85
11	Lord Bowen (2)	83
12	Joel Wasinger (2)	79
13	Pooflady	76
14	The Real Kenney9226	75
15	Turken	74
16	Turken (2)	71
17	Sammy Dog	71
18	Jennifer Lawrence	70
19	Kerry Hough	70
20	caleb sayre	70
21	renatus lives (2)	65
22	Jennifer Lawrence (2)	64
23	foolish fool	64
24	drewcroa (2)	63
25	SkekTek	62
26	foolish fool (2)	61
27	Schrobble Head	61
28	FrostByte	60
29	Michele Barnard	54
30	jqubed	53
31	drewcroa	52
32	Pooflady (2)	51
33	jdsardone	50
34	SkekTek (2)	46
35	jdsardone (2)	46
36	hotseventytwo chev (2)	43
37	Sammy Dog (2)	34
38	mick farnsworth	21

2016

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	MaggieS	97
2	bestsportnascar	97
3	jqubed (2)	94
4	Brian Morris	93
5	Jennifer Lawrence	90
6	Jennifer Lawrence (2)	86
7	Michele Barnard	85
8	The Real Kenney9226	83
9	jqubed	80
10	FrostByte	74
11	Pooflady (2)	70
12	SkekTek	70
13	MaggieS (2)	68
14	Melis62	65
15	lucretius	65
16	Pooflady	61
17	hotseventytwo chev	53
18	Josephus	48
19	SkekTek (2)	40

2015

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	SkekTek (2)	111
2	Pooflady	100
3	Josephus	91
4	FrostByte	90
5	SkekTek	82
6	bestsportnascar	77
7	jessica alba	75
8	jqubed	74
9	poofguy	73
10	poofguy (2)	71
11	lucretius	70
12	Pooflady (2)	70
13	jqubed (2)	70
14	Barret LeBlanc	64
15	hotseventytwo chev	64
16	Josephus (2)	60
17	Turken	58
18	jessica alba (2)	58
19	Turken (2)	56
20	Michele Barnard	55
21	hotseventytwo chev (2)	44

2014

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	SkekTek	74
2	Pooflady	69
3	The Real Kenney9226 (2)	68
4	hotseventytwo chev	67
5	Pooflady (2)	63
6	jessica alba	61
7	MaggieS (2)	60
8	FrostByte	59
9	SkekTek (2)	56
10	Cruzer	55
11	MaggieS	54
11	The Real Kenney9226	54
13	jessica alba (2)	53
14	Turken (2)	51
15	poofguy	50
16	jqubed	46
17	Turken	45
18	hotseventytwo chev (2)	39
19	jqubed (2)	36

2013

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	Brian Morris	120
2	Pooflady	115
3	Brian Morris (2)	113
4	jessica alba	106
5	Josephus	75
6	Cruzer	65
7	jessica alba (2)	64
8	Pooflady (2)	63
8	SkekTek (2)	63
10	SkekTek	57
11	jqubed	54
12	poofguy	53
12	Turken	53
14	jqubed (2)	52
15	The Real Kenney9226	50
16	Josephus (2)	47
16	Turken (2)	47
18	Tennisplayer121	46

2012

Rank	Team Name
1	Brian Morris
2	Turken (1)
3	Pooflady
4	The Real Kenney9226
5	Novastarj
6	Cruzer
7	Turken (2)
8	Patti Fuller
9	jessica alba
10	jqubed (1)
11	jqubed (2)

2011

Rank	Team Name
1	Kenney
2	Skek
3	Daniel

2010

Rank	Team Name
1	Kenney

2009

Rank	Team Name
1	Josh Forsythe
2	The Real Kenney9226 (2)
3	Cruzer
4	Michele Barnard
5	Pooflady
6	SkekTek
7	jqubed
8	Melis62
9	jessica alba
10	lp lady
11	Schrobblehead
12	The Real Kenney9226 (1)
13	Joe Barnard
14	pamidalab
15	logos54796

2008

Rank	Team Name	Score
1	Schrobblehead	148
2	Josh Forsythe	138
3	Pooflady	136
4	Daniel Spltiter	124
5	krapposelli	103
6	luke lurker	91
7	The Real Kenney9226	81
8	SkekTek	78
9	Cruzer	64
10	jqubed	63
11	Zea Three	43
12	Melis62	0

[pepper114]

@pooflady

[pepper114]

THANK YOU!

[cycokiller]

Alright, I’m in!

[hot72chev]

I’ll get on this train to Losertown!

[renatuslives]

Me coming into the bracket challenge

[pepper114]

[daveinwarshington]

Hoping I do a bit better this time.
I may use my Woot fortune ball to assist me…

[jniemeier]

Is it that time already!?!?

[FrostByte]

The first round doesn’t start until March 19, but I decided to go ahead and get everything as soon as I got my notice from Yahoo sports. Maybe we’ll get more people this year?

[hot72chev]

[amrlion]

Thanks for setting this up again! I will hopefully remember to come back when the brackets are out

[daveinwarshington]

[FrostByte]

@amrlion

Thanks for setting this up again! I will hopefully remember to come back when the brackets are out

I’ll be sure this thread gets bumped up a few times between them becoming available and when they are due.

[daveinwarshington]

Practicing how to choose teams…

[pooflady]

Wow, just found this thread. Now if I can manage to get on it without help, it will be the first time. Thanks FrostByte.

[copefiend2]

I am already prepping myself for some major disappointment.

[pooflady]

FrostByte: I already screwed up. I entered twice with the same name, Pooflady’s Superb Bracket. Can you delete the second one or tell me how to. And then tell me how to post the second one from last year?

[daveinwarshington]

Go into it, pick one of your brackets under ‘my brackets’ & click on it.
Hit .Edit bracket settings..
Type in a new name & save changes.
Uncheck where it says “show email” if you haven’t already.

[pooflady]

After I click on Edit My Settings, the only thing outside of email stuff is Edit Custom Image.