NXTGEN Bracket Challenge
Fill out all 10 MHSAA playoff brackets and pick a winner in every single game. Points stack up as the real playoffs play out. Play for free, or put $1.00 on the line to win the NXTGEN Bracket Champion hoodie.
Divisions 1-8 + 8-Man
Pick all the way to the finals
Every submitted bracket
Check your bracket
Enter your Bracket ID any time to preview your picks, your points, and every division champion you called — it opens in the My Bracket tab and keeps updating as results land.
How the challenge works
It works exactly like a March Madness bracket pool, built on the real MHSAA playoff brackets. You pick every winner, we grade every pick against the results as the playoffs unfold.
Fill out all 10 brackets
Divisions 1-8 plus both 8-Man divisions. Tap a school to advance them, round by round, all the way to the state champion.
Save and submit
Add your name and email, then submit. Your picks lock, and a unique 7-character Bracket ID is generated for your entry.
Earn points as results land
Every correct pick scores by round — 1 point in the district semifinals up to 10 for calling the state champion.
Climb the leaderboard
One board ranks every submitted bracket and updates live. The top score overall takes the hoodie if that player entered the prize.
How points are scored
- District Semifinals1 pt
- District Finals3 pts
- Regional Finals5 pts
- State Semifinals7 pts
- State Championships10 pts
Points land on every correct pick only — later rounds are worth the most, so a deep bracket run swings the leaderboard.
The rules
- •You must pick every game in all 10 brackets to submit your entry.
- •Once you submit, your picks are locked and cannot be changed.
- •Every submitted entry gets a unique 7-character Bracket ID — use it any time to check your picks, points, and champions.
- •Points come from the results entered in the playoff brackets and update as games go final.
- •The top score overall wins the hoodie, provided that player has entered the prize.
- •Ties are broken by overall correct-pick percentage.
My bracket
Preview your bracket any time with the Bracket ID from your submission — your picks, your points, and every division champion you called. Need to fill one out? Create your bracket to start picking.
Fill out all 10 playoff brackets
Pick every winner, submit, and you'll get a Bracket ID with a live leaderboard score.
Check your bracket
Enter the Bracket ID from your submission to see your bracket preview.
Leaderboard
Every bracket submitted to the challenge, listed with its overall points and correct-pick percentage and scored live as the playoff results come in. Hit View to open any bracket in full. The hoodie goes to the top score among players who entered the prize.
The hoodie goes to the highest score among players who entered the prize.
No brackets have been submitted yet. The moment entries are submitted and results land, players, Bracket IDs, points, and correct-pick percentages show up right here.
Community picks
Every submitted bracket is tallied game by game, and the most-picked winner advances to the next round. This is how the field sees each division playing out.
No brackets submitted yet — get yours in and the community's bracket shows up here.