PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, only three times did seeds #1, #2, and #3 in a region all fail to advance to the round of 16. This happened in once in 2018 and twice in 2000.
PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, the first-round game between the #8 and #9 seeded teams is split evenly, 58-58. #8 had 4 wins in 2015.
PickHoops QuickFact

Since 1996, more #11 seeds (20) have advanced to the round of 16 than #8 or #9 seeds together (19).
PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, Texas has made the round of 16 seven times.
PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, the lowest seeds to advance to the national semifinals were Geo. Mason, VCU, Loyola, UCLA, and NCSU, all #11 seeds.
PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, nineteen out of twenty nine national semifinals have had at least one ACC team.
PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, the smallest number of #1 seeds to advance to the round of 16 is 2 (2000, 2004, 2018, and 2023).
PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, only eleven times has a region's first round games gone according to seed (i.e. chalk).
PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, only Kansas has made it into the tournament every single year.
PickHoops QuickFact

Since 1996, the Big East has had six schools advance to the national semifinals (Connecticut, West Virginia, Villanova, Georgetown, Louisville, and Syracuse).
PickHoops QuickFact

Since 1996, twenty two #10 seeds have made the round of 16.
PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, no #1 seed advanced to the national semifinals in three tournaments (2006, 2011, and 2023).
PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty nine years, the first-round game between the #8 and #9 seeded teams is split evenly, 58-58. #8 had 4 wins in 2015.
PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, Kentucky has 7 appearances in the national semifinals.
PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty nine years, nineteen out of twenty nine national semifinals have had at least one ACC team.
PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, the round of sixteen has included at least one team seeded #9 or lower every year except 2007.
PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, five teams have won the championship at least three times. They are Connecticut (6), Kentucky, Duke, Florida, and UNC.

PickHoops Features Tour


Managing your college basketball tournament bracket contest has never been easier.

Create a group online for your friends to join and enter their college basketball tournament brackets.

After you create your group, invite your friends to:

http://sapphirelv.pickhoops.com/mygroup
where "mygroup" is a name of your choosing.

Then your friends can enter their brackets and standings will be automatically generated online. There's no software to install, no ads anywhere, and we'll never send spam to you or your group members.

Customize

Make your own jersey Customize your group's settings and set up your bracket scoring system and tiebreakers any way you want.

Change the look and feel of your PickHoops page, down to the color, name, number, and font of your jersey. Then talk trash with your group on the message boards and create instant voting polls.

Bracketize

NCAA bracket Each group member enters their bracket using PickHoops's state-of-the-art entry forms. Then, as tournament results come in, PickHoops will automatically update your group's stats and standings.

Choose your picks yourself or try the Quick Pick; one click and picks are generated by the computer. Don't like your bracket? Reload and try again until you have the perfect picks.

Organize

College basketball standings In addition to all the standings, statistics, and reports you'd expect, PickHoops has exclusive features like the Risk Assessor. Using advanced modelling, we calculate the "riskiness" of your upset picks based on past tournament results of similarly seeded teams.

PickHoops boasts comprehensive "Best Result" scenarios that tell you who is still alive in the race for your group championship and what teams they should root for.
Contact us for details on how to customize and re-brand your PickHoops contest as your own, with your own logo at the top of each page.

2026 Pricing


# of bracketsPriceCustom
scoring
Upset risk
calculations
Best-result
reports
"What-If"
standings
up to 25$9.95YesYesYesYes
up to 50$19.95YesYesYesYes
up to 100$29.95YesYesYesYes
up to 150$39.95YesYesYesYes
up to 200$49.95YesYesYesYes
up to 300$59.95YesYesYesYes
up to 400$69.95YesYesYesYes
up to 500$79.95YesYesYesYes
up to 600$89.95YesYesYesYes
up to 750$99.95YesYesYesYes
up to 1000$119.95YesYesYesYes
up to 1250$139.95YesYesYesYes
up to 1500$159.95YesYesYesYes
up to 1750$179.95YesYesYesYes
up to 2000$199.95YesYesYesYes
up to 2500$249.95YesYesYesYes
up to 3000$299.95YesYesYesYes
up to 3500$349.95YesYesYesYes
up to 4000$399.95YesYesYesYes
up to 4500$449.95YesYesYesYes
up to 5000$499.95YesYesYesYes

Contact us for information about larger groups (up to 250,000 brackets) or customized corporate games that can be embedded in your website.

You can upgrade your group after purchase, for the difference in price plus a $1 transaction fee.
All prices are in US dollars.

PickHoops accepts major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), checks, and Paypal.

Prizes

You can purchase insurance for prizes such as $1 Million for a perfect bracket using Ace Hole-In-One. Please contact us or Ace for details.

Testimonials

Actual quotes from actual past users:
"I received 50 plus compliments, and I will not hesitate to use your site again."

"The service you share by eliminating advertising, automating the pool enrollment process, and providing tabulation services is infinitely superior to any other option on the market."

"This is the third year I have worked with you and you do it better each time."

"I have used TurboTourney in the past and I find this much more user-friendly."

"We are extremely impressed on how quickly you update the standings after the games conclude. We also love the fact that later in the tournament you produce a grid that shows your best possible finish. These features make the site one of the best out there."

"I am very pleased that I chose your site! The feedback has been awesome."

"Your site is great, and I have had a number of compliments from the participants in my pool. I will look forward to using your site again next year."

"You guys are doing a great job. This site is the best thing since sliced bread."

"Every year I look around and test other sites. Every year, I come to the same conclusion that you guys are the best by far."


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