Single Elimination
16-Team Single Elimination Bracket
Free generator for a 16-team single elimination bracket. Build it in a minute, then publish it as a clean public tournament page anyone can follow.
Bracket structure
What a 16-team bracket looks like
Quick facts
Teams
16
Games
15
Rounds
4
Byes
0
How seeding works
The strongest teams don't lose to the draw.
Seeds are paired so the top seed plays the bottom seed, the second seed plays the second-to-last, and so on. With 16 teams you'll need 0 byes in round one — the top seeds get them so the strongest teams don't get knocked out by a quirk of the draw.
FAQ
Common questions
- How many games are in a 16-team bracket?
- A 16-team single elimination bracket plays 15 games. In single elimination every game eliminates one team, so it always takes teams − 1 games to crown a champion.
- How many byes does a 16-team bracket need?
- 16 is a power of two, so a 16-team bracket needs zero byes. Every team plays in round one.
- How do you seed a 16-team bracket?
- Rank your teams 1 through 16, then pair them so the top seed faces the lowest seed in their half of the bracket, the second seed faces the second-lowest, and so on. TourneyPage handles the math automatically — drop in your teams and it builds the bracket for you.
Build the bracket. Publish the page.
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