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17 team single elimination bracket

A 17-team single elimination bracket has 16 games, with 15 first-round byes for seeds 1–15.

Seventeen teams: 15 byes and one play-in game, then a 16-team bracket. 16 games in five rounds; only seeds 16 and 17 play in round one.

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  • 16games
  • 15first-round byes
  • 5rounds
  • 1–5games per team

The bracket

17 teams, 16 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

Show the bracket as

First RoundGame 1

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17

Byes1 Team 1 · 8 Team 8 · 9 Team 9 · 4 Team 4 · 13 Team 13 · 5 Team 5 · 12 Team 12 · 2 Team 2 · 15 Team 15 · 7 Team 7 · 10 Team 10 · 3 Team 3 · 14 Team 14 · 6 Team 6 · 11 Team 11

Round of 16Games 2–9

  1. 21Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 38Team 8v.9Team 9
  3. 44Team 4v.13Team 13
  4. 55Team 5v.12Team 12
  5. 62Team 2v.15Team 15
  6. 77Team 7v.10Team 10
  7. 83Team 3v.14Team 14
  8. 96Team 6v.11Team 11

QuarterfinalsGames 10–13

  1. 10Winner of Game 2v.Winner of Game 3
  2. 11Winner of Game 4v.Winner of Game 5
  3. 12Winner of Game 6v.Winner of Game 7
  4. 13Winner of Game 8v.Winner of Game 9

SemifinalsGames 14–15

  1. 14Winner of Game 10v.Winner of Game 11
  2. 15Winner of Game 12v.Winner of Game 13

FinalGame 16

  1. 16Winner of Game 14v.Winner of Game 15

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, which leaves 15 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–15 skip round one and start in round two (Games 2–9). Round one is 1 game between the lower seeds.

A bye isn't a win on the record. TourneyPage advances the bye teams automatically, so the page never shows a game that doesn't exist.

Game order

All 16 games in play order.

  1. Game 1First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 2.
  2. Game 2Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 10.
  3. Game 3Round of 16Team 8 vs Team 9Winner plays the Game 2 winner in Game 10.
  4. Game 4Round of 16Team 4 vs Team 13Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 11.
  5. Game 5Round of 16Team 5 vs Team 12Winner plays the Game 4 winner in Game 11.
  6. Game 6Round of 16Team 2 vs Team 15Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 12.
  7. Game 7Round of 16Team 7 vs Team 10Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 12.
  8. Game 8Round of 16Team 3 vs Team 14Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 13.
  9. Game 9Round of 16Team 6 vs Team 11Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 13.
  10. Game 10QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 14.
  11. Game 11QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 14.
  12. Game 12QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 15.
  13. Game 13QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 15.
  14. Game 14SemifinalsWinner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11Winner plays the Game 15 winner for the title in Game 16.
  15. Game 15SemifinalsWinner of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 13Winner plays the Game 14 winner for the title in Game 16.
  16. Game 16FinalWinner of Game 14 vs Winner of Game 15

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 17-team single elimination day runs.

About 6 hours 40 minutes. 16 games in 8 rounds of play across 2 fields.

Arithmetic, not a schedule: it ignores breaks and assumes every field stays busy. In TourneyPage you type the actual times and courts, and they show on the page.

Printable

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17 team single elimination bracket drawn as lines, with every game numbered

The PDF is US Letter, landscape, with seed numbers on blank lines so you can write the teams in. Free, no sign-up, nothing on it but the bracket and this page's address.

Or skip the clipboard. The live version has the same bracket with the team names in, scores entered from a phone, standings that update, and the next games on top. Free to build and preview; $29 one-time to publish, for up to 32 teams per division.

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Questions

Questions about a 17-team single elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 17 team single elimination bracket?

16: every game eliminates one team, and 17 teams need 16 eliminations to leave a champion. A third-place game, if you add one, makes it 17.

How do the byes work with 17 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, so 15 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–15 skip round one and start in round two. A bye isn't a win on the record; the team just plays one game fewer on the way to the title.

How many games does each team play?

At least 1: one loss and you're out. The champion plays 5 (4 with a first-round bye).

How long does a 17 team single elimination tournament take?

About 6 hours 40 minutes with 16 games at 50 minutes each on 2 fields. Change the game length and the number of fields above to match your event. TourneyPage doesn't schedule the games for you; you type the times and courts you decide on, and they show on the page.

Should I add a third-place game?

If you want a full podium, or the two semifinal losers traveled a long way to play once. It adds one game between the semifinal losers, usually played right before the final, making 17 in all. TourneyPage has it as a switch, and the bracket shows it as its own game.

Single or double elimination for 17 teams?

Single elimination is 16 games; double elimination for 17 teams is 32, plus a reset final if it's needed. Go single when the day is short or the fields are few, and double when every team should be sure of two games. Pool play into a playoff is the third option: more games per team in a set number of rounds.

Can I print this bracket or run it live?

Both. The PDF is free, with no sign-up. "Make this bracket live" opens the TourneyPage builder with single elimination already chosen for your 17 teams; you add their names, preview the page free, and pay $29 once to publish a link everyone can open on their phone.

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