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31 team single elimination bracket

A 31-team single elimination bracket has 30 games, with 1 first-round bye for seed 1.

Thirty-one teams: one bye for the top seed, 15 first-round games, 30 games, five rounds. One short of a full frame.

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  • 30games
  • 1first-round bye
  • 5rounds
  • 1–5games per team

The bracket

31 teams, 30 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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First RoundGames 1–15

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17
  2. 28Team 8v.25Team 25
  3. 39Team 9v.24Team 24
  4. 44Team 4v.29Team 29
  5. 513Team 13v.20Team 20
  6. 65Team 5v.28Team 28
  7. 712Team 12v.21Team 21
  8. 82Team 2v.31Team 31
  9. 915Team 15v.18Team 18
  10. 107Team 7v.26Team 26
  11. 1110Team 10v.23Team 23
  12. 123Team 3v.30Team 30
  13. 1314Team 14v.19Team 19
  14. 146Team 6v.27Team 27
  15. 1511Team 11v.22Team 22

Bye1 Team 1

Round of 16Games 16–23

  1. 161Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 17Winner of Game 2v.Winner of Game 3
  3. 18Winner of Game 4v.Winner of Game 5
  4. 19Winner of Game 6v.Winner of Game 7
  5. 20Winner of Game 8v.Winner of Game 9
  6. 21Winner of Game 10v.Winner of Game 11
  7. 22Winner of Game 12v.Winner of Game 13
  8. 23Winner of Game 14v.Winner of Game 15

QuarterfinalsGames 24–27

  1. 24Winner of Game 16v.Winner of Game 17
  2. 25Winner of Game 18v.Winner of Game 19
  3. 26Winner of Game 20v.Winner of Game 21
  4. 27Winner of Game 22v.Winner of Game 23

SemifinalsGames 28–29

  1. 28Winner of Game 24v.Winner of Game 25
  2. 29Winner of Game 26v.Winner of Game 27

FinalGame 30

  1. 30Winner of Game 28v.Winner of Game 29

Byes

Where the bye goes.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, which leaves 1 empty slot in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seed 1 skips round one and starts in round two (Games 16–23). Round one is 15 games 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 30 games in play order.

  1. Game 1First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 16.
  2. Game 2First RoundTeam 8 vs Team 25Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 17.
  3. Game 3First RoundTeam 9 vs Team 24Winner plays the Game 2 winner in Game 17.
  4. Game 4First RoundTeam 4 vs Team 29Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 18.
  5. Game 5First RoundTeam 13 vs Team 20Winner plays the Game 4 winner in Game 18.
  6. Game 6First RoundTeam 5 vs Team 28Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 19.
  7. Game 7First RoundTeam 12 vs Team 21Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 19.
  8. Game 8First RoundTeam 2 vs Team 31Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 20.
  9. Game 9First RoundTeam 15 vs Team 18Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 20.
  10. Game 10First RoundTeam 7 vs Team 26Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 21.
  11. Game 11First RoundTeam 10 vs Team 23Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 21.
  12. Game 12First RoundTeam 3 vs Team 30Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 22.
  13. Game 13First RoundTeam 14 vs Team 19Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 22.
  14. Game 14First RoundTeam 6 vs Team 27Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 23.
  15. Game 15First RoundTeam 11 vs Team 22Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 23.
  16. Game 16Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 17 winner in Game 24.
  17. Game 17Round of 16Winner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 24.
  18. Game 18Round of 16Winner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 19 winner in Game 25.
  19. Game 19Round of 16Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 18 winner in Game 25.
  20. Game 20Round of 16Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9Winner plays the Game 21 winner in Game 26.
  21. Game 21Round of 16Winner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11Winner plays the Game 20 winner in Game 26.
  22. Game 22Round of 16Winner of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 13Winner plays the Game 23 winner in Game 27.
  23. Game 23Round of 16Winner of Game 14 vs Winner of Game 15Winner plays the Game 22 winner in Game 27.
  24. Game 24QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 17Winner plays the Game 25 winner in Game 28.
  25. Game 25QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 19Winner plays the Game 24 winner in Game 28.
  26. Game 26QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 20 vs Winner of Game 21Winner plays the Game 27 winner in Game 29.
  27. Game 27QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 22 vs Winner of Game 23Winner plays the Game 26 winner in Game 29.
  28. Game 28SemifinalsWinner of Game 24 vs Winner of Game 25Winner plays the Game 29 winner for the title in Game 30.
  29. Game 29SemifinalsWinner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 27Winner plays the Game 28 winner for the title in Game 30.
  30. Game 30FinalWinner of Game 28 vs Winner of Game 29

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 31-team single elimination day runs.

About 12.5 hours. 30 games in 15 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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31 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.

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Questions

Questions about a 31-team single elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 31 team single elimination bracket?

30: every game eliminates one team, and 31 teams need 30 eliminations to leave a champion. A third-place game, if you add one, makes it 31.

How do the byes work with 31 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, so 1 first-round slot stays empty. Seed 1 skips round one and starts 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 31 team single elimination tournament take?

About 12.5 hours with 30 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 31 in all. TourneyPage has it as a switch, and the bracket shows it as its own game.

Single or double elimination for 31 teams?

Single elimination is 30 games; double elimination for 31 teams is 60, 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 31 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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