March Madness Tournament Challenge

Join the Fun

Get in on the excitement of tournament season by joining Hawkeye's March Madness ESPN Tournament Bracket Challenge! Whether you're a die-hard basketball fan or just picking teams for fun, this is your chance to compete with fellow students or co-workers for bragging rights and prizes.

Pick Your Teams

Create your free bracket through ESPN and see how your picks stack up throughout the tournament.

• Log in using your Hawkeye email.
• When you create your bracket, use your first and last name as the bracket name so we can contact you if you win a prize!
• Limit one bracket per person.

You can join the group anytime, then log back in to complete your bracket between Selection Sunday (March 15) and March 19 before the first game begins.

Fill out your bracket, follow the games, and watch the leaderboard as scores update throughout the tournament.

The tournament runs through April 6. Your bracket will lock when the first game begins, and scores will be automatically updated after each game. The tiebreaker is the championship game score.

Join the Student Group Join the Faculty & Staff Group

Win Prizes!

Students can win gift cards to Dick's Sporting Goods or Starbucks!

• $20 for the top score of each round
• 1st place overall: $50
• 2nd place overall: $40
• 3rd place overall: $30

In the Faculty and Staff group, the top score each round wins a Hawkeye t-shirt, and the overall top scorer takes home a swag bag!