Top March Madness Contests and Bracket Challenges in 2025

The Sports Geek’s March Madness $50k Jackpot

The first contest on my list of the best 2025 bracket challenges is our own March Madness $50k Jackpot contest. The competition is free to enter, and the rules are simple. To win the jackpot, you must correctly predict all games in the Men’s NCAA Tournament. If a lucky contest correctly does that, they will win the entire $50,000 jackpot. You can track your competitors on the leaderboard throughout the contest.

Place	Prize
Perfect Bracket	$50,000

There is no room for error in our March Madness jackpot contest, as only a perfect bracket will claim the jackpot. If you need some help with this monumental task, feel free to check our AI March Madness bracket predictions.

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How to Enter

Joining our free $50,000 March Madness Jackpot contest is easy. You can compete for a free chance at the jackpot by following these simple steps:

1. Create or sign in to your TSG account.

2. Visit our March Madness $50k Jackpot contest page.

3. Submit your picks for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

After your picks are in, the only thing left to do is enjoy March Madness. You can track your standing and your biggest competitors on the leaderboard. Don’t forget to pick a funny March Madness bracket name! Join $50k Jackpot Contest

BetUS’s $1 Million Bracket Challenge

BetUS also has a thrilling 2025 March Madness contest. The grand prize is a $1 million jackpot for any contestant who can complete a perfect bracket. Even if it is not perfect, the best bracket will get $100,000 in free bets. There is no entry fee, but you must deposit to qualify. You will receive one entry for every $100 that you deposit into your account. To enter the full bracket contest, you must make your selections before the start of the tournament. The entry period for the Full Bracket Contest is open from 8:00 pm ET on March 16th to 12:00 pm ET on March 20th.

Place	Prize
Perfect Bracket	$1,000,000
Best Bracket (most correct picks)	$100,000 free play (10x rollover)
2nd-5th place	Free play funds

BetUS also has 16-team and 8-team contests that will open as the NCAA Tournament unfolds. The top prize for both is a $10,000 jackpot for a perfect bracket. In the case of multiple perfect brackets, the contestant who submitted their bracket first will be declared the winner.

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How to Enter

You can start competing in BetUS’s bracket challenge for your shot at the $1 million grand prize with these easy steps:

1. Create your BetUS account and sign in

2. Deposit at least $100 between March 1st and March 19th

3. Navigate to Contests > Free Contests > Basketball> March Bracket

4. Submit your picks for the $1 Million Bracket Challenge

Make sure you double-check your selections. You must pick all games to be eligible for prizes, and incomplete brackets will be disqualified.

The Sports Geek’s Big Hoops Daily Contest

Our Big Hoops Daily Contest at The Sports Geek is another excellent free March Madness contest. The top prize is $100 and you can win it daily. Instead of just creating a bracket, you will pick from the betting lines provided for each round as follows.

• • Round 1, Round 2, and Sweet 16: Pick moneyline and over/under markets on four feature games per round.
  • Elite Eight and Final Four: Predict the moneyline, total score, race to 20m points, and a star player prop for two featured games
  • National Championship: Contestants pick over/under, moneyline, and multiple props for the title game.

There are also tiebreaker questions for each round that you must answer. The player who ends each day of the challenge with the most points will receive the $100 prize.

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How to Enter

Follow these three quick steps to enter our March Madness Big Hoops Daily contest today.

1. Sign in to your The Sports Geek account.

2. Visit our March Madness Big Hoops Daily contest page.

3. Hit “PLAY NOW” to enter your picks.

Our contest opens on March 20th, and you can pick new moneylines, spreads, props, and more exciting lines every day. Join Big Hoops Daily Challenge

BetOnline’s $200k Bracket Madness

BetOnline does not have a free bracket challenge, but the entry fee for its 2025 March Madness challenge is only $20. You can purchase up to 20 entries, and the price for additional entries decreases the more you buy. Contestants have until 12:15 pm ET on March 20th to purchase contest entries. For this NCAA bracket challenge, you must pick all 63 games in the March Madness tournament. The total prize pool for BetOnline’s Bracket Madness challenge is guaranteed to be at least $200,000. However, the prize pool can exceed the guaranteed amount if there are enough entries. You receive one point for each correct prediction you make. Your final prize amount is based on where your total points rank on the final leaderboard.

Place	Prize
1st place	$50,000
2nd place	$25,000
3rd place	$10,000
4th place	$5,000
5th place	$4,000
6th place	$3,000
7th place	$2,500
8th place	$1,750
9th place	$1,250
10th place	$1,000

The top 1,250 contests win prizes, with players 1,001-1,250 taking home $30 in prize money. For a tiebreaker, contestants must predict the final score of this year’s National Championship game. BetOnline’s contest is a traditional bracket challenge for money, meaning you score more points for correct picks later in the tournament. Here how the scoring works:

Round	Points per Pick
1st Round	1 point
2nd Round	2 points
Sweet 16	4 points
Elite 8	8 points
Final Four	16 points
National Championship	32 points

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How to Enter

Joining BetOnline’s $200,000 Bracket Madness Contest is very straightforward. After signing in to your account, navigate to the contests page and click the “BUY ENTRIES” button to get started. Your first entry will cost $20, but you get a discount for each additional ticket you purchase.

• • 1st entry = $20
  • 2nd and 3rd entry = $15 each
  • 4th to 10th entry = $10 each
  • 11th to 20th entry = $5 each

The cost for each ticket for this March Madness bracket contest will be deducted from your real cash balance. To qualify, you must purchase your tickets and submit your selections by 12:15 pm ET on March 20th.

Everygame’s $25k March Madness Bracket

Next on my list of the best bracket challenges is Everygame’s $25k March Madness Bracket contest. To qualify for this free bracket challenge, you must wager a total of $100 in the sportsbook between March 17th and March 30th. The entire $25,000 prize pool in this bracket challenge will go to the contestant who correctly predicts all 63 games of March Madness. If no participant has a perfect bracket, the prize pool will be split equally among the top 25 contestants with the most points. You earn one point for every correct prediction. The prize in this contest is rewarded as free bets, and qualifying players will receive a unique free bet bonus code to redeem their prize. Free bet funds from this contest have a rollover of 8x.

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How to Enter

Here are the steps you should follow to join Everygame’s March Madness bracket challenge.

1. Sign in to your Everygame account or create one.

2. Make $100 worth of accumulated bets in the sportsbook.

3. Submit your 63 pick bracket between March 17th and March 20th.

You have until March 30th to make your qualifying bets in the sportsbook for this free March Madness contest.

BetNow’s $1 Million Bracket Madness

Rounding out my list of best NCAA Tournament contests is BetNow’s free 1 Million Dollar Bracket Challenge for 2025. The $1 million prize pool in this contest will be split amongst the top 30 participants as follows:

Place	Prize
1st place (perfect bracket)	$350,000
2nd place	$200,000
3rd place	$100,000
4th place	$50,000
5th-30th place	$12,000

In addition to completing a bracket, contestants must answer a tie-breaker question. BetNow will notify all 30 winners by email within 48 hours of the National Championship game. The $350,000 top prize is paid out in six installments over a six-month period.

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How to Enter

Here is everything you must do to enter this free 2025 bracket challenge.

1. Create or sign in to your BetNow account.

2. Join the $1,000,000 Bracket Madness contest on the promotions page.

3. Make your selections and answer the tiebreaker question.

To be eligible for this contest, you must have an active account. BetNow defines “active” as making a $20 deposit and making at least 16 wagers worth $10 or more in a given month.

Bovada’s $50k March Madness Bracket

Another exciting March Madness contest in 2025 is Bovada’s $50,000 bracket competition. You will pick every game from Round One through the National Championship. Correct predictions later in the tournament are worth more points, and the players with the most points are eligible for prizes. The top three members with the most perfect brackets in this contest will claim a share of the $50k prize pool.

Place	Prize
1st place	$25,000
2nd place	$15,000
3rd place	$10,000

Unlike other contests, there are no tiebreaker questions in Bovada’s contest. Instead, the winner of any ties is the player who entered the competition first.

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How to Enter

Joining Bovada’s $50k March Madness Bracket contest is free if you have made a crypto or Matchplay deposit in the last 14 days. The minimum deposit for these payment options is $10. You can join this $50,000 contest with these quick steps.

1. Create or sign in to your Bovada account

2. Make a crypto or Matchplay deposit of $10

3. Click the “Enter Now” button on the March Madness contest banner

4. Complete your March Madness bracket

Once your predictions are entered, you cannot change your picks. Bovada has a leaderboard that allows you to see where you rank against your competitors throughout the tournament.