Tool 03 · Playoffs
Printable bracket
A bracket that prints like a bracket. Landscape, one page.
How it works
- 01
Name the field
Type seven seeds a side, or leave them blank and pick by seed number.
- 02
Tap to advance
Tap a team and it moves to the next round. The divisional round reseeds itself.
- 03
Crown someone
Pick the championship and the winner gets stamped at the center of the bracket.
- 04
Print or send
One landscape page, or a PNG for the group text. Change a pick and later rounds reset.
Two ways to print it
Blank, for a group. Type the fourteen teams and print without picking anything. Everyone gets an identical sheet and fills it in with a pen — still the best way to run a bracket contest at a party.
Filled, for the record. Make your picks, print or export, then send it before kickoff. Nobody gets to quietly revise their opinion in January.
Questions
How does the playoff bracket work?
Seven teams per conference. The 1 seed sits out the wild card round, then the three wild card winners join them. The bracket reseeds: the 1 seed always draws the lowest surviving seed in the divisional round, and the other two meet.
Why did my later picks disappear?
Because they were built on a result you just changed. If you move a wild card winner, the divisional matchups are different games, so those picks are cleared rather than silently kept.
Can I use this before the field is set?
Yes. Leave the seed names blank and the bracket runs on seed numbers alone, so you can print it the week before and fill it in by hand.
Can I use it for something that isn't the NFL?
Rename the two sides and type your own seven seeds per side. It is a fourteen-team bracket with a bye for each 1 seed — use it for whatever you like.
Does it use live results?
No. These are your picks. Pickani never fills in results for you, and never pretends to know a game that hasn't happened.