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27-team single elimination bracket

26 games over 5 rounds. Seed 1, seed 2, seed 3, seed 4 and seed 5 get a bye into round 2.

Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final G1 16 17 G2 8 25 G3 9 24 G4 13 20 G5 12 21 G6 15 18 G7 7 26 G8 10 23 G9 14 19 G10 6 27 G11 11 22 G12 1 bye Winner G1 G13 Winner G2 Winner G3 G14 4 bye Winner G4 G15 5 bye Winner G5 G16 2 bye Winner G6 G17 Winner G7 Winner G8 G18 3 bye Winner G9 G19 Winner G10 Winner G11 G20 Winner G12 Winner G13 G21 Winner G14 Winner G15 G22 Winner G16 Winner G17 G23 Winner G18 Winner G19 G24 Winner G20 Winner G21 G25 Winner G22 Winner G23 G26 Winner G24 Winner G25

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27teams
26games to a champion
5rounds
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5seeds get a bye

The shape of a 27-team bracket

27 teams in a 32-slot bracket leave 5 byes, for seeds 1 to 5. The other 22 teams play 11 round-1 games, from 16 v 17 down to 11 v 22. After round 1, 16 teams are left and the bracket is full from there.

If the favourites win

That puts seed 1 against seed 4 and seed 2 against seed 3 in the semifinals.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 16 (G12), 8 (G20), 4 (G24), 2 (G26)
2bye, then 15 (G16), 7 (G22), 3 (G25), 1 (G26)
3bye, then 14 (G18), 6 (G23), 2 (G25)
4bye, then 13 (G14), 5 (G21), 1 (G24)

How many games each team plays

The fewest is 1, for a team that loses its first game, which for a bye team is its round-2 game. The most is 5, and 4 for a champion that had a bye. In the favourites-win run, seed 1 plays 4 and seed 27 plays 1.

How long it takes

26 games at 30 minutes is 13 h of court time. No round has more than 11 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle.

CourtsClock time
113 h
27 h
44 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Round 1Seed 16Seed 17
G2Round 1Seed 8Seed 25
G3Round 1Seed 9Seed 24
G4Round 1Seed 13Seed 20
G5Round 1Seed 12Seed 21
G6Round 1Seed 15Seed 18
G7Round 1Seed 7Seed 26
G8Round 1Seed 10Seed 23
G9Round 1Seed 14Seed 19
G10Round 1Seed 6Seed 27
G11Round 1Seed 11Seed 22
G12Round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G13Round 2Winner of G2Winner of G3
G14Round 2Seed 4Winner of G4
G15Round 2Seed 5Winner of G5
G16Round 2Seed 2Winner of G6
G17Round 2Winner of G7Winner of G8
G18Round 2Seed 3Winner of G9
G19Round 2Winner of G10Winner of G11
G20QuarterfinalsWinner of G12Winner of G13
G21QuarterfinalsWinner of G14Winner of G15
G22QuarterfinalsWinner of G16Winner of G17
G23QuarterfinalsWinner of G18Winner of G19
G24SemifinalsWinner of G20Winner of G21
G25SemifinalsWinner of G22Winner of G23
G26FinalWinner of G24Winner of G25

Questions

How many games are in a 27-team single elimination bracket?

26.

How many rounds does a 27-team single elimination bracket have?

5 rounds.

Who gets the byes with 27 teams?

Seed 1, Seed 2, Seed 3, Seed 4 and Seed 5. They start in round 2.

Can I add a third-place game to a 27-team bracket?

Yes. The two semifinal losers play once more, which makes 27 games.

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