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Tournament brackets, single elimination

13 team bracket single elimination, printable

A blank 13 team bracket on one page: seeds on the first lines, byes for the top 3 seeds, every game numbered, and the champion's line.

13 teams12 games4 roundsByes: seeds 1, 2 and 3

Tournament Bracket

13 teams · single elimination

Byes: seeds 1, 2, 3

Write each winner on the next line

Round 1Games 1–5

QuarterfinalsGames 6–9

SemifinalsGames 10–11

FinalGame 12

8
9
4
13
5
12
7
10
6
11
1
2
3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Champion

Tournament

Date

Place

Updated October 28, 2026. Scan the code for this sheet blank, or any other size.

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13 team single elimination bracket, blank, every game numbered, on one printable page
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How a 13 team bracket works

A 13 team single elimination bracket has 12 games over 4 rounds: 5 in round 1, 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals and the final. Lose once and you're out; the last team left is the champion.

13 teams don't fill a bracket of 16, so 3 teams get a bye: seeds 1, 2 and 3 skip the first round and start in round 2. The first round is 5 games: 4 v 13, 5 v 12, 6 v 11, 7 v 10 and 8 v 9.

Every game has a number on the sheet, in an order it can be played, so a schedule can say “game 3 at 2:00 on court 1.” Write each winner on the line the game leads to.

Running the tournament

One sheet from the first game to the champion.

  1. Seed the teamsBest first: seed 1 on the top line. Type them beside the sheet to print them, or shuffle the list for a random draw.
  2. Print and post itOne copy on the wall for everyone, or one each for a bracket pool. The PDF is always blank.
  3. Play the games in orderThe numbers are an order that works: each game's teams are known before it starts.
  4. Write in each winnerOn the line the game leads to.

Good to know

How many games are in a 13 team bracket?

12. Every game puts one team out, and every team but the champion goes out once.

Who gets a bye?

The top 3 seeds. 13 teams fill a 16 line bracket only with 3 byes, and each goes to the best seed left, so no bye meets another and every first-round game is real.

How do you seed a bracket?

Best team first, by last season, a ranking or pool play: seed 1 on the top line, then down the list. Seed 1 and seed 2 are placed so they can meet only in the final. No ranking? Shuffle the list for a random draw.

Is there a third-place game?

Not on the sheet, but it's easy to add: the two semifinal losers play once more. Write it in on the back, or play a double elimination bracket instead, where every team plays at least twice.

Can I fill it in on screen?

Type the teams beside the sheet and they print on it, shrunk to fit their lines; the tournament's name goes on the sheet too. They stay on this device for next time. “Print blank” prints it without them, and the PDF is always blank.