15-Team Single Elimination Bracket
A 15-team single elimination bracket has 14 games over 4 rounds, and only seed 1 gets a bye: the other 14 teams play 7 first-round games.
15-Team Single Elimination Bracket
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15-team single elimination bracket questions
Which seeds get a bye with 15 teams?
Seed 1. The bracket is drawn for 16 teams, so 1 first-round spot stays empty and goes to the top of the seeding. Seed 1's first game is against the winner of 8 vs 9.
How many games does a team play in a 15-team bracket?
1 to 4. The 7 round-1 losers are done after one game, leaving 8 teams; the champion plays 4, or 3 after a bye.
Who plays whom in round 1 of a 15-team bracket?
2 vs 15, 3 vs 14, 4 vs 13, 5 vs 12, 6 vs 11, 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9. Seed 1 waits for the winners. Pairing the best against the weakest keeps seeds 1 and 2 apart until the final.