Description

2026 JAAR/YPN Bracket Challenge - March Madness is here!!

Deadline to buy in: Wednesday, March 18th at 3:00pm EST

Buy your tickets here!

Deadline to make your selections: Participants must be a registered user, fill in their Bracket with their picks and submit no later than 12:00 noon Eastern Time ("ET") on March 19, 2026

HOW IT WORKS:

After you buy into this event, this will create an event 'ticket', you will receive an invite to the bracket challenge (your email is required at registration). Once you have purchased a 'ticket' from this event, you will then receive an email invite to the 2026 JAAR/YPN Bracket Challenge from CBS Sports. This challenge is by invite only. (*Please be aware: this is not an instant invitation, you may receive your invitation from a couple minutes to up to a couple hours later).

On March 15, 2026, the Tournament's selection committee will seed the qualifying college basketball teams that will participate in the Tournament. Participants will attempt to select/pick the winning team for each of the games of the Tournament presented on the CBS Sports Service in the form of a bracket. Participants will earn points for each winning team correctly picked through their Bracket. The number of points awarded for each correct pick of a winning team of the Tournament will increase with each round of the Tournament. 

*If you are not a Registered User (on CBS Sports), you may become a Registered User and obtain an ID and a Password by completing the registration form on the CBS Sports Service found here 

Making Picks: After you sign up and the teams/matchups have been announced, you will have access to the online Bracket page listing 60 of the 68 eligible 2026 NCAA^® Division I Men's College Basketball Tournament teams and their round one match-ups. 

Deadline to make your selections: Participants must be a registered user, fill in their Bracket with their picks and submit no later than 12:00 noon Eastern Time ("ET") on March 19, 2026. 

The Administrator may send a reminder e-mail at any time from March 15-19, 2026 to Participants who have signed up early but haven't yet submitted picks. 

In order to participate in the Challenge, participants must: (i) go to the CBSI Site; (ii) pick the team(s) they predict will win their opening round matchup of each tournament game and subsequent matchups created based on your previous selections all the way through the championship game; (iii) login to their CBSSports.com account (or create an account if you do not have one); (iv) create an entry name; PLEASE NOTE: all picks are automatically saved; every time you make a change to your picks you will need to submit those changes. 

GRAND PRIZE: $100 Prime Cuts Gift Card!

When To Watch:

March 15 -- Selection Sunday

March 19-20 -- First Round

March 21-22 -- Second Round

March 26-27 -- Sweet 16

March 28-29 -- Elite Eight

April 04 -- Final Four

April 06 -- Championship