Bracketology Is Coming!
It’s time once again for the Pizza X Men’s AND Women’s 2026 Bracketology contests! This year, we will be using CBS Sports’ March Madness 2026 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Bracket Games.
Brackets will open Sunday evening, March 15th, after Selection Sunday and CBS Sports releases the brackets.
The deadline to enter the Men’s Brackets is 12pm EST, Thursday, March 19th and the Women’s deadline is 11:30 am EST, Friday, March 20th. To enter a bracket, press on the button for the tournament you are interested in. You will be taken to CBSSports.com’s website. Create an account or sign in to your CBS Sports account. Now press the Join Now button. The password is already filled in, just hit enter.
Good luck! Go Hoosiers!
To enter the contest for the men’s tournament, the group name is “Pizza X Fans - Men’s” and the password is GreatPizza!
To enter the contest for the women’s tournament, the group name is “Pizza X Fans - Women’s” and the password is GreatStix!
1st place: $250 Pizza X Gift Card
2nd Place: $150 Pizza X Gift Card
3rd PlacE: $100 Pizza X Gift Card
4th Place: $50 Pizza X Gift Card
5th - 10th PlacE: $25 Pizza X Gift Card
11th - 20th Place: $20 Pizza X Gift Card
Find a full list of the 2026 rules, as well as the list of prizes, by visiting the Pizza X Bracketology Rules page.
Contest Details
You can enter only once for the men’s contest and only once for the women’s contest, submitting only one bracket (set of picks for the 63 games) for each contest. If you register at CBS Sports, you’ll get an email reminder when it is time to make your picks (between Sunday night, March 15th and Thursday, March 19th, at noon ET, for the men’s contest and Friday, March 20th, at 11:30 AM ET for the women’s contest).