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17-team single elimination bracket

16 games over 5 rounds. Seed 1, seed 2, seed 3, seed 4, seed 5, seed 6, seed 7, seed 8, seed 9, seed 10, seed 11, seed 12, seed 13, seed 14 and seed 15 get a bye into round 2.

Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final G1 16 17 G9 1 bye Winner G1 G2 8 bye 9 bye G3 4 bye 13 bye G4 5 bye 12 bye G5 2 bye 15 bye G6 7 bye 10 bye G7 3 bye 14 bye G8 6 bye 11 bye G13 Winner G9 Winner G2 G10 Winner G3 Winner G4 G11 Winner G5 Winner G6 G12 Winner G7 Winner G8 G15 Winner G13 Winner G10 G14 Winner G11 Winner G12 G16 Winner G15 Winner G14

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17teams
16games to a champion
5rounds
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 and 10 and 11 and 12 and 13 and 14 and 15seeds get a bye

The shape of a 17-team bracket

17 teams in a 32-slot bracket leave 15 byes, for seeds 1 to 15. The other 2 teams play 8 round-1 games, from 16 v 17 down to 6 v 11. 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 (G9), 8 (G13), 4 (G15), 2 (G16)
2bye, then 15 (G5), 7 (G11), 3 (G14), 1 (G16)
3bye, then 14 (G7), 6 (G12), 2 (G14)
4bye, then 13 (G3), 5 (G10), 1 (G15)

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 17 plays 1.

How long it takes

16 games at 30 minutes is 8 h of court time. No round has more than 8 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle.

CourtsClock time
18 h
24 h 30 min
43 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Round 1Seed 16Seed 17
G2Round 2Seed 8Seed 9
G3Round 2Seed 4Seed 13
G4Round 2Seed 5Seed 12
G5Round 2Seed 2Seed 15
G6Round 2Seed 7Seed 10
G7Round 2Seed 3Seed 14
G8Round 2Seed 6Seed 11
G9Round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G10QuarterfinalsWinner of G3Winner of G4
G11QuarterfinalsWinner of G5Winner of G6
G12QuarterfinalsWinner of G7Winner of G8
G13QuarterfinalsWinner of G9Winner of G2
G14SemifinalsWinner of G11Winner of G12
G15SemifinalsWinner of G13Winner of G10
G16FinalWinner of G15Winner of G14

Questions

How many games are in a 17-team single elimination bracket?

16.

How many rounds does a 17-team single elimination bracket have?

5 rounds.

Who gets the byes with 17 teams?

Seed 1, Seed 2, Seed 3, Seed 4, Seed 5, Seed 6, Seed 7, Seed 8, Seed 9, Seed 10, Seed 11, Seed 12, Seed 13, Seed 14 and Seed 15. They start in round 2.

Can I add a third-place game to a 17-team bracket?

Yes. The two semifinal losers play once more, which makes 17 games.

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