When are March Madness brackets due for 2023?

Everyone is filling out their March Madness brackets for the 2023 NCAA Tournament but, if you’re entering a pool, you need to know when it’s due.

There are two types of people in this world when it comes to March Madness brackets. There are the set-it-and-forget-it type of people who go through the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket, pick the winners, and then don’t think about it until the First Round starts. Then there are the people who pine over every selection and go right up until the deadline to submit the bracket before doing so.

If you fall in either category, though, and are entering a pool for March Madness, the last thing you want is to miss when March Madness brackets are due and then not have your submission entered into whatever challenge or pool you’re playing in.

So when are March Madness brackets due this year? Don’t worry, we’ve go you covered so you aren’t late.

When are March Madness brackets due for 2023?

Brackets will be due at Noon ET on Thursday, March 16, just minutes before the first First Round game tips off.

Because almost every bracket challenge doesn’t involve picking the winners of the First Four, the pools won’t lock for submissions until right before the 64-team field of the NCAA Tournament is about to begin. That’s a nice way to get some breathing room before we come into this game.

Whether you think one of the top seeds in Alabama, Houston, Kansas or Purdue is making it all the way to cutting down the nets at the Final Four or if you believe a cinderella is going to take the title, you have until Thursday at noon to get it in. Make sure you do it and best of luck on your bracket not getting busted almost immediately.

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