Picking a funny March Madness bracket name for the tournament is one of my
favorite parts of entering a contest for the tournament! It gives me the
opportunity to show some creativity and make people laugh.
I’m sure many of you feel the same way, so I’m here to help with some creative
March Madness bracket name ideas. I’ve also thrown in some ideas on how to find
inspiration and create cool names from scratch.
Top 10 Funny March Madness Bracket Names
I feel obliged to start my personal top 10 of the funniest bracket names for March Madness 2024. Here are my favorites:
- Full Metal Bracket
- Brack to the Bone
- No Bracket for Old Men
- Church of Bracketology
- Brackenheimer
- Dead-Pool
- I’ll Be Brack
- The Brackfather
- The Lord of the Brackets
- Forrest Dunk
You can probably tell I like movies by this list of cool March Madness bracket names! I’m sure many of you will be rooting for your favorite team in the upcoming NCAA Division I Tournament, so I have good March Madness bracket names for specific colleges, too.
Funny Bracket Names for March Madness by Team
I have prepared an excellent collection depending on your team, too. I’ve included March Madness bracket name ideas for the most popular colleges here, so feel free to use them if you support one of the colleges below.
Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Zags to Riches
- Going, Going, Gonzaga!
- Raging Bulldogs
- Yes Iken
Arizona Wildcats
- In The ‘Zona
- 2-3 ‘Zona
- Highway To The Danger ‘Zona
- Ariz Own You
- This Name Got Me A Creative Writing Degree From ASU
- Born to be Wildcat
Baylor Bears
- Cocaine Bears
- Building Bridges To Houston
- Baylor Made
- Bearly Legal
- Bear Force One
Kansas Jayhawks
- You Kansas Do It
- Self Ownage
- Hunter Dunkinson
Alabama Crimson Tide
- Tide Waits for No One
- Elephant Walk
- Why So Searious?
UCLA Bruins
- Adem and Even
- Something Is Bruin In March
Purdue Boilermakers
- Pur-Due A Title
- 3-pointmakers
- Purdue Historymakers
Houston Cougars
- Cougar Lovers
- Cougar Town
- Don’t Coog It
- Houston, we have a basket
UConn Huskies
- Yes, UConn
- 3sten Newton
Duke Blue Devils
- Dukenheimer
- Duke or a Fluke
- Pile of Duke
- Cool Hand Duke
Michigan State Spartans
- Sparty Party
- Beat the Spartans
Texas Longhorns
- Texas Longshots
- Power Beards
Kentucky Wildcats
- Fried Calipari
- Cardiac Cats
- Kentuck it in
More Good March Madness Bracket Names
If you still want more options, my bag of funny March Madness bracket names is endless! Here’s a list that also includes some inappropriate March Madness bracket names.
- Lousy Smarch Weather
- Bracket Busters
- March Sadness
- Court Stormers
- Buzzer Beaters
- Final Stretch Four
- Air Ballers
- King of the Hill
- Basket Cases
- Swish Upon a Star
- March Mad Men
- Gone in 40 minutes
- Brack to the Future
- Delete Eight
- Final Fourgasm
- March Badness
- Alley-Oopsy-Daizy
March Madness Bracket Names for Females
I also have a special selection of clever March Madness bracket names for the ladies, so let’s check that one out!
- The Devil Wears Sneakers
- Buffy the Bracket Slayer
- Hermoine Dunker
- Bracket Woman
- North Carolina High Heels
- Katniss Bracketgreen
- Bracket for My Vallentine
How to Come Up With A Good March Madness Bracket Name
If you can’t pick a cool name for your March Madness bracket this year, I’m here to help with some tips on how to come up with something unique.
- Puns are always cool: think of puns and word plays that are either related to your name, the team you support, or the event as a whole.
- Pop-culture references: try to think of popular stuff that could be transformed into March Madness bracket names. It could be movies, songs, characters, artists … the list is endless. That’s how I came up with Dukenheimer this year, and yes, I’m proud of it!
- Bounce ideas with friends: the best ideas often take more than one person! Talk to your friends, discuss some names, and see what happens. You might be surprised by the result!
You Have a Cool Bracket Name – Now What?
I’m sure that most of you have a good bracket name at this point, but now what? It’s time to use it against your friends, but I also strongly recommend joining some online challenges.
I have a post with the best March Madness 2024 contests where you can find both free and real money brackets with cool prize pools. You can grab up to $1,000,000 with a perfect bracket, so join and see what happens!
