For the past three years, we've run JMP Bracket Challenges for both the men's and women's tournaments, asking JMPers to select winners and compete with colleagues for bragging rights. Last year, Dan Schikore brought home the trophy on the men's side; former JMPer Alison Langford was your champion in the women's bracket. Past champions on the men's side include Duane Hayes (2023) and Andy Zhou (2024); Peter Polito won the inaugural 2023 women's bracket, and Aaron Kennedy captured the 2024 title.
Now, it's almost time for the 2026 tournaments. Here's your chance to claim bragging rights over JMP colleagues by predicting the winners of each game of the tournament and accumulating the most points possible. We've set up JMP Bracket Challenges for both the men's and women's tournaments again this year. Simply register (or renew if you're a returning player) using the links below and select who you think will win each game of the tournament. Points are awarded with each correct selection. Bonus points are awarded based on seeds - so there's some advantage to picking an upset or two. Participate in either the men's or women's brackets ... or BOTH.
Brackets will be available to fill out shortly after the official bracket is announced on Sunday, March 15. Brackets lock 5 minutes before the first game of the first round begins (Thursday, March 19 for the men's tournament and Friday, March 20 for the Women's tournament) so get your picks in before then.
See below for more details about the scoring breakdown.
If you have any questions or trouble creating your entry, contact Principal Marketing Specialist Larry LaRusso (@Larry_LaRusso), (919) 531-1276.
Good Luck!
Enter a bracket in the JMP NCAA Men's Tournament Challenge
4th Annual JMP March Madness Challenge Men's Homepage
Enter a bracket in the JMP NCAA Women's Tournament Challenge
4th Annual JMP March Madness Challenge Women's Homepage
If prompted for a password to join the group, enter JMP2026.
