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⚡ The Ultimate Strategy Game for the National College Basketball Tournament
Start a New 2026 LeagueOne-time payment for 8 players.Commissioner Tip: Please have the email addresses of your 7 squad members ready. You will be prompted to enter them immediately after payment to unlock your league.Already invited to a league? Enter your Join Code here

Stop Picking Brackets.
Start Drafting Teams.

Experience the biggest tournament in college hoops like never before. Draft actual tournament teams, own their destiny, and compete in 4 unique game modes—including the game-changing Body Snatch and the Awesome 8.



The Draft

8 Players. 8 Teams. Live Hybrid Snake Draft.

Game Mode
The Rule
The Competitive Twist
Seed Points
Fixed Roster
Underdogs = Big PointsPoints equal the team's seed.
Body Snatch
Shifting Roster
Beat the Spread or Lose the TeamRivals snatch teams that don't cover.
Last Man Standing
Fixed Roster
The Ultimate TrophyIf one of your original 8 wins it all, you win.
Awesome 8
Standalone
Pick 'Em StyleNo draft—just pick your favorite 8 teams.

Seed Points

Fixed Roster

Underdogs = Big Points

Points equal the team's seed.

Body Snatch

Shifting Roster

Beat the Spread or Lose the Team

Rivals snatch teams that don't cover.

Last Man Standing

Fixed Roster

The Ultimate Trophy

If one of your original 8 wins it all, you win.

Awesome 8

Standalone

Pick 'Em Style

No draft—just pick your favorite 8 teams.

Live Snake Draft

Ditch the paper. Run a real-time, interactive snake draft where every pick matters. Secure the top seeds or find the Cinderella story.

Real-Time Scoring

Watch your points accumulator live as games happen. We track every win, upset, and point scored across the entire tournament.

Commissioner Tools

Full control at your fingertips. Manage rosters, customize scoring settings, and even override results if chaos ensues.

Brackets are Broken.
Fix Your Tournament.

See why a Snake Draft is the ultimate way to play with friends.

Feature
Hoops Draft
Traditional Brackets
The Game
Live Snake Draft
Static Picking
Ownership
Exclusive Teams
Duplicate Teams
Sustainability
Never 'Busted'
Season Over
Scoring
The Spread Matters
Win/Loss Only
Social
Live Draft Night Event
Solo Data Entry
The Game
Live Snake Draft
vs. Static Picking
Ownership
Exclusive Teams
vs. Duplicate Teams
Sustainability
Never 'Busted'
vs. Season Over
Scoring
The Spread Matters
vs. Win/Loss Only
Social
Live Draft Night Event
vs. Solo Data Entry

I'm a one-man team prepping the 2026 engine.

I started this app/project to automate this strategy game(s). I have been doing this for 20 years with 7 other buddies. I was sick and tired of dealing with multiple spreadsheets, having to input all the team data, and having to go out and download all the point spreads for the games. On top of that, I had to manually fill in scores after each game. It was a labor of love, BUT IT SUCKED.

I have the app all automated to feed all the data now. It eliminated 99% of the work I was doing before with manual spreadsheets. I have shown/demoed this to my buddies and now they want to know if we can run multiple drafts and have multiple leagues. Well, I went down a rabbit hole and now we are developing a scalable database engine to run multiple leagues concurrently. If this is something you are interested in running your own league for the 2026 March Madness Tournament, drop your email below and we will notify you when it is ready.

Thanks, Mitch

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