Funny Bracket Names for March Madness 2025

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 hilarious bracket names from scratch.

Clever 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

• 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

• Coop for the Cup

• Duke or a Fluke

• Capture the Flagg

• 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.

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!

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.

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 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!