Round of 32

The LSU Football Report 72 Team Double Elimination Tournament moves into Week 2 with 32 teams in the winners bracket and 32 in the losers bracket. Actual head to head games take priority and are marked on the bracket. All other matchups pair the highest remaining tournament seed against the lowest remaining seed. Teams in the losers bracket are now one loss away from elimination.

Round of 64

Tournament Rules

1. 72 teams begin the tournament.
2. Week 0 — Play-In Round: 16 teams compete in 8 games. The eight winners join 56 teams with byes to create the 64-team main bracket.
3. Double Elimination: Every team must lose twice to be eliminated. The first loss sends a team to the losers bracket. The second loss eliminates it.
4. Head-to-Head Priority: The bracket may be reshuffled each week to match teams that are actually scheduled to play one another.
5. Head-to-Head Games: If two tournament opponents actually play each other, the real game’s winner advances.
6. No Head-to-Head Game: If tournament opponents aren’t playing each other, the winner is determined by a 100-point Weekly Performance Score:
   • 35% Game result/performance
   • 30% Quality of opponent
   • 20% Strength of schedule
   • 10% Home/road/neutral difficulty
   • 5% Margin of victory or loss
7. Not All Wins and Losses Are Equal: A win is strongly rewarded, but an exceptional performance against an elite opponent can score higher than an easy win against a weak opponent.
8. Two losses and you’re out. The tournament continues until one champion remains.