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AARPTeri
Community Manager
Mar 9, 2026 2:12 PM UTC

AARP Community Giveaway - Bracket Free Showdown

Nothing But Net! Where college hoops mania meets fun and rewards.

 

Think you can call the championship match-up? Put your prediction skills to the test in the AARP Community Bracket-Free Showdown.

 

Skip the stress of filling out a full bracket; just pick the two teams you think will make the men's college Championship on April 6, 2026 and tell us who you think will win it all.

 

How to Enter: Reply to this post with your predictions by March 20, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET and include:

1. Finalist Team #1

2. Finalist Team #2

3. Your Championship Winner

 

This promotion runs in the AARP Online Community from March 9, 2026, through March 20, 2026.

 

One entry per person.

 

Then keep the conversation going! Throughout the tournament, come back to this thread to talk about upsets, buzzer-beaters, standout teams, and bold predictions with fellow fans.

 

Participants with predictions are eligible to receive a $10 AARP Rewards Gift Card, while supplies last.

 

Good luck—and let the tournament chatter begin!

 

1328 replies

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:30 PM UTC

Finalist 1: Duke

 Finalist 2: Michigan

 Champion: Duke

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:29 PM UTC

Duke 

Iowa State

Iowa State

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:28 PM UTC

Finalist 1: Duke

 Finalist 2: Michigan

 Champion: Duke

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:28 PM UTC

#1 UCONN

#2 South Carolina

 

UCONN

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:28 PM UTC

1. Duke

2. Arizona

3. Duke

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:28 PM UTC

UConn

Duke

 

uconn wins 

 

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:27 PM UTC

Gonzaga vs Vanderbilt

Gonzaga Winning

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:26 PM UTC

Michigan State

Ohio State

Ohio State

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:30 PM UTC

Michigan State 1

Ohio State 2

Michigan State Champion

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:23 PM UTC

Purdue vs Houston

Purdue wins

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:31 PM UTC

Purdue wins

Contributor ⭐
Mar 20, 2026 5:23 PM UTC

 Finalist 1: Duke

 Finalist 2: Michigan

 Champion: Duke