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AARPTeri
Community Manager
March 9, 2026

AARP Community Giveaway - Bracket Free Showdown

  • March 9, 2026
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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 ⭐
March 16, 2026

1. Finalist Team #1 - Duke

2. Finalist Team #2 - Michigan

3. Your Championship Winner - Michigan

SereneSeagull
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
March 16, 2026

@AARPTeri  How many winning entries get prizes, and how is that picked?

 

Im trying to find the sweepstakes/giveaway rules.  Anyone know where they are for this?  So far it’s just a post with no rules that I can find.  Would love to know where I can read the specs on this, thanks 

 

Edit — while they last?  How many are available?  
         
One person, one entry… but
        A person could theoretically delete their entry in their post here, and add a different one if they did it before the teams were announced last night. Or for that matter delete their posts at any point and time and add a new one  There were several posts before last night.     I mean this is all over the place it seems.  

AARPTeri
AARPTeriAuthor
Community Manager
March 18, 2026

This is a giveaway, and there are no rules in a giveaway, which is why you cannot find any.  The contests require rules. We will give away prizes to those who have entered a post until we run out of prizes.

Contributor ⭐
March 16, 2026

Houston

Iowa State

Houston

Contributor ⭐
March 16, 2026

Arizona

Duke

Duke

 

Contributor ⭐
March 16, 2026

Duke

Purdue

Duke

Contributor ⭐
March 16, 2026

Arizona

Duke

Arizona

Contributor ⭐
March 16, 2026

Purdue vs Duke

Purdue Wins

Contributor ⭐
March 16, 2026

1 Arizona

2. Duke

3 Arizona

Contributor ⭐
March 16, 2026

 

Either Arizona v Duke with Arizona winning if favorites prevail or St. Johns v Purdue with Purdue winning if upsets dominate. 

Contributor ⭐
March 16, 2026

Duke vs Arizona

Arizona wins 80-76