AARP Community Giveaway - Bracket Free Showdown

[AARPTeri]

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!

[walterp693182]

  Florida

Michigan

Florida

[JackieB720857]

Arizona and Florida 

Arizona to win it all.

Jackie Bryson 

[peanutbutter54]

1Duke

2Arizona

3Duke to win it all!

[ss610557]

1. Arizona

2. Duke

3.Arizona

[j307508w]

Arizona

Houston

Arizona

[KathyN750327]

Arizona and Michigan State with Arizona winning it all.

[argylevt]

1. Michigan

2. Uconn

3. Michican

[AARPTeri]

Great job choosing the correct teams and the overall winner!

[SereneSeagull]

Here’s mine dated 3/16

  Finalist team #1  Arizona 

  Finalist team #2. Florida

   Championship winner is Arizona winning it all

[cc90129778]

Kansas Jayhawks and Duke Blue Devils with the Blue Devils winning it all!

[JamesC25926]

Duke vs Houston with Duke winning it all

[PeterL29791]

UCONN

DUKE

UCONN WINS IT ALL

[MaureenM583477]

Gonzaga

Arizona

Arizona

[sh3510]

sike vs arizona - Arizona wins

[JanetG6735]

UConn

Arizona

Arizona

[sh3510]

• arizona
• duke
• arizona

[sh3510]

• arizona
• duke
• arizona

[StuPidasso]

 Florida

 Iowa State

 Iowa State

[mnogueira62]

Duke

Michigan State

Duke

[terwey]

1. Arizona

2. Michigan

3. Arizona

[mb6991]

Duke vs Arizona

Arizona wins 80-76

[signola58]

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

[dhickeycpa]

1 Arizona

2. Duke

3 Arizona

[s9l4z47]

Purdue vs Duke

Purdue Wins

[RayB629548]

Arizona

Duke

Arizona

[lr38708191]

Duke

Purdue

Duke

[as90754842]

Arizona

Duke

Duke

[mutterbumser]

Houston

Iowa State

Houston

[SereneSeagull]

@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]

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.