Bracket Busters' CBI Bracket Challenge

Thank you to everyone that submitted a bracket this season for the CBI Bracket Challenge!

Thank you to everyone that submitted a bracket this season for the CBI Bracket Challenge! We brought it nearly 60 brackets this year and it was a wild tournament! Just four entries had perfect brackets after the first round, however, the quarterfinals finished off the race for perfection.

Congratulations to the Illinois State Redbirds on being crowned the 2025 CBI Champions! Chase Walker won the MVP award after a dominating three game stretch.

Here’s how the standings finished out:

As a reminder, here is a breakdown of the scoring:

• First Round Pick: 5 Points

• Quarterfinals Pick: 10 Points

• Semifinals Pick: 20 Points

• Championship Pick: 40 Points

You can view a full list of the final standings here.

Fun facts:

• Just three people had Incarnate Word going to the Semifinals

• At least one person selected every team as the championship winner, except for Incarnate Word!

Thank you for following along this season and congratulations to “danc1”!