Playoff brackets

Access

Any user with the Lead queuer role can update the “Playoff type” setting on the settings page.

FRC

Nexus supports the official FRC double-elimination playoff brackets for 4 to 8 alliances, plus a few unofficial double-elimination brackets.

8 alliances

Official FRC bracket for events with with 25+ teams
Matches: 13 + finals
Teams: 24 (3 team alliances) / 32 (4 team alliances)
Runtime: ~3.5 hours

8 alliance double-elimination bracket

7 alliances

Official FRC bracket for events with 22-24 teams (8 alliance bracket with byes)
Matches: 11 + finals
Teams: 21 (3 team alliances) / 28 (4 team alliances)
Runtime: ~3.5 hours

7 alliance double-elimination bracket

6 alliances

Official FRC bracket for events with 19-21 teams (8 alliance bracket with byes)
Matches: 9 + finals
Teams: 18 (3 team alliances) / 24 (4 team alliances)
Runtime: ~3 hours

6 alliance double-elimination bracket

5 alliances

Official FRC bracket for events with 16-18 teams (8 alliance bracket with byes)
Matches: 7 + finals
Teams: 15 (3 team alliances) / 20 (4 team alliances)
Runtime: ~3 hours

5 alliance double-elimination bracket

4 alliances

Official FRC bracket for 4-division district championship interdivisional playoffs
Matches: 5 + finals
Teams: 12 (3 team alliances) / 16 (4 team alliances)
Runtime: ~2.5 hours

4 alliance double-elimination bracket

12 alliances

Unofficial 2026 BattleCry bracket
Matches: 21 + finals
Teams: 36 (3 team alliances) / 48 (4 team alliances)
Runtime: ~3.5 hours

12 alliance double-elimination bracket

16 alliances

Unofficial 2025 BattleCry bracket
Matches: 29 + finals
Teams: 48 (3 team alliances) / 64 (4 team alliances)
Runtime: ~5.5 hours

16 alliance double-elimination bracket

Custom

If you want to use a custom playoffs structure, update the “Playoff type” setting to “Custom”. You can then manually import your playoff matches or just not use Nexus for playoffs.

FTC

Nexus supports the official FTC double-elimination playoff brackets for 2, 4, 6, 8, and 16 alliances.