This article will show you show you how to add a Playoff Bracket to your site.
Step 1
First Login to Your Administrator Account.
Step 2
If applicable, pick your site using either the drop-down list at the top of the page, or by going to the Sites page (under the Sports section in your admin area navigation) and then clicking on a site name.
Step 3
Click the Playoff Bracket link in the admin area navigation menu. It is near the bottom under the Sports section.
Step 4
Choose the number of conferences your league or tournament has, then press Continue....
Step 5
Choose the number of rounds your league playoffs or tournament has. For example if you have a Semifinals, Quarterfinals, and Finals, choose '3' rounds. Press Continue...
Step 6
Name your rounds, choose the number of teams playing in each round and the number of 'best of games' for each series. Then press Build Bracket.
Step 7
In this step, you can start filling in the teams/games for each series. If you already have games added to your site's schedule, you can select the games below and it will auto-populate the team name fields. You can fill in each team's rank coming in to the playoffs and series record if you have that data.
In the Notes field, you can add short note. For example, "Team B Wins Series"
For the playoff games that have yet to be played, or are waiting for a winner form a previous series, you can put something like 'TBD'
You can click the tabs at the top of the page (outlined in red below) to switch between rounds and complete your bracket.
Step 8
When you are ready, click the Save Bracket Details button at the bottom of the page. Remember, you can save your bracket at any time; you do not have to finish filling it in all in one go. You can always come back to edit your bracket by clicking Playoff Bracket in the admin navigation menu.