Are you looking for some pre-made or easily customizable cornhole brackets? Well, I’ve got several different versions of brackets that you can choose from as well as easy directions for making your own custom brackets. Whether you need single elimination or double elimination (or even pool play), I’ve got you covered.
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Cornhole brackets (single elimination)
All of the links below will pull up a PDF bracket for the number of players/teams specified.
Below is an example of what the cornhole brackets look like.
4 players/teams
8 players/teams
16 players/teams
32 players/teams
64/players/teams
If you have a different number of players or teams you can just use the same tool I used to create those brackets. It’s called www.freebracketgenerator.com.
Cornhole brackets (double elimination)
- You can find printable double elimination cornhole brackets here.
Pool play
If you’re interested in setting up some sort of round robin pool play you can use this tool to build your pools based on your own specific material.
Use an app
You can also just think about using an app on your phone for your brackets.
iOS has My Bracket.
Cornhole scoring and rules
If you don’t know much about cornhole or you’ve never played, you can read on how to play cornhole right here.
Cornhole tournament rules
There are some specific cornhole tournament rules by the ACO (American Cornhole Organization).
These relate to things like who pitches first and who selects lanes and bag color. If you’re just playing at a backyard party you might not be playing with “seeds” so not all of these rules will apply but here’s a look at the rules anyway.
Seeded Tournaments
The player/team with the higher seed has their choice of bag color and pitches first.
In singles play, the player with the higher seed chooses lane assignments
In doubles play, the higher seeded team chooses one of the following options:
- Option 1: Choose lane assignments
- Option 2: Choose their opponent to pitch against (head-to-head)
If option #1 is selected, the higher seed chooses their lane and takes their positions in the Pitcher’s boxes, then the lower seeded team chooses their own Pitcher’s boxes to determine head-to-head match-ups.
If option #2 is selected, the lower seed chooses their lane and takes their positions in the Pitcher’s boxes, then the higher seeded team will choose their own Pitcher’s boxes to determine head-to-head match-ups.
If playing best 2 out of 3 matches, the First Pitch and Pre-Match options go to the higher seed in game #1 and to the lower seed in game #2. If a third game option return to the higher seed
Randomly Seeded Tournaments
The player/team winning the coin-toss chooses their bag color and pitches first.
In singles play, the player winning the coin toss chooses their lane assignment.
In doubles play, a coin-toss is used to determine which player/team selects one of the following options:
1. Choose the lane assignments
2. Choose their opponent to pitch against (head-to-head)
If option #1 is selected, the coin toss winner chooses their lane and takes their positions in the Pitcher’s boxes, then the opposing team chooses their own Pitcher’s boxes to determine head-to-head match-ups.
If option #2 is selected, the coin toss loser chooses their lane and takes their positions in the Pitcher’s boxes, then the coin toss winner will choose their own Pitcher’s boxes to determine head-to-head match-ups.
If playing best 2 out of 3 matches, the First Pitch and Pre-Match option choices go to the coin toss loser in the second game. If a third game is necessary, another coin toss will decide who has the options.
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Distance between cornhole courts
If you’re running a tournament with a lot of cornhole games going on near each other then make sure you have enough space between the games so that one game doesn’t interfere with another game. The ACO recommends a distance of 10 to 12 feet between cornhole courts. 
Final word on cornhole brackets
There are plenty of options for you to get custom or standard cornhole brackets. While I like to just go with an app when I’m out and about, sometimes it’s fun (and necessary) to have printed out brackets to manage your tournament efficiently.