March Madness 2026 bracket challenge returns; compete for great prizes

**If it is past 11 a.m. Eastern time, the brackets are closed. Thanks to all who joined.

It’s time to sign up for Rob Rains’ STLSportsPage March Madness Bracket Challenge

To enter you must have a CBS Sports login. Anybody who was in the tournament last year should automatically receive an invitation to fill out your bracket for this season. (If you don’t understand the CBS Sports login part, email us at STLSportsPage@gmail.com)

If you are new to this contest, please copy and paste the link below into your browser to take you to the page to sign up and fill out your bracket. The pool name is STLSportsPage.

PASSWORD: STLSportsPage

https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2ge2dgmrvgi4do%3D%3D%3D/standings

Brackets must be completed before the start of the first game on Thursday. We do not count the play-in games.

The first place prize is two free nights at any Drury Hotel, courtesy of Drury Hotels, plus two tickets to a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium on a mutually agreeable date.

NOTE: We will announce the winners on social media, and on the website.

If your bracket is a winner it is your responsibility to contact us with your mailing address within two weeks. If you see you are a winner, email: Rains@stlsportspage.com.

 

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Member of Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, St. Louis Media Hall of Fame. Former N.L. beat writer for USA Today’s Baseball Weekly, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A frequent guest on St. Louis radio, Rains is the author or co-author of more than 30 books on people including Ozzie Smith, Jack Buck, and Red Schoendienst.