🏀 Bracket Battle 2026: KISS Country & The Fox March Madness Challenge
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Think you know your college hoops? Prove it in Bracket Battle 2026 — your chance to qualify, get seeded, and battle through our tournament bracket all the way to the championship.
How It Works
- Weekly Pick-’Em featuring 4 NCAA games
- Listen to 98.7 KISS Country and 103.7 The Fox for the weekly matchups
- Submit your picks online
- Four (4) qualifiers per station will be drawn every Monday
- New weekly matchups will be posted by Wednesday at Noon
- 16 total qualifiers per station (32 total overall)
- Each qualifier receives two seeds (one high, one low)
- Bracket placement drawing: March 15
Didn’t qualify one week? Enter again the next week through March 6.
Important Dates
Qualifying: February 9 – March 6
Selection Sunday: March 15
Championship Game: April 6
RECENT QUALIFIERS
KISS COUNTRY
Week 1 Qualifiers
– Matthew Temple-Waverly
– Andrew Roth-MC
– Steve Smith-Stacyville
– Kyle Germundson-MC
103.7 THE FOX
Week 1 Qualifiers
– Steve Hepperly-Thompson
– Mike Schmidt-Joice
– Jerrie Ketchum-Plymouth
– Sherman Goodale-MC
Week 2 Qualifiers
– Ken Bell-Garner
– Kenneth Schmidt-Kensett
– Chad Bina-Forest City
– Tony Lentz-Elma
Week 2 Qualifiers
– Tony Fuller Jr-MC
– Kaven Tatro-Ventura
– Rich Brugman-Garner
– Jim Killius-MC
Week 3 Qualifiers
– Jason Lechtenberg-Alta Vista
– Leon Shatek-Ft. Atkinson
– Steve Diaz-MC
– Dawn Shaw-Osage
Week 3 Qualifiers
– John Cahalan-MC
– Gary Morriss-Forest City
– Joel Arends-Clear Lake
– Jessica Larson-Rockford
Week 4 Qualifiers
– Sean Gillam-MC
– Pamela Nauman-MC
– Ryan Schmalen-Osage
– Christopher Holt-Marble Rock
Week 4 Qualifiers
– Daryl Ward-MC
– Abbie Baumann-MC
– Joe Pate-MC
– Darin Reynolds-MC