March 16, 2026

NCAA March Madness Begins Now!

We have two chances to win by participating in the Men’s AND Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments! Join before games begin.

March Madness season is upon us, and we’re looking forward to a fifth year of Team Olympic Steel excitement! The contest is open to all employees, so round up your co-workers to join in the real-time bracket madness!


For the second year, we’re offering TWO chances to win – the Men’s Tournament and Women’s Tournament! Complete your brackets using the links below. The top 15 for each tournament will WIN $50 in credit (50 points) applied to their AwardCo account. If you are with a location that doesn’t use AwardCo, it’s okay – you can create a guest account to spend your points.


We’ll operate the same as we have for the past two years, using Team Olympic Steel on CBSSports.com. Here’s what you need to know before you get started:


  1. You will have to create a profile for CBS Sports. If you have an existing account, use that. If you’re creating a new one, don’t worry – it costs nothing, and you can cancel the account when the madness is over.
  2. There is an option to download an app, but it’s not required to participate. That’s up to you.
  3. Be careful to create your brackets in 2026! If you’ve done this before, past tournaments are still visible in Bracketology and it’s easy to start creating a new bracket in a previous year. BE SURE YOU’RE IN 2026 BEFORE YOU BEGIN.


JOIN BY MARCH 19

If you’re ready to participate, sign-up now at CBSSports.com. To participate, you must create and submit your brackets before the first game for each tournament (or whichever tournament you’re participating in).

 

2026 NCAA Men’s Bracket – Olympic Steel: First Round Begins March 19

2026 NCAA Women’s Bracket – Olympic Steel: First Round Begins March 20

 

Brackets and standings are updated automatically – so sit back, cheer for your teams and may the upsets not completely ruin your chances!


QUESTIONS?

Contact Ellyn Wilson, Regional HR Manager, at Ellyn.Wilson@olysteel.com or 440.658.2646 (internal extension 19655) with any questions.