You can use the formatting and design features in Excel for Office 365 to add visual appeal to your bracket, including color, lines and graphics. Excel's SmartArt graphics can also add visual appeal.

Thankfully, Google Sheets offers a powerful and customizable platform to simplify this process. Here's how to make one from scratch, for free. This video originally appeared at Spreadsheet Point.

Using a Spreadsheet to Track Game Data Spreadsheets aren’t usually used for brackets, they’re usually used for data. And that’s where they shine during the tournament.