2026 Hoops for Hunger Bracket Challenge
The Hoops for Hunger Bracket Challenge is back! The program and rules are the same as the previous March Madness Bracket Challenges.
For your bracket to be included in the challenge, it must have a corresponding $10 donation per bracket. The participant with the winning bracket will choose the food bank or food pantry to receive all the funds collected, along with getting bragging rights! Please know you can also make donations of any amount, even if you don’t want to fill out a bracket! Brackets will open on Sunday, March 15 and lock during the tip off of the first March Madness game.
To participate:
• Login to fill out up to 10 brackets here: https://on.ilfb.org/2026YLbracketchallenge
(Individuals will need to create a CBS Sports login to participate if they do not already have one.)
• Make your $10 donation for each bracket here: https://on.ilfb.org/hoopsforhunger
• Rules for the pool can be found under Pool Rules within the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leaders Harvest for All pool on the CBS Sports website.
Harvest for All is a Young Leader program that helps fight food insecurity by providing funding, volunteer hours, and food to food banks and pantries around the state of Illinois. In 2025, Harvest for All Programs in Illinois raised over $233,000, volunteered just under 15,000 hours and collected nearly 154,000 pounds of food for families in need.
At the 2025 AFBF FUSION Conference, IFB Young Leaders received 1st place in volunteer hours, and 2nd place in donated money. Thank you to all who helped up achieve those accomplishments!
Please feel free to reach out to the Young Leader Program Coordinator at youngleaders@ilfb.org.