Prediction Time: 2025 Channel Madness Bracket Contest Is Now Open

Think you can forecast the results of the 2025 CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs? Voting begins March 13, but you can pick your bracket winners now.

Voting in CRN's eleventh annual Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs kicks off March 13, pitting some of the channel's most influential executives against each other in head-to-head battles where CRN readers vote to determine the victors.

The Field of 32 has been set, and readers have a chance to get into the action now by filling out and submitting their bracket predictions before voting begins.

Lots of fan favorites are returning for this year’s contest, including last year’s champion, Tom Evans, who this year is competing for Cloudflare. The field also includes former champions Kevin Rooney of Veeam Software and Ken McCray of Fortinet.

There are also several tournament newcomers, including Tara Fine of Broadcom, Michael DePalma of OpenText and Scott Barlow of Sophos.

The time has come to test your prediction prowess to see if you can pick the perfect bracket. Results will be displayed on the 2025 Channel Madness Bracket Contest leader board.

Join us at CRN.com/madness now to pick your bracket, then come back starting March 13 to cast your votes and choose your chief!