5-Team Basketball Round robin Generator
A working round robin generator pre-set for 5 basketball teams. Replace the placeholder names, enter scores as you go, print or export. Free, no account.
How a 5-team basketball round robin works
Every team plays each of the other 4 teams once, which is 10 games in total. With an odd number of teams one team sits out each round, so the season needs 5 rounds and every team has exactly one bye. A double round robin (home and away) doubles that to 20 games over 10 rounds.
Round 1 pairings
The generator uses the circle method, which guarantees each pair meets exactly once. For 5 teams seeded 1–5, round 1 is: 5 v 2, 3 v 4 (bye: team 1). Home and away alternate so no team is stuck with all away games.
How long does it take?
Using 60-minute basketball slots, 10 games need about 10 hours on one court, 5 hours on two, or 2.5 hours on four. A weekly league playing one round per week runs 5 weeks. Pro's scheduler turns those numbers into actual dates, start times and courts, honouring rest gaps and games-per-day limits.
Basketball rules that affect the schedule
Rec-league basketball games usually run two 20-minute halves with a running clock, so a 60-minute slot including warm-up and changeover is realistic. Ties are broken with overtime, so standings use a simple 2-points-per-win system.
Tie-breakers: Head-to-head record, then point differential (often capped at ±20 per game to discourage running up the score), then points scored.
Organizer tip: Give each team at least 60 minutes between games on the same day; back-to-back games are the most common complaint from players.