The rules listed here are for the demo pool. The rules are written automatically based on the scoring system and other options used for each pool. You can also write your own rules or add information to this page.
About the Pool
This pool is based on the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. There will be two separate tournament pools run on this website. The first, which will be referred to as the "Original Pool" consists of picking winners for the entire 64-team bracket. The second pool, which will be referred to as the "Sweet 16 Pool", starts after the first weekend of games and consists of picking the winners for the 16 teams that remain in the tournament. Each pool has its own deadline, scoring system and tie-breaker rules described below. At the end of the tournament, the person with the most points in each pool will be the winner for that pool.
Bracket Limit
Each person is limited to 3 brackets in the original pool and 2 brackets in the Sweet 16 Pool. Submitting more than the number of allowed brackets using multiple Login IDs is not allowed and may result in all of your brackets being disqualified.
Bracket Deadlines
Brackets can be added, edited and deleted up until the bracket deadline. The deadline for the original pool is Thursday, March 19th at 12:00 PM ET. The deadline for the Sweet 16 Pool is Thursday, March 26th at 7:00 PM ET.
Entry Fee & Prize
Original Pool entry fee: $10.00 per bracket.
Sweet 16 Pool entry fee: $5.00 per bracket.
Additional information on the pool finances (including Prize information) can be found in the "Pool Finances" report listed in the "Reports" menu.
ORIGINAL POOL SCORING & TIE-BREAKER
Play-in Game
Officially called the "Opening Round", the Play-in game is a preliminary game that takes place two days before the tournament first round. The winner of the Play-in game gets placed on the bracket as a #16 seed and will face a #1 seed in the 1st round. The Play-in game is not counted as part of the pool and will not appear on the entry bracket.
| POOL POINTS SCORED BY ROUND |
| 1st Round |
1 point for each correct pick |
| 2nd Round |
2 points for each correct pick |
| 3rd Round |
5 points for each correct pick |
| 4th Round |
10 points for each correct pick |
| 5th Round |
15 points for each correct pick |
| 6th Round |
25 points for correct pick |
Bonus Points
The following bonus points are awarded in addition to other points scored in the pool:
· 3 points for correctly picking all four #8 vs. #9 games
· 2 points for correctly picking all four #7 vs. #10 games
Original Pool Tie-breaker
If the tournament ends with two or more entries tied with the same score, ties will be broken in the following order until a winner is determined.
- Pick the total score of both teams combined in the National Championship game. You will make your tie-break pick as part of the entry submission. Closest to the actual total score (without going over) wins the tie-breaker. If all tied entries go over, the entry that goes over the least will win the tie-breaker.
- The entry that correctly picked the National Champion will win the tie-breaker.
- The entry with the most correct National Semifinals picks will win the tie-breaker.
- The entry with the most correct Final Four picks will win the tie-breaker.
- The entry with the most correct 3rd round picks will win the tie-breaker.
- The entry with the most correct 2nd round picks will win the tie-breaker.
- The entry with the most correct 1st round picks will win the tie-breaker.
- The entry with the most points, not counting bonus points, will win the tie-breaker.
SWEET 16 POOL SCORING & TIE-BREAKER
| POOL POINTS SCORED BY ROUND |
| 1st Round |
1 point for each correct pick |
| 2nd Round |
2 points for each correct pick |
| 3rd Round |
2 points for each correct pick |
| 4th Round |
3 points for each correct pick |
Sweet 16 Pool Tie-breaker
If the tournament ends with two or more entries tied with the same score, ties will be broken as follows.
- Pick the total score of both teams combined in the National Championship game. You will make your tie-break pick as part of the entry submission. Closest to the actual total score wins the tie-breaker.
Disclaimer
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