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| AT A GLANCE | | Leaderboard | Schedule | Awaiting start of 1st Round
| East Region | Mnt St Marys #16
UNC #1 | 3/20
7:30PM | | East Region | Arkansas #9
Indiana #8 | 3/20
2:20PM | | East Region | George Mason #12
Notre Dame #5 | 3/19
7:00PM | | East Region | Winthrop #13
Washington St #4 | 3/19
2:20PM | | East Region | St Josephs #11
Oklahoma #6 | 3/20
12:30PM | | East Region | Boise State #14
Louisville #3 | 3/20
2:40PM | | East Region | S Alabama #10
Butler #7 | 3/20
9:30PM | | East Region | American #15
Tennessee #2 | 3/20
2:40PM |
| Full Results · Standings
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| These are the rules used in this demo pool. Your pool will most likely use different rules. The website will write the rules page based on your settings, and you can customize this page as you see fit. About the Pool
This pool is based on the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. You will pick the winner for each game on the entire bracket. Points are scored according to the rules explained below. At the end of the tournament, the person with the most points wins the pool. Bracket Limit
Each person is limited to 2 brackets. Submitting more than 2 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 on Thursday, March 19th at 12:00 PM ET. Entry Fee & Prize
Login for information on the entry fee and/or prize. 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. Scoring | POOL POINTS SCORED BY ROUND | | 1st Round | 1 point for each correct pick
Plus for each correct pick where the seed number of the winning team is numerically greater than or equal to the seed number of the losing team, e.g. an "upset" and you also predicted an upset on your bracket (although not necessarily the same upset as in the actual tournament), points based on the following formula: seed of the winning team*1 | | 2nd Round | 2 points for each correct pick
Plus for each correct pick where the seed number of the winning team is numerically greater than or equal to the seed number of the losing team, e.g. an "upset" and you also predicted an upset on your bracket (although not necessarily the same upset as in the actual tournament), points based on the following formula: seed of the winning team*2 | | 3rd Round | 5 points for each correct pick
Plus for each correct pick where the seed number of the winning team is numerically greater than or equal to the seed number of the losing team, e.g. an "upset" and you also predicted an upset on your bracket (although not necessarily the same upset as in the actual tournament), points based on the following formula: seed of the winning team*3 | | 4th Round | 10 points for each correct pick
Plus for each correct pick where the seed number of the winning team is numerically greater than or equal to the seed number of the losing team, e.g. an "upset" and you also predicted an upset on your bracket (although not necessarily the same upset as in the actual tournament), points based on the following formula: seed of the winning team*4 | | 5th Round | 15 points for each correct pick
Plus for each correct pick where the seed number of the winning team is numerically greater than or equal to the seed number of the losing team, e.g. an "upset" and you also predicted an upset on your bracket (although not necessarily the same upset as in the actual tournament), points based on the following formula: seed of the winning team*5 | | 6th Round | 25 points for correct pick
Plus for each correct pick where the seed number of the winning team is numerically greater than or equal to the seed number of the losing team, e.g. an "upset" and you also predicted an upset on your bracket (although not necessarily the same upset as in the actual tournament), points based on the following formula: seed of the winning team*6 |
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
· 5 point for correctly picking all 1st round games in a region (can be earned for each region).
· 15 points for correctly picking all 4 Final Four teams.
· 5 points for correctly picking 3 (but not four) Final Four teams.
· Bonus Teams: You will pick one team to be your "Bonus Team" and earn bonus points for each win by your "Bonus Team" whether or not you also picked the team to win on your entry bracket for that round. For each win by your bonus team throughout the tournament, you will earn the number of points equal to the seed number of the bonus team. 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 wins 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.
- The entry bracket with the highest total of all of it's picks seeds will win the tie-breaker.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES & DISCLAIMER Special Circumstances
Technical problems
Due to the nature of the internet, the pool website may not be available at all times. It may be especially difficult to connect to the website as the deadline nears due to high traffic volume. Therefore, you are encouraged to complete your bracket as early as possible (remember, you can modify the bracket as many times you want until the deadline.) The pool commissioner is not responsible for website malfunction.
Commissioner privilege
The pool commissioner has the final decision on all pool matters, including those items not specifically mentioned on this rules page. If you have any questions regarding the pool rules, please contact the pool commissioner for clarification.
Disclaimer
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