Friends & Family Pool
Welcome to our 2008 Friends & Family March Madness tournament challenge! The tournament is now underway! To see how you're doing, click "Check My Progress" below...
CHALLENGE RULES
1. ENTRY FORMS: You may enter online at http://www.marchmaniac.com/friends.
2. COMPLETED BRACKETS: All entries must have the winners selected for all 63 games of the tournament including the championship game. Do not select a winner for a play-in game. Entering the contest implies acceptance and willingness to fulfill all rules.
3. TIEBREAKER: Write your best guess for the final score of the championship game for use as a tiebreaker, if necessary. If you are entering online, you will be asked for the total points for the final game (ie If you think the final score will be 76-73, you would enter 149). Should need arise, subsequent tiebreakers will be (2) champion picked correctly, & (3) the number of Final Four teams picked correctly.
4. DEADLINE: Your entry must be made online by Noon, EST, Thursday, March 20 (the online entry form will be taken down at the above time).
5. SCORING: The contest is scored on an increasing number of points for winners in each round of the tournament. For each winner:
- 1st Round (64 teams) - 5 pts
- 2nd Round (32 teams) - 10 pts
- 3rd Round (16 teams) - 15 pts
- 4th Round (8 teams) - 20 pts
- Semi-finals (Final 4) - 30 pts
- Championship Game - 50 pts
6. UNDERDOG SCORING Take a chance and be rewarded! If you successfully pick the winner in an upset game (lower ranked team beating a higher ranked team) you get bonus points equaling the difference in seeds. For instance: if you successfully pick a #12 seed to beat a #5 seed, you would not only get your round points (outlined above), but you would also get 7 bonus points (the difference in the seeds).
7. SCOREKEEPING: Updated scores/standings will be posted on the website (www.marchmaniac.com/friends) throughout the tournament.