NCAA Rules

The basketball tournament is just around the corner. Selection Sunday is March 17, 2013. The rules are as follows:

• The entry fee is $10 per bracket. You may play as many brackets as you wish. Each will cost $10. Mail the fee(s) with your completed bracket(s) or, if you e-mail your bracket, I must have the money by the end of the day March 28, 2012. (You will be dropped from the tournament if I don't have the money by this date.)
• Pick all of your projected winners for the entire tournament.
• The brackets have to be e-mailed to me or postmarked prior to the start of the Second Round games on Thursday, March 21, 2012.
• You do not have to pick the winners of the First Four games on March 19-20 which have two #12 seeds, two #13 seeds and four #16 seeds. It's a freebie. If you think that one/some of these teams will beat the higher seeded teams in the Second Round, you don't even have to pick the specific team that will win. Just write in the seed # and you can carry that seed # for as long as you like, just as you would with any other pick. (For those of you who have never done this, a 16 seed has never beaten a 1 seed.)
• Write on your bracket or in your e-mail the total number of points that will be scored in the championship game. This is the tiebreaker. In case of a tie, whoever is closer, over or under, wins.
• Matt told me that msnbc.com has a bracket that allows you to click on each winner and it will automatically move that team to the next round. I will provide a link.
• Brackets should be e-mailed to mcwpaw@msn.com

Scoring by round:

First round (First Four) - No picks, no points
Second round (Round of 64) - 1 point for each winner
Third round (Round of 32) - 2 points for each winner
Regional semi-finals (Sweet Sixteen) - 5 points for each winner
Regional finals (Elite Eight) - 10 points for each winner
National semi-finals (Final Four) - 25 points for each winner
National championship (Championship Game) - 50 points for the winner
Tie breaker - Total score of the two teams in the final - whoever is closer.
Tie breaker tie breaker - Coin toss by Pam.
Payouts:
First place - 60% of the total pot
Second place - 25% of the total pot
Third place - 15% of the total pot
I will try to keep scores as up to date as possible. Any questions - call or e-mail.
Keep track of your own scores. Mistakes happen.

If you have any questions about the tournament bracket game, post it here or e-mail me.

Good luck to everyone.