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"Our character is what we do when we think that no one is looking."
-H. Jackson Browne

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

March Madness 2014 - Rules

The basketball tournament is just around the corner. 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 27, 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 First Round games on Tuesday, March 18, 2012.
  • This year, you will have to pick the winners of the First Four/First Round games on March 18-19 for the 61st-64th seeds.
  • 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) - 1 point for each winner
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.

I will probably post comments about how everyone is doing - good and not so good comments. If you don't want your name mentioned, e-mail me at mcwpaw@msn.com and I will keep you out of it.

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