NCAA Pick 8 Tourney
Last Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2011

 

There are 11 Teams to Pick      
(8 Team & 3 Bonus Teams)     

History of the Pool
Past Winners
2011 - ?
2010 - Barrow (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 227
2009 - Prendergast (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 161
2008 - Gleichenhaus (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 183
2007 - Soliman (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 155
2006 - Barrow (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 197
2005 - Fogel (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 196
2004 - Friedman (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 242
2003 - Levine (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 188
2002 - Fogel (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 219
2001 - Golbin (Download Spreadsheet) - Points 200
                               
Rules:            
                               
There are 11 Teams to pick from the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament          
(8 teams in Part 1 and 3 teams in Part 2)                      
Your total score will be the sum of points scored in Parts 1 and 2.  Highest score wins the pool.          
                               
Part 1:  Pick 8 Teams                          
                               
Each of you will pick eight different teams with the following rules.                    
                               
1) You must pick at least one team from each region.                       
2) You cannot pick more than three teams from one region.                    
                               
Scoring begins with the round two games that will be played on Thursday (March 17).  Tuesday (March 15) and Wednesday (        
Scores will be calculated as follows:                        
                               
      Example                            
       If Colorado is a #6 seed and they win 2 games,                      
       18 points are scored.                          
        (6 * 1) + (6 * 2) = 18                           
                               
      Example                            
       If Binghamton University is a #10 seed and they win 3 games,                  
       60 points are scored.                          
        (10 * 1) + (10 * 2) + (10 * 3) = 60                        
                               
        There are bonus points for the following categories that will be added to the above calculations.          
                               
        Championship Team: + 20                         
        Reaching Championship Game: + 10                         
        Reaching Final Four: + 5                           
                               
      Example - Team Receiving Bonus Points                      
       If Alabama is a #1 seed and they win the championship,                    
       41 points are scored.                          
        (1 * 1) + (1 * 2) + (1 * 3) + (1 * 4)+ (1 * 5)+ (1 * 6) + 20 = 41                    
                               
Part 2:  Additional Picks - Pick 3 Teams                      
                               
Each of you will pick one team for each of the following categories.                  
                               
These teams can be from any region and you are allowed to pick teams that were chosen in Part 1.            
                             
Underdog - 2 points will be awarded for each victory the team chosen achieves (ex. 2 wins would be 4 points).            
  The team must be seeded 8th thru 16th.  It can be the same team used for the Longshot if it is            
  seeded 10th thru 16th.                        
Longshot - 3 points will be awarded for each victory the team chosen achieves (ex. 2 wins would be 6 points).            
  The team must be seeded 10th thru 16th.  It can be the same team used for the Underdog if it is          
  seeded 10th thru 16th.                        
Upset - Pick 1 team that is seeded 1 to 4 (i.e. pick 1 team out of the top 16 teams in the tournament).  Scoring is as follows:          
  10 points will be awarded if you pick a 1 seed that does not win 3 games.                
  5 points will be awarded if you pick a 2 seed that does not win 3 games.                
  5 points will be awarded if you pick a 3 seed that does not win 2 games.                
  3 points will be awarded if you pick a 4 seed that does not win 2 games.                
                               
Payout of the Pool                          
                               
1st place:  70%                            
2nd place:  20%                            
3rd place:  10%                            
                               
Note:  There will be no tiebreaker in the case of ties.  In the event of a tie, prize money will be split equally among players as follows:        
- If 2 players tie for 1st place, the 1st and 2nd place prize money will be combined and split equally between the 2 players.  The player with the 2nd highest score will receive the 3rd place prize money (if 2 or more players are tied with the 2nd highest score, the 3rd place prize money will be split equally among the players tied for the 2nd highest score).  
 
- If 3 or more players tie for 1st place, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize money will be combined and split equally between the players.         
- If there is 1 player in 1st place and 2 or more players in 2nd place, the 2nd and 3rd place prize money will be combined and split equally among the players tied for 2nd place.  
- If there is 1 player in 1st place, 1 player in 2nd place, and 2 or more players in 3rd place, the 3rd place prize money will be split equally among the players tied for 3rd place.