This pool works similarly to a traditional bracket pool, except instead of one tournament you will pick winners across eight major conference tournaments.

Each conference tournament functions as its own bracket, with points awarded for correctly picking the team that advances in each round. All conferences are combined into one overall pool.

Conferences included:

• A10

• AAC

• ACC

• Big 12

• Big East

• Big Ten

• Pac12

• SEC

Scoring System

Points are awarded for correctly picking the team that advances in each round.

Scoring follows this format:

• Round 1 —  1 point

• Round 2 —  2 poinrs

• Round 3 —  4 points

• Semifinals —  8 points

• Championship —  16 points

Note: Some conferences do not have first rounds.

Live Standings

As games are played, results automatically update the live standings sheet.

You can track:

• Total points and overall rank  

• Points possible and points possible rank  

• Total wins  

• Each player’s conference champion picks  

• TV schedule (game times, matchups, and results)  

• Picks distribution for each game  

• All entries and selections 

Follow along throughout the week using the Live Standings page.

Entry Limits

After registering, you will receive your entry via email as a Google Sheets file once all conference tournament brackets are finalized.

Each entry tab includes all 8 conference tournament brackets.

• Select winners using dropdown menus

• No submission required — picks save automatically

Payments

All payments are made through LeagueSafe.

• Your LeagueSafe name must match your name in the pool so payments can be matched to your entry.

• If you are paying for other participants, please notify me.

• Payments that cannot be matched to an entry may be refunded and the entry removed.

Note: In some cases, your first entry must be paid before adding additional entries. Using the desktop version may allow multiple entries to be paid at once.

Making Your Picks

To complete your entry:

1. Open the file you receive via email

2. Navigate to the blue entry tabs

3. Select winners using the dropdown menus

Picks can be changed at any time before the first game begins. Once games start, picks are locked.

Tiebreakers

If two or more entries finish with the same total score, the following tiebreakers apply in order:

1. Total correct picks

2. Most champions correctly picked

3. Most finalists correctly picked

4. Most semifinals teams correct

5. Most Round 2 teams correct

6. Most Round 1 teams correct

7. Correct team picked per matchup, by round, starting with the A10 and going in order of conferences (e.g. A10 championship, AAC championship etc)

Deadlines