Coal Region March Madness Bracket Pool – How It Works
Coal Region March Madness Bracket Pool – How It Works
Traditional March Madness bracket (NCAA Tournament)
Pick winners for every game from Round of 64 through the Championship
All entries, picks, and live standings are hosted on SplashSports
Points increase each round (1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16 / 32)
Entry fee: $25 per bracket
This is a traditional March Madness bracket pool covering the NCAA Tournament.
Pick the winner of every game from the Round of 64 through the National Championship.
All entries, picks, scoring, and standings are managed directly through SplashSports.
Scoring follows a standard progressive format, with each round worth more points:
Round of 64 — 1 point
Round of 32 — 2 points
Sweet 16 — 4 points
Elite 8 — 8 points
Final Four — 16 points
National Championship — 32 points
Play-in games are not included in scoring.
If two or more entries finish with the same total score, the following tiebreakers apply in order:
Total wins
Wins per round (moving backwards from the championship)
Correct picks by game, by round — starting with the National Championship and working backward, moving clockwise beginning with the top-right region (see image below)
Standings update automatically on SplashSports as games are completed.
You can track:
Total points and overall rank
Your bracket compared to the field
What-if scenarios and potential outcomes
How often each team is picked to advance in each round
This pool is hosted on SplashSports.
Register and submit your bracket directly on the platform
Enter your name so it matches your payment
Multiple entries are allowed
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.
To complete your bracket:
Log into SplashSports
Fill out your bracket by selecting winners for each game
Save your picks before the tournament begins
You can edit your bracket any time before the first game tips off. Once the tournament starts, picks are locked.
Entry fee: $25 per entry
Multiple entries are allowed
All brackets must be submitted before the start of the first game of the tournament.
Late entries will not be accepted.
Below is an example of the third tiebreaker
Correct picks by game, by round — starting with the National Championship and working backward, moving clockwise beginning with the top-right region