BASKETBALL POOL

RULES OF THE GAME

WEEK 1
+ Pick winners of the sub-regions (Rounds 1 & 2)
+ 1 point awarded for each correct pick
+ Tie-Breaker Game: Midwest Regional 2nd Round
+ Best possible score is 48
+ 3 winners in this round

WEEK 2
EVERYONE STARTS FRESH
+ Pick the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 winners
+ 2 points awarded for each correct pick
+ Tie-Breaker Game:  Midwest Regional Final
+ Best possible score is 24
+ 3 winners in this round
 

WEEK 3
EVERYONE STARTS FRESH 
+ Pick the 3 winners of the Final Four games
+ 3 points awarded for each correct pick
+ Tie-Breaker Game: National Championship Game 
+ Best possible score is 9
+ 3 winners in this round (Tie-Breaker Rules Apply)
 

ALL-TOURNAMENT
+ Add up all points accumulated throughout tournament
+ Most points wins the game
+ Tie-Breaker Game: National Championship 
+ Best possible overall score is 81
+ 5 winners in this competition (Tie-Breaker Rules Apply)

TIE-BREAKER GAME STEPS
1) Predicting both the winning and losing team
2) Predicting just the winner 
3) Predicting both teams in the game but not the right winner
4) Predicting only the losing team
5) Predicting the score 
     example: (combine total points and point differential)
     a) Predicted score of game: 82-73--155  (point differential = 9)
     b) Actual score of game: 79-65--144  (point differential = 14)
     c) Point differential difference is 5 (9 to 14)
     d) Total points are off by 11 (155 - 144 = 11)
     e) Add point differential (5) + total points (11) = 16
     f) Lowest number wins tie-breaker
6) If still tied, split winnings