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MARCH MADNESS PICK 16 POOL

Updated 04/08/25

*** SAME AS LAST YEAR ***

Entry Form & Standings:

We are using the same third-party vendor as last year (and same as Bracket Pool). You will need to create a free log-in account if you do not have one from last year. You will be able to create several entries within the same account, but you will need to pay for each entry you submit.

WEBSITE FOR SUBMITTING BRACKETS AND FOLLOWING STANDINGS

League URL: officepoolstop.com/MyPool/49864
Password: 2023

Entry Fee:

$3 per Entry DO NOT PAY THROUGH officepoolstop.com they will add services fees.

Please pay in the following ways (in order of preference):

1. PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/brianbaldwin

2. Venmo: https://venmo.com/BrianBaldwin570

3. Cash (in person or mail address at bottom of page)

4. Check (via in-person or mail address at bottom of page)

Deadline:

THURSDAY, March 20, 2025, 12:00pm ET

Winnings:

ALL ENTRY FEES ARE PAID OUT IN WINNINGS

1st Place 70% of total received - $32 Steve OPake

2nd Place 30% - $13 Chase Baldwin

FINE PRINT: Although very unlikely, if the number of entries increase dramatically, I might add more prize positions Commissioner's discretion. I will decide shortly after entry deadline. Also, I have no idea how the new software will track the winnings.

Scoring:

SEED VALUE + ROUND BONUS

For this pool, each player picks 16 teams before the start of the March Madness tournament.

Each time their team wins, they get the SEED VALUE for that team plus ROUND BONUS points for each round as follows:

Round	Points
First Round (Round of 64)	1
Second Round (Round of 32)	2
Sweet 16	3
Elite 8	4
Final 4	5
Championship Game	6

Tie-Breakers:

1. Winning Percentage

2. Strength of Victory (sum of point margin of win(+) or loss (-) in each game)

3. Combined Score of Championship Game

MARCH MADNESS RANKEM POOL

Updated 04/08/25

*** SAME AS LAST YEAR ***

Entry Form & Standings:

WEBSITE FOR SUBMITTING BRACKETS AND FOLLOWING STANDINGS

League URL: officepoolstop.com/MyPool/49870
Password: 2023

Entry Fee:

$2 per Entry DO NOT PAY THROUGH officepoolstop.com they will add services fees.

Please pay in the following ways (in order of preference):

1. PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/brianbaldwin

2. Venmo: https://venmo.com/BrianBaldwin570

3. Cash (in person or mail address at bottom of page)

4. Check (via in-person or mail address at bottom of page)

Deadline:

THURSDAY, March 20, 2025, 12:00pm ET

Winnings:

ALL ENTRY FEES ARE PAID OUT IN WINNINGS

1st Place 100% of total received - $28 Joe Maschak

Scoring:

Each player ranks 16 teams by placing a rank from 1 to 16 on them. You can only use a weight once, so that all weights from 1 to 16 are used. For each win, the player gets the weight placed on the team. The more confident a player is of a team reaching the finals, the higher weight they should place on the team. The player with the most points after the NCAA basketball championship game win:

Tie-Breakers:

1. Winning Percentage

2. Strength of Victory (sum of point margin of win(+) or loss (-) in each game)

3. Combined Score of Championship Game

Any and all rules for any Madness of March pool may change at any time up to the tip-off of the first game of that pool.

Any changes will be posted on this and/or its respective website.