March Madness Brackets

Yo Mammy's Pool

Up to two brackets. $10 per bracket. Traditional format. 1000+ participants in 2024. 

JB's Pool

Friend of a friend runs this one. I like the format so am sharing it. $10 per bracket. Enter as many times as you like. The contest is for the entire tournament including "play in". Entries are due by 10:00 am MDT Thursday, unless you’re taking teams in the play-in games, then your entry is due before that team’s game tips off. Unique format.

The Game - Pick nine teams in the NCAA tournament, including First 4 games.

The Goal - Accumulate the most actual points scored by your teams during the entire tournament.

The Catch - Your nine teams have to meet the following criteria:

• One #1 seed
• Two teams seeded #2, #3 or #4
• Two teams seeded #5, #6, #7 or #8
• Two teams seeded #9, #10, #11 or #12
• Two teams seeded #13, #14, #15 or #16

Whitlock's Pool

Up to three brackets. $10 per bracket. 98 brackets in 2022.

Craig Bradler Wins. Brian Obert takes 2nd.

Head to Head Bracket

Head to Head Current Standings

Head to Head Updated Bracket

Jug and I are going head to head here. Been an interesting experience. Like the change of pace. 

This is a 2-person “draft” bracket. 

• Flip a coin to see who goes first. 
• First person picks a team to win and the other person automatically gets their opponent. 
• Then second person drafts. Same rules.
• Alternate picks until all games are chosen in that round.
• Each person has to pick an “Upset Special”. Upset Special formula (lower seed – higher seed) x 2 x round game value). For instance, if a 12 upsets a 5, the value of that game is 12-5=7×2=$14
• Upset specials are mandatory in first four rounds. 
• Redraft before every round.  
• First pick of each round alternates.

Each correct pick is worth the following amounts.

• Play-in Round - $.50 
• Round 1 - $1 
• Round 2 - $2
• Sweet 16 - $4
• Elite 8 - $8 
• Final Four - $16
• Championship - $32

When it is all said and done, Jug takes $15 from Brian.