March Madness - 2000
Before you get in on one of your ordinary office pools, check this one out.

Participants Page

 

How To Play:  Complete the tournament bracket pick e-form (available Sunday, March 12th, once the tournament teams have been selected) and mail in your entry fee,  it's that simple.  Only one entry per email address is allowed.  You can resubmit your picks if you need to make changes up until 10AM Thursday, March 16th (before tip of first tournament games). But, your fee form must be postmarked by Wednesday, March 15th to be fair to all participants.    All the participants picks will be available for view when the actual tournament begins play, click on this link for a completed sample Pick Sheet.  Statistics will be updated nightly so you will be able to track your standings. Sample stat sheets: Results, Points, Teams
Who Can Play:  Anyone who is interested in college basketball or simply wants to provide support for a charitable cause. So, feel free to tell your friends, family, those with whom you work, and classmates.

 

Prizes: 75% of the pool will be distributed to the top 3 finishers (awarded at an 75:15:10 ratio). The rest is donated to the:

Berry B. Winn Balanced Man Scholarship Fund
Endowment fund providing scholarships to outstanding collegiate student leaders.
Entry Fee: $20  - Make checks payable to the Berry B. Winn Scholarship Fund and mail to Mike Gary, 1685 E Girard Pl #631-B, Englewood, CO  80110.  Last year we raised over $250 for this fund with this pool.  Forward this to those in your office or others whom you think may be interested in participating.

 

So, start evaluating your picks and get ready to win big.  Quite a few folks are being notified by the commissioner through listserve resources and friends, etc... so the potential payout and charitable benefit could get HUGE.  If you have questions or comments, please email Mike Gary.
March Madness Link to help you evaluate this years teams: NCAA Yahoo

 

Scoring Description
  • The scoring system will follow the traditional March Madness approach with an additional bonus awarded for first round upset picks.
  • 1 point is awarded for each correctly chosen first round pick, 2 for each second round pick, 4 for the third, 8 for each regional final, 12 for each Final Four semi-final game and 24 for the championship. 
  • Each correctly chosen first round upset awards a weighted bonus based on the degree of the upset.  The weighted bonus divides the under seeded value by 16. Each upset bonus is worth at least a half point per game.  For example, if the number 16 seed beats the number 1 seed, the upset bonus is calculated as 16/16 or 1 point, whereas, if the number 9 seed beats the number 8 seed then the upset bonus is .56 (9/16).  Thus, a less significant upset awards a smaller bonus
  • An over under total final score will be used as the tie-breaker, if necessary. Winner is determined by who predicts closer to the total (combined) points scored in the final by both teams without being under the actual total.  In other words, if the actual total is 150 and two participants who are tied predict 149 and 152, the individual who chose 152 wins the tie-breaker (even though the other was technically closer to the actual number).
 Commissioner
  • There is no commissioner's fee for this pool. The commissioner does wish to participate, but should he happen to win anything, the award will also be donated to the Education Fund.  The commissioners picks will also be posted by the start of tournament play 

Pay Out Potential

#Participants Prizes (75:15:10 Ratio)
30 $337 : 67 : 45
50 $562 : 112 : 75
100 $1125 : 225 : 150
200 $2250 : 450 : 300
400 $4500 : 900 : 600
800 $9000 : 1800 : 1200