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One of the best March Madness pools that has been around for 4 decades. Pool was created by aggies back in the mid 80s. I've included the scoring system below. You only have to pick two rounds at a time. So after each weekend your slate is wiped clean and you pick again. Lots of information on the website. Would love to have y'all join!
Here's how it works. The round in which the game occurs establishes its baseline value. First round games have a baseline value of one (1) point, second round games have a baseline value of two (2) points, third round games have a baseline value of three (3) points, and so on, through the six (6) rounds of the men's NCAA tournament.
The baseline value is then multiplied by the number of participants in order to establish the game's overall point value. In a 10 participant pool, then, first round games would have a point value of 10, second round games would have a point value of 20, then 30, 40, 50 and 60 points. But it is important to note, a game's overall point value only tells part of the story regarding what each selection is worth.
The games's overall points are divided only among those participants who correctly select its outcome. Hence, to return to our 10 participant example, a first round game in which everyone correctly identified the winner would be worth one (1) point for each participant. But in the event that only one participant correctly identified the winner, he or she would receive the game's full valuein this case, all ten (10) points. Imagine in latter rounds how the ability to identify such an underdog could swing the overall pool in your favor.
One of the best March Madness pools that has been around for 4 decades. Pool was created by aggies back in the mid 80s. I've included the scoring system below. You only have to pick two rounds at a time. So after each weekend your slate is wiped clean and you pick again. Lots of information on the website. Would love to have y'all join!
Here's how it works. The round in which the game occurs establishes its baseline value. First round games have a baseline value of one (1) point, second round games have a baseline value of two (2) points, third round games have a baseline value of three (3) points, and so on, through the six (6) rounds of the men's NCAA tournament.
The baseline value is then multiplied by the number of participants in order to establish the game's overall point value. In a 10 participant pool, then, first round games would have a point value of 10, second round games would have a point value of 20, then 30, 40, 50 and 60 points. But it is important to note, a game's overall point value only tells part of the story regarding what each selection is worth.
The games's overall points are divided only among those participants who correctly select its outcome. Hence, to return to our 10 participant example, a first round game in which everyone correctly identified the winner would be worth one (1) point for each participant. But in the event that only one participant correctly identified the winner, he or she would receive the game's full valuein this case, all ten (10) points. Imagine in latter rounds how the ability to identify such an underdog could swing the overall pool in your favor.