Pool Rules

Weekly Pool

Each week constitutes a new pool. You may play as many or as few weeks as you like but you are allowed only one entry per week. Each entry costs $10.00 which goes into the pot paid to that week's winner(s).

To enter, fill in the entry form by making your pick for each game. The goal is to pick the winning team, based on the point spread (see below).

You will also be asked to guess the total points scored in the Monday Night Football game (or whatever the last scheduled game of that week is). This will be used as a tiebreaker.

The winner for each week will be the player with the highest score. In the event of a tie, the player who guessed closest to the actual point total of the tiebreaker game will win. Should any players still be tied after applying the tiebreaker, the pot will be divided equally among those players.

For the tiebreaker, it does not matter if your point total is over or under the actual score total. It is only the difference that counts.

Scoring

Your score is simply the number of games you correctly picked.

In the event a game ends in a tie, you will receive half a point for that game, provided you made a pick for it.

Point Spreads

You must consider the point spread for games when making picks. The Administrator will set the point spread for each game every week. Check with him or her to find out when you can expect these to be available.

The point spread is also refered to as the line. On the entry form you'll see this next to the visiting team. If the line as not been set for a game, it will be displayed as "n/l" (no line).

The value shown always applies to the visiting team. A negative point spread means that the visitors are favored by that many points, a positive spread means that the visitors are the underdog. If the point spread shows "even" it means that neither team is favored.

You want to pick the team that will win "against the spread." For example, if a team is favored by 6 points, they must win by 7 points (or more) to be considered the winner. As another example, say a team is a 3½ point underdog but they lose by only 3 points, they would considered the winner.

To put it another way, when determining the outcome of the game, the point spread is added to the visiting team's score and then compared to the home team's score.

Making and Changing Weekly Entries

When filling in an entry form, you do not have to make a pick for each game. All that is required is that you enter a point total for the tiebreaker. This is helpful if there are early games scheduled for a given week (games played on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday). You may make your picks for these games beforehand and complete the rest later.

Locked Games

Games are automatically locked out on the entry form according to their scheduled date and time. Early games are locked at the start of the individual game. All remaining games (including any Monday night games) are locked at the scheduled start time of the first Sunday game.

Times displayed on the schedule are Eastern.

You may change your pick for any game up until the time that game is locked. You may also change your tiebreaker point total up until the time that all entries are locked on Sunday.

You can delete your entry, if desired, provided no games for that week have been locked.

Entries must be completed on time. Once a game is locked, you may not change your pick for it. If you did not make a pick for a particular game, it is counted as a loss. If you submit a partial entry and either forget or are unable to complete it, you are still responsible for the entry fee.

The Administrator may make exceptions for extenuating circumstances on an individual basis. By participating you agree to abide by the above rules and accept any decisions made by the Administrator.

If you have trouble accessing the site, logging in or otherwise completing your entry, please contact the Administrator for help.

Playoffs Pools

Pick'em Pool

This pool works similar to a weekly pool (including the use of point spreads) with some minor differences. All the postseason games are included. Scoring is the same as in a weekly pool except that there is no tiebreaker. Players who tie for the winning score will split the pot equally. If you choose to participate, the entry fee is $0.00.

Entries are broken up into individual playoff rounds:

• Wild Card Games (four games)
• Divisional Playoffs (four games)
• Conference Championships (two games)
• Super Bowl

Once the Administrator has set the opposing teams for each game in a round, you can make your picks for those games. As with the weekly pools, you can make or change any pick until those games are locked.

All games for a given round are locked at the start time of the first game in that round.

After all games in the current round have been decided, the Administrator will set the games for the next round. You must then go back to the entry form and make your picks for them.

Rank'em Pool

In this pool you rank each playoff team using confidence points, before any of the playoff games start. Confidence points range from one to the number of playoff teams. Each team must be assigned a value and you may use each value only once.

For every game a given team wins, the points you assigned to that team are added to your total score. So you want to assign the highest point values to the teams you think will go the farthest in the playoffs.

Note that point spreads are not considered in this pool. You get points for a team only when it wins straight up.

After all games have been completed, the player who has the highest score wins. If there is a tie for the top score, the pot will be split equally among the tied players.

If you choose to participate, the entry fee is $0.00. Entries for this pool must be completed before the scheduled start time of the first playoff game.

To make picks, view results and find additional information, see the site map.