Getting Started

The NCAA Bracket Challenge on Joeboo Sports is the ultimate office pool for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The NCAA selection committee decides which 65 teams belong in the tournament and you predict who will advance.

How It Works

The tournament field of 65 teams is divided up into 4 regions -- each with 16 teams seeded from #1 to #16 (the lower the seed number, theoretically the better the team). One of the regions actually has 17 teams with two teams playing a "play-in" game on the Tuesday before the rest of the tournament starts. As far as the pool is concerned, we ignore the "play-in" game and just note both teams as the #16 seed in that region.

Each participant completes a pool entry form (or pick sheet) with their predictions on which teams they think will win each game throughout the tournament.

There is no limit to the number of entries a participant may submit, but each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee.

As the tournament progresses, entries earn points for every correct prediction. Each round of games is progressively worth more points than the previous round.

After the Championship Game of the tournament, the entries with the highest point totals are awarded prize money from the pool of entry fees.

There is absolutely NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

How To Play

1. You must be logged in to Joeboo Sports in order to participate. If you do not have a Joeboo Sports User ID, you will have to Sign Up for your free ID.
   
   
2. Click on the Create New Entry link and fill out all your predictions (remember to fill out all four regions and the Final Four). You will have access to update and/or change your predictions anytime prior to Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM (CDT) when the tournament begins.
   
   
3. Each entry must include an entry fee of $5.00. Check out the Payment Options below for more information.
   
   
4. You can enter as many times as you would like (HINT: give each entry a unique name so it's easier to differentiate them.)
   
   

Payment Options

Every entry must be accompanied by the $5.00 entry fee or it will be disregarded and removed from the pool. Please use one of the options below for making payments:

• Send an online payment using PayPal to my email address gsmith@joeboo.net. If you're using PayPal, please include a brief description in the 'Send Money' request of which entry(ies) the payment is for.

• Give me cash or a check in person.

• Send me a check in the mail. If mailing the entry fee, it must be postmarked no later than Friday, March 20, 2009. For mailing information, check the Contact Information section.

If there are any questions, feel free to contact me. Visit the Contact Information section to see how to get in contact with me.