Here are the rules for the n'th annual NCAA contest. I have no idea when
I started this. As an IT professional for the past 30+ years, imagine my
embarassment when I lost the prior contest records after my hard drive
crashed two years ago. 

The only change from last year will be the first tiebreaker. In previous
years, tiebreaker one was the number of games that went into overtime.
This year, the tiebreaker will be the number of overtime periods; i.e.
if a game goes to two overtime periods, that counts as two. Please
remember this when calculating your tiebreakers. 


There will be one entry form for all contests. 

For all contests: submit your name, e-mail address and your address
(city and state only please). 

If you want to enter contest 1 only, pick the winner of each game. 

If you want to enter contests 1 and 2 only, pick the winner of each game
and the goal differential of each game (i.e. the difference between the
winnerâ?Ts score and the loserâ?Ts score). 

If you want to enter all 3 contests, pick the winner of each game and
the score of each game. 

For each contest, there will be two levels of tiebreakers: the first
tiebreaker will be the number of overtime periods; the second tiebreaker
will be total goals for the tournament. 

The games will be designated as follows: NE (Northeast) games 1 and 2,
NE final, 
W (West) games 1 and 2, W final, E (East) games 1 and 2, E final, MW
(Midwest) 
games 1 and 2 , MW final, (national) semifinal 1, semifinal 2 and
finals. 

The scoring of the contests is as follows: 

Contest 1 (pick the winners): 
1 point will be awarded for picking each winner of Northeast games one
and two, West games one and two, East games one and two and Midwest
games one and two. 
2 points will be awarded for picking each winner of the 4 regional
finals, the 2 national semifinals and the finals. 
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be the total number of
overtime periods played. If a game goes into a second overtime period,
that counts as 2. 
If that tiebreaker fails to produce a winner, the second tiebreaker will
be the total number of goals scored in the tournament. 
If the second tiebreaker doesnâ?Tt produce a winner, the contest will be
declared a tie. 

Contest 2 (pick the winners and goal differential): 
4 points will be awarded for picking each winner of Northeast games one
and two, West games one and two, East games one and two and Midwest
games one and two. 
8 points will be awarded for picking each winner of the 4 regional
finals, the 2 national semifinals and the finals. 
In addition, points will be awarded for choosing the goal differential
for those games where you have correctly picked the winning team. 3
points will be added for picking the correct goal differential, 2 points
will awarded if your goal differential is 
off by one and 1 point will be awarded if your goal differential is off
by two. 
The two tiebreakers will be number of overtime periods and the total
number of goals scored in the tournament. See tiebreaker rules for
contest 1 for details. 

Contest 3 (pick the winners and the scores) 
6 points will be awarded for picking each winner of Northeast games one
and two, West games one and two, East games one and two and Midwest
games one and two. 
10 points will be awarded for picking the winner of each of the 4
regional finals, the 2 national semifinals and the finals. 
In addition, points will be awarded for picking the winnerâ?Ts and the
loserâ?Ts score in each game. These points will only be awarded if you
correctly pick the winning team. If you correctly predict the winnerâ?Ts
score, 3 points will be awarded. If your prediction of the winnerâ?Ts
score is off by one, 2 points will be awarded. If your prediction of the
winnerâ?Ts score is off by two, 1 point will be awarded . If you
correctly predict the loserâ?Ts score, 3 points will be awarded. If your
prediction of the loserâ?Ts score is off by one, 2 points will be
awarded. If your prediction of the loserâ?Ts score is off by two, 1
point will be awarded . 
The two tiebreakers will be number of overtime periods and the total
number of goals scored in the tournament. See tiebreaker rules for
contest 1 for details.