Here are the rules for the annual NCAA contest. There have been slight
changes from last year's contests in the area of scoring. For contests
2 and 3, the number of points awarded for picking the winners of the
regional finals and the Final Four contests. I introduced this change
to try to alleviate the situation where a mistake made in one early
regional eliminates the entry from catching up in later rounds.
Whether I'm successful remains to be seen.

Once again, the first tiebreaker will be the total 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, email 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 winner's score and the loser's 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 doesn't 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.
6 points will be awarded for picking each winner of the 4 regional finals.
8 points will be awarded for picking each winner of 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)
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.
6 points will be awarded for picking the winner of each of the 4
regional finals.
8 points will be awarded for picking the winner of each of the 2
national semifinals and the finals.

In addition, points will be awarded for picking the winner's and the
loser's score in each game. These points will only be awarded if you
correctly pick the winning team. If you correctly predict the winner's
score, 3 points will be awarded. If your prediction of the winner's
score is off by one, 2 points will be awarded. If your prediction of
the winner's score is off by two, 1 point will be awarded . If you
correctly predict the loser's score, 3 points will be awarded.  If
your prediction of the loser's score is off by one, 2 points will be
awarded. If your prediction of the loser's 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.