It’s time for the 2001 NC$$ tournament pool.

Here are the rules for this year:

This year, there will be 4 pools in one;
one for the foolish, those who want to pick winners of each game,a second for the more foolish, who want to predict goal differentials a third contest (for fools only) that will will be based on actual scores from each game and a fourth contest for those who can pick scores but not winners

One entry form will be used for all 4 contests.
Which contests you will be entered into will depend on what
information you enter on the form.

Under separate post, I will send the official entry form as well
as the specific rules and scoring for contests 1-4.

Required information (all 3 contests):

NAME     (an alias is ok for those who are participating in the
          Federal Witness Protection Program)
ADDRESS  (no street address is needed just City, state/province)
E-MAIL address - (so that I may acknowledge receipt of each
         entry and request corrections or additional information
         if needed)

Optional information:
School Affiliation - (Only one please; if you send me two,I'll
         use the first one listed)
League Affiliation - (Only one, please)

As mentioned before, contest rules are being sent separately, one for each contest. I apologize for making the rules sound like a legal document, but I've discovered in prior years that there were as many interpretations of contest rules as there were contestants. If there are any questions about the rules, please let me know so that I can clear them up and send out clarifications to all entrants.

Also, please send entries as early in the week as possible.
I will be out of town (out of country actually) from March  21 through  March 28.
I will review all entries up through early evening on March 20.
During this period I will enter the data, acknowledge receipt, check for missing information and contact you for additional info to be submitted before the contest deadline (which, by the way, is noon EST on Friday, March 23, 2001 ).
Anything sent after March 20 will be acknowledged when I return. However, any errors on the entry form will be uncorrectable as the tournament will have started before my return.

When you finish filling out the entry form, please double check it for logical consistency. Several people mixed up the brackets
last year and chose teams in the later rounds that logically could not play in the game they were chosen to win. If you choose a winner in a matchup that cannot occur, then your choice will be wrong (duh!!).