Bracket Bonanza Rules

All selections for the 2024 NCAA Tournament Pool must be submitted before tip off of the opening game of the tournament (excluding the play-in game).  Any game sheets submitted after this time will not be considered.  Selections can be made using the official online game sheet provided via link from the main page.  As I receive each game sheet, I will send a confirmation e-mail to each participant.  Please allow for about 24 hours after posting to receive this e-mail.  If your do not receive a confirmation e-mail after this time, either resubmit the form or e-mail me at spmrx77@gmail.com.  Thank you to all, and good luck!

Scoring

The scoring for the NCAA Bracket Bonanza will be as follows:

For each correct selection in the round of 64 (round 1) - 1 point will be awarded

For each correct selection in the round of 32 (round 2) - 2 points will be awarded

For each correct selection in the round of 16 (Sweet 16) - 4 points will be awarded

For each correct selection in the round of 8 (Elite Eight)) - 8 points will be awarded

For each correct selection in the round of 4 (Final Four) - 16 points will be awarded

For correct selection in the 2024 NCAA Finals - 32 points will be awarded

Additionally, there will be bonus points as follows:

In the round of 64 (round 1)

For correct selection of all 7 seed vs. 10 seed matchups - 2 points will be awarded

For correct selection of all 5 seed vs. 12 seed matchups - 2 points will be awarded

For correct selection of all teams from a particular region (I.e. East, West) - 2 points will be awarded for each region (max 8 points)

In the round of 32 (round 2)

For correct selection of all teams from a particular region (I.e. East, West) - 2 points will be awarded for each region (max 8 points)

In the round of 16 (Sweet 16)

For correct selection of all participants into the Elite Eight - 5 points will be awarded

In the round of 8 (Elite Eight)

For correct selection of all the participants in the Final Four - 10 points will be awarded

In the round of 4 (Final Four)

For correct selection of the NCAA Finals matchup - 10 points will be awarded

Cinderella Bonus

Cinderella Bonus - the team defined by the NCAA rules of an upset (greater than 5 seed difference) that goes the furthest in the NCAA tournament will be declared the Bonanza Cinderella.  Whomever selects this team (or teams) to go the furthest without going over will be awarded the Cinderella bonus - 5 points

For a maximum possible score of 242

Tie-Breakers

In the unlikely event of a tie, the following tie-breakers will be used to determine the champion:

1. The participant who chose the closest to the total score in the NCAA Final

2. The participant who had the most correct selections throughout the tournament

3. The participant who choose the most NCAA finalists correctly

4. The participant who choose the most Final Four teams correctly

5. The participant who choose the most Elite Eight teams correctly

6. The participant who choose the most Sweet 16 teams correctly

7. The participant who choose the most Round of 32 teams correctly

8. The participant who choose the most Round of 64 teams correctly

In the highly unlikely event that a tie still exists after these tie-breakers, the title will be shared

The Vitale Factor

As always, our own "Dickie-V" will be gracing our presence with his almighty basketball acumen. As he has done in previous years, he will be utilizing a highly sophisticated computer selection system.  Basically, this means he is using a computer version of the coin flip.  This produced some interesting results in previous years (i.e. #16 Mississippi Valley upsetting #1 UCLA), and should be fun again this year.   Vitale's bracket will be available for all to view (with final score predictions on each game) when he has completed his bracket.

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