1. Each bracket must consist of 16 teams.
  2. There must be one and only one team of each seed (1-16).
  3. "First Four" teams are eligible for selection.
    4. * Teams cannot be selected once they have started tournament play.
  4. All brackets must be submitted by the start of the first game in Round 1.
  5. Points will be awarded for each team victory as follows...
    6. First Four:1 pt
    Round 1:2 pts
    Round 2:3 pts
    Sweet 16:5 pts
    Elite Eight:8 pts
    Final Four:13 pts
    Champion:21 pts
  6. Ties will be broken by totalling the actual points scored by all teams in a bracket for the entire tournament.
  7. The leaderboard will not reflect the results of the "First Four" until Round 1 has started.
  8. There is no limit to the number of brackets submitted by a player (entry).
  9. Brackets can be changed up until the start of any game selected in the "First Four" or the beginning of Round 1.
  10. Brackets can only be deleted by the site administrator.