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Hey all..once again I will be running the NFBC/NFFC March Madness Pool. Brackets get announced two weeks from today. Everyone that played last year was re-invited but I figured I would post to attract any newbies:)

Payment is $25 per entry. Max of 2 entries per person.

Points per win are as follows:


* First Round: 1


* Second Round: 2

* Sweet 16 ®: 4


Elite 8 ®: 8


* Final Four ®: 16


* Championship: 32

Use Championship game's total score as a tiebreaker

2015 prize payouts were below and you can expect similar set up in 2016:
2800 1st
800 2nd
400 3rd
125 4th
25 last
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY 4150

mail check or send paypal for payment. PM me for payment instructions or ask for invite to pool and the payment instructions can be found in there under the rules. Must receive payment by noon Thursday of first game of field of 64(mar 17)

All Winners will be paid the day after the tourney concludes. Check or paypal an option.

Sign me up

bumping up...brackets announced next sunday

I'm definitely interested. Shoot me particulars at [email protected]
Thanks

Andrew, I got the CBS link for the contest.Thanks. Please send me a private email with your address for me to send payment. Thanks a lot. Kyle [email protected]

sent you PM but the payment details are under league rules once you sign up


40 are paid so far.....6 days before brackets announced. Gonna be a big one again.

54 paid entries already.....brackets announced in 3 days.....payment due by first game a week from today.

79 brackets paid for and brackets arent even announced yet.....let me know if anyone else wants in

112 paid brackets as of 8 pm tonight....last year we had 166. Can we top it?

Can you send a link-----or info please.

155 paid entries...less than 2 hours to go........

170 brackets. A new record for us! One even picked little rock!

kudos to those that got 15 out of 16 with all those upsets yesterday..........and the 14 out of 16 was very good too

adam reisinger (2) 15
Brian Magnani (2) 15
Getpaddled (2) 15
Greg Ambrosius 15
Luke Dorsey 15
Nelson Sousa 15
Scott Jenstad 15
Scott K. 15
Todd Whitestone 15
adam reisinger 14
Anthony Maragulia 14
brendan poff (2) 14
Chet Stone (2) 14
Dan DaSilva 14
Eric Wong (2) 14
Frankie Mammola 14
Getpaddled 14
Kevin M Grady 14
Kevin O'Rourke (2) 14
Mike Proud 14
reid landry 14
Rey D. 14
Robert Sabini 14
Robert Sabini (2) 14
Tim Sullivan 14

I'm withdrawing

Tom Kessenich wrote:I'm withdrawing

today is a new day........you still have your final four in tact:)

Tom Kessenich wrote:I'm withdrawing

Not me!! 15 out of 16 baby!! Man, why couldn't I have been in Vegas First Weekend!! I'd be rich!!

Crazy day yesterday, but today is a new day. Love March Madness. Go Bucky. Go UWGB.

brutal day for brackets(thanks MSU!!!)

here is top of our leaderboard at end of round 1

1 Getpaddled (2) 29
2 adam reisinger (2) 28
3 Brian Magnani (2) 27
4 adam reisinger 26
4 Anthony Palavis (2) 26
4 Eric Wong 26
4 Eric Wong (2) 26
4 Gary Powell 26
4 Getpaddled 26
4 Greg Ambrosius 26
4 Luke Dorsey 26
4 reid landry 26

So glad we're paying the Top 50 spots this year. That will keep me from withdrawing.

Ummm......

52 of the 170 brackets had MSU winning it all.

One year we had winning score in the 90s or low 100s. Could be heading there again

Fourslot40 wrote:52 of the 170 brackets had MSU winning it all.

Why would I ever trust the Big Ten to win it all? I"m so stupid.

brackets across america busted....here is the leaderboard....heading to sweet 16

BRACKET
Scott Stauffer (2) 53
Brian Magnani (2) 51
Anthony Maragulia 49
Getpaddled 48
Priscilla Diaz 48
Chet Stone (2) 47
Getpaddled (2) 47
John B. 47
Marty Bedell 47
Matt Modica 6 47

down to final 4...winner will be one of the entries that picked nova, Oklahoma or north Carolina in all likelihood

Gary Powell (2) 1 97 113
John B. 2 95 111
Scott Stauffer (2) 3 93 109
Tim Frick 4 91 107
Kurtis Homkes 5 89 153
Chris Vaccaro 6 87 151
Tim Frick (2) 7 85 133
Chris Vaccaro (2) 8 84 132
George Iosifidis (2) 8 84 132
Jay Barnes 8 84 84

How did I go from last place to 26th? I must have a shot to win now. Cool.