Well, a few things to discuss and reveal from the pools this year:
1. Only 9 different teams were selected in the Pick Em All pool (out of 42 entries) to win it.
- Arizona
- Duke
- Gonzaga
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- N. Carolina
- Oregon
- UCLA
- Villanova
3. One and Done? Three teams were only selected by one participant in the Team Selection pool - South Carolina, Providence/USC winner and Texas Southern,
4. The most popular Team Selection pick - #1....2 Middle Tennessee State!
Picked a whopping 35 out of 42 entries.
The second most popular pick: #1....0 Wichita St!
No #1s are in the top 3 as #2 Duke falls into 3rd with 26.
Picked a whopping 35 out of 42 entries.
The second most popular pick: #1....0 Wichita St!
No #1s are in the top 3 as #2 Duke falls into 3rd with 26.
5. Not a lot of variety in the Final Four picks in the Pick Em All pool:
| credit - Peter Debay |
Our new 28th Anniversary logo - compliments of in-house designer extraordinaire - Monsieur Peter Debay!
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!
REMINDER: As some parents like to have their kids play along, the following option is available if you are registering picks on behalf of your child (18 and under), please let me know and I'll make note and update the official entry name as something similar to
Important Dates - 2017
March 12: Selection Sunday
March 14 & 15: First Round Games (not required for the pool)
March 16: Deadline for entries
March 17: Deadline for Payments
April 1: Final Four
April 3: Championship Game and Winners Declared
My Tournament Predictions
1. ACC vs Big 12 in the final
2. Kentucky will be a 1-and-done team
3. Gonzaga will not the #1 Overall Seed
4. ACC will have 9 teams in the tournament.
5. The tournament will have one game at least that goes into double OT
More to come after the bracket is announced.
HOW TO PAY FOR THE POOL
Email Transfers
My email address for email payments: housesncaapool@gmail.com (NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)
There are no longer transaction fees for this - you're welcome. lol
*See below for "How Much Do I Owe" to determine your debt if paying before the tournament starts - or check the Payment Status page here for your debt.
There are no longer transaction fees for this - you're welcome. lol
*See below for "How Much Do I Owe" to determine your debt if paying before the tournament starts - or check the Payment Status page here for your debt.
All Cash Payments
Jason House - text/call me to arrange payment (7**) 689-HABS
Note: Checks are no longer acceptable. Please do NOT mail a check. Please do not ask if you can mail a check. You have plenty of advance notice to make alternative arrangements for payment. I do NOT want to go to the bank and deposit checks that get held, etc. You'll also notice there's no address - I've moved so it's not the same either. Please either get off your wallet and pay the $1.50 transfer fee or somehow find a way to send me the funds electronically (or show up at my house with cash). Sorry to be a hard a$$ on this, but it's the age of technology - we need to learn to embrace it. If you send me a cheque, you will be added to the banned list (after I cash your cheque). I am not kidding.
Jason House - text/call me to arrange payment (7**) 689-HABS
Note: Checks are no longer acceptable. Please do NOT mail a check. Please do not ask if you can mail a check. You have plenty of advance notice to make alternative arrangements for payment. I do NOT want to go to the bank and deposit checks that get held, etc. You'll also notice there's no address - I've moved so it's not the same either. Please either get off your wallet and pay the $1.50 transfer fee or somehow find a way to send me the funds electronically (or show up at my house with cash). Sorry to be a hard a$$ on this, but it's the age of technology - we need to learn to embrace it. If you send me a cheque, you will be added to the banned list (after I cash your cheque). I am not kidding.
HOW MUCH DO I OWE?
Is that a question you're wondering? If so...follow this rule:
Add up your Team Selection Entries: 1st one = $15 and each subsequent = $10
Add up your Pick Em All brackets: 1st one = $10 and each subsequent = $5
So...if you had 3 Team Selections and 4 Pick Em Alls:
Team Selection: $15 + 10 + 10 = $35
Pick Em All: $10 + $5 + $5 + $5 = $25
Total: $35 + $25 = $60
Got it?
Special Note: Making a subsequent in your child's name (so they can feel a part of the Madness) is all good and fine. They can be made simply as additional picks and will be charged as such. For example:
John Smith and his son Tommy
John does 1 Team Selection ($15) and 1 Pick Em All ($10).
John also submits a subsequent pick for each pool for his 8-year old son Tommy.
Net result: John owes: Team Selection ($15 + $10) and Pick Em All ($10 + $5) = $40.
Any questions, let me know.
HOW MUCH DO I WIN?
Payouts are determined after all entries are paid, service fees paid out and then awarding winnings based on a 70%, 20%, 10% split. In the case of ties for 2nd and/or 3rd, see the Rules for Tie Breakers.
(Payouts for 2017)
NOTE: All payouts are in Canadian dollars!
FIRST FOUR - WE DON'T COUNT
When you start selecting your team and making those tough decisions, one thing you won't need to spend any time on is the first four games - we don't not count them (yet). So, when selecting your team, if you choose to select the winner of one of those games, you theoretically get two teams (but only the advancing team matters). Good luck!
Note: No points whatsoever are earned in the first four games - no scoring bonus points, no upsets points, no points for the win.
Note: No points whatsoever are earned in the first four games - no scoring bonus points, no upsets points, no points for the win.
2017 POOL DETAILS
Team Selection: The granddaddy of our pools, you MUST enter this pool in order to participate in any of the pools. This is a unique pool, unlike any other. You pick teams based on the seedings (4 teams that are seeded 1, 2, or 3, 4 teams that are 4, 5, 6, or 7, etc.) and in the end, you end up with 16 teams varying in seeds from 1-16 (yes, you may end up with all 4 #1 seeds - your choice). Points are earned by wins, upsets (lower seed beating a higher seed), and scoring (both offensively and defensively). The Rules section plays out a few scenarios to help explain the scoring and the points. It really isn't hard to understand when you see the example. See the bottom of this post for directions on how to pay.
Pick Em All: This is your standard, run of the mill "bracket" pool that everyone's used to. This year, it's slightly different as we've introduced some new to us bonus points. Read the site details for the full list and information, but here's the summary:
SPECIAL NOTE (and not new)1. Round By Round Points
2. Bonus Points
- Round of 64: 1
- Round of 32: 2
- Sweet Sixteen: 4
- Elite 8: 8
- Final Four: 16
- Championship: 32
- Bonus points are awarded for upsets picked.
- The difference in the seed will be added to the Round Value
ie. if a 12 beats a 5 in the 1st round, you would received 1 (round value) + 12-5 (7) = 8pt; if a 7 beats a 2 in the 2nd round, you would receive 2 (round value) + 7-2 (5) = 7pts.
You MUST go in the Team Selection Pool.
You may NOT just go in the Pick Em All pool.
You may register your spot early for this pool, but the brackets will not be available until after the tournament draw is announced
For those new to the pools, please check out the Rules section that helps explain both the Team Selection and the Pick Em All pools.
RULES FOR PAYMENTS
Payments MUST be sent in by the end of the Round of 64 - MARCH 17th, 2017. If they are not, all of your entries will be removed from all pools and you will be banned permanently from all future pools. I cannot stress this enough - I do not like hounding people months after the pool to get their payments in (this results in people hounding me for their money and I feel like the bad guy although I've done nothing wrong). SO....you've been warned.
Payments MUST be sent in by the end of the Round of 64 - MARCH 17th, 2017. If they are not, all of your entries will be removed from all pools and you will be banned permanently from all future pools. I cannot stress this enough - I do not like hounding people months after the pool to get their payments in (this results in people hounding me for their money and I feel like the bad guy although I've done nothing wrong). SO....you've been warned.
BANNED + SHAMED LIST
- Jeremy Krief (2011): $15
- Carlos Cabrera (2009): $15
- Sam Wilson (2008): $90
- David, Donna, Jason and Daniel Rubenstein (2008): $100
- Steve Pettipas (2007, 2009 NFL): $150
* there are others, but I am struggling to locate the file I saved them to; those on the banned list may get back in by paying for their outstanding debt and as well paying 100% upfront prior to the pool starting (current year + previous debt)