Bracket Software

Bracket Types

Straight-Up/Confidence Pick 'Em

Leaders of pools or pool divisions will be determined by most correct picks. Most right - wins. For Confidence Ranking, the player receives the amount of points that they put on the game

Ties for the week will be broken by the selected total points prediction for the last game of the week.

The absolute difference between the players’ prediction and the total combined score of the last game will determine the winner. You can be over or under the actual total, the person closest wins.

If the tie isn't broken after the last game then the players with the same amount of points in first place are deemed to be tied for the week.

Picks must be in prior to the start time of the first game of the given week. The pool manager will set the amount of time before first game time. If the player fails to enter his picks before that time he will be awarded 1 point less than the total right of the worst player in the pool or pool division. The pool manager can reduce or increase the 1-point penalty or may choose to implement a 'no pick = no points' option for the pool.

Players cannot be assigned to pool divisions manually - instead they are assigned randomly by the system.

For NFL and CFL, standings will be updated after that weeks’ first set of games (for example, Sunday afternoon) are complete, after the Sunday night game and at the completion of the MNF game.

Year-to-date standings will be updated after the completion of every week's MNF game. A running total of the tiebreaker guesses is also kept and can be used to determine the overall winner (at the pool manager's discretion).

For NHL formats, the schedule will be for every Friday, Saturday and Sunday game throughout the season. Updates will be performed every Sunday at Midnight so that standings will be available at the end of each weekend.

3.) Survivor

Each week players select one team that they believe will win. A team can only be chosen once within a season. (The system will show you your previous weeks’ picks.)

For a player to ‘survive’ in the pool their selected team must win.If their team that they have chosen for that week has lost - the player will be eliminated from the pool.

The winner of the pool will be the last one standing.If at the end of the pool there is more than one player remaining the pool administrator will determine the tie breaker or declare the season a tie.

All picks must be in prior to the start time of the first game of the given week. If the player fails to enter his picks before that time he will forfeit his pick and be eliminated from the pool. The pool manager has the ability to reinstate players.

Even if players are eliminated from the pool they are still able to log in and follow the seasons’ standings.

For NFL and CFL, standings will be updated after that weeks’ first set of games (for example, Sunday afternoon) are complete, after the Sunday night game and at the completion of the MNF game.

Year-to-date standings will be updated after the completion of every week’s MNF game.

For NHL formats, the schedule will be for Saturday games only throughout the season. Updates will be performed every Sunday at Midnight so that standings will be available at the end of each weekend.

4.) Bracket

Every pool participant picks winners for each game, filling out the bracket completely.

Points are won for each of the succesive rounds in the bracket.
Points are default set by the computer from lowest to highest by round. (ex. First round = 1 pt, Second round = 2 points)
Pool owners may change the points awarded per round.
A guess for the combined total score of the championship game is used as a tie-breaker
Click below to view playoff bracket entry form:

5.) Player Draft

Pool players choose a selected number of players for their roster from the available list.
Points are awarded for goals scored, assists as well as penalty minutes if allowed by the pool owner.
Points will be updated daily during the season and/or playoffs.
Pool owners may change the number of points awarded for goals and assists.
There are currently no trades allowed in the draft pool.

6.) Player Box Draft Pool players choose 1 player from each of the boxes of players to add to their roster.
Points are awarded for goals scored, assists as well as penalty minutes if allowed by the pool owner.
Points will be updated daily during the season and/or playoffs.
Pool owners may change the number of points awarded for goals and assists.
There are currently no trades allowed in the draft pool.

Point Spreads

For Straight Up and Confidence Rank pick 'em formats, you have the option of playing against the spread. This means that for a win to count, the person must've picked the winning team and if the team is favored, the team must have won by more than the number of points indicated (the "spread"). ex. Patriots are listed as a 4.5 point favorite. They must win by 5 or more points for a win to be given to the pick. You will also be credited for a win if you pick the loser and the favorite does not cover the spread. The point spread will be established on Tuesday morning after Monday Night Football. The point spread will not change during the week-it will stay the same as created on Tuesday morning.

The point spread pick sheet looks similar to a regular pick sheet, only the spread is indicated beside the favored team: