How to Start an NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 Bracket Pool

Every year, millions of people are glued to the games of the NCAA March Madness tournament because they participate in a tournament pool. Participating in a tournament pool makes every game important from the first tip-off until the net is cut down at the final game. Running an NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 pool is easy to do by following a few simple steps.

Instructions

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      Write a list of people who may join the NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 bracket pool. Writing the names down will help you make sure everyone is invited.

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      Find a sports website to host the Sweet 16 bracket pool. The website should track team wins and losses and scores for each participant automatically.

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      Decide whether you want to use a paid sports website with various upgraded features or one of the free websites. The free sites can do a good job but may have pop-up ads.

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      Determine the entry fee for the NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 bracket pool. Take into consideration how much money participants are willing to pay and the cost of the website hosting the pool.

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      Choose the amount of prize money going to the winner and/or second or third place. All of the entry fees should be awarded as winnings, minus any website costs.

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      Pick the scoring system you will use. Typical systems score 1 point for each correct prediction or 1 point for the Sweet 16 bracket and increased points for Elite 8, Final Four and the Final.

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      Invite the people on your list to participate in the league you start and give them the details of cost, website host, winnings and other information.

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      Collect the entry fees from each participant before the start of the tournament.

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      Fill out the Sweet 16 bracket after the third round of the tournament by visiting the website and predicting the winning team in each game.

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      Track the scores by regularly visiting the sports website hosting the pool.

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      Send the prize(s) to the winner(s) the day after the Final and congratulate the winner on the pool website's message board.

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      Encourage everyone to participate in next year's Sweet 16 bracket pool.