How to Run March Madness Office Pool

What is a March Madness Office Pool?
The March Madness office pool is by far the most popular pool there is. This pool is ran during the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. The steps below explain how to run this pool.

Step 1
Print out the tournament bracket from above, estimate the total number of people you think will be interested in entering the pool and print/copy that many brackets.

Step 2
Decide on the amount(if any) it will cost to enter the pool.

Step 3
Pass the printed brackets out to friends, family, and co-workers. Each person is to completely fill in the bracket with the team they think will win each game. For a tie breaker have each person write down what they think the total number of points scored in the championship game will be.

Step 4
Collect the money and the brackets from each participant before the tournament begins, if you want to to do a little extra for the participants, print every person in the pool a copy of every other person's bracket. This is a lot of printing but ensures to all people that the pool is being run fairly, and also allows them to see how well they are doing in the pool.

Step 5
Each round is worth a set number of points, you can determine this on your own, but be sure to let all of the entries know before the tournament begins what the scoring system will be(you should write the point values under each round at the top of the bracket). There is no standard for the points system, everyone does it differently. We prefer doing it as follows: First Round=1 point, Second Round= 2 Points, Third Round= 4 Points, Fourth Round=8 Points, Fifth Round=12 Points, Sixth Round=16 Points. The person at the end of the tournament with the highest point total is the winner. Before the tournament begins you must decide how many places you will pay and what the percentages will be. Some give first place all of the prize pool, some pay two or three places.

When Does The March Madness Tournament Start?