NCAA 2025 Tournament Rules

1. Fill out entire bracket and select a final score as a tie-breaker. Scoring will be as follows for selecting each correct winning team:

   First Round: 5 points + team seed #
       - Ex: correctly pick #16 seed to win = 21 points
   Second Round: 10 + seed
   Third Round: 25 + (seed x 2)
       - Ex: correctly pick #16 seed to win = 57 points
   Regional: 50 + (seed x 2)
   Semi-Final: 100 + (seed x 3)
   Championship: 250 + (seed x 3)
   

2. Deadline for entries is the tip-off of the first game Thursday, March 16. All selections are final after the start of that game.

3. $5 / Bracket. Pay online via paypal:

   Or Pay via Check. Please have your checks postmarked by Saturday, March 22, 2025. Please mail your check (with no "memo" section, please) to:
   

   Scott Kellogg
   525 West Hawthorne Place, Unit 901
   Chicago, IL 60657

   If your $5/sheet isn't received by Saturday, March 22, 2025, your selections will be blocked until $ is received.

   Grrrrrr......

4. Maximum of 2 brackets per person

5. Top three people will win. Distribution will be as follows:
   First place: 65%
   Second place: 25%
   Third place: 10%