General Rules

Deadline for Entry:
            Not Good Enough Pool:  Tuesday March 18, 2025 - One Hour prior to first tip
            Men's Pool:  Thursday March 20, 2025 9:00 AM CT (HARD DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS)
             Women's Pool:   Friday March 21, 2025 9:00 AM CT (HARD DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS)
           
            Download Pools Here           
            The link to download the pool will be removed once the deadline reaches

A maximum of 5 entries per per person per each pool (Men's, Women's and Not Good Enough)

Once you download the pool, there is a series of screens that you will need to navigate through. See instructions on the Download Pools page. This is necessary for the automation set up that is in place.   No other formats will be accepted.

If you fail to pick a game, I will make every attempt to work with you to get the correct pick made.  However, the closer the deadline approaches, it simply is not possible to go through all the pools to make sure that you completed it properly.   So, please check your pool before you submit it

If you feel the need to change your pool prior to the deadline, you may.   Once the pools have been posted to this web site, it is final

Please follow the instructions for the tie breaker, as listed in the pool instructions when downloading.   Once the pools have been posted to this web site, it is final. This is the only tie breaker. If still tied, the payout will be split evenly among those that are tied.

For the Men's and Women's Pools, the Opening Round Games of March 20-21 (Men) and March 21-22 (Women)  WILL NOT be included within the pool.  In the Round of 64 (Games of March 20-21 - Men and March 21-22 - Women ) , when picking games that involve these teams, you are picking with the winner of the Opening Round Game regardless of who you think will win the Opening Round Game.   IE:   If one of the Opening Round Games determines who a #12 seed in in the region, if you pick the #12 seeded team to defeat the #5 seeded team, your selection is whichever team ends up becoming the #12 seeded team.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will I send to / respond to / accept an entry from a Wells Fargo e-mail address

Pools are to be submitted to dkmncaa@yahoo.com

Entry Fees:
            Men's Pool:  $5 - Due End of Men's Round 64 Day 1 (Thursday Marach 20)
            Women's Pool: $2 - Due End of Women's Round 64 Day 1 (Friday March 21)
            Not Good Enough Pool: $2 - Due End of Men's Round 64 Day 1 (Thursday March 20)

The preferred method of payment is via PayPal (dkmncaa@yahoo.com). If you are unable to make payment through PayPal, please contact me at dkmncaa@yahoo.com. I will provide my mailing address

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will I accept payment or payout on Wells Fargo property or via Wells Fargo resources

The standings are reflective of Points Lost. All possible points for a team are accounted for at the time that the team loses.  ie: If your champtionship team loses in the Round of 64, the standings will be reflective of points lost in the Round of 64, Round of 32, Round of 16, etc ...

Point Scoring										Payouts
Round of 64					Round of 8					Participants	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place	5th Place	6th Place	Last Place
	Men	Women	NGE			Men	Women	NGE		1-10	100%
1/16	1	1	n/a		Regional Finals	5	5	5		11-20	60%	40%
2/15	1	1	n/a							21-30	50%	35%	15%				Refund
7/10	3	3	n/a		Round of 4					31-40	40%	25%	20%	15%			Refund
8/9	3	3	n/a			Men	Women	NGE		41-50	40%	25%	20%	10%	5%		Refund
All Other Games	2	2	n/a		National Semis	7	7	7		51 or More	30%	23%	17%	15%	10%	5%	Refund
Round of 32										Payouts are determined by the total pool amount less the Last Place Payout
	Men	Women	NGE		Championship
1/16 vs 8/9	2	2	n/a			Men	Women	NGE		Payouts will be rounded to the nearest dollar
4/13 vs 5/12	4	4	n/a		Championship	10	10	10
All Other Games	3	3	2
Round of 16					Total Points
	Men	Women	NGE			Men	Women	NGE
All Games	4	4	3		Total Points	188	188	100