Friday - Sorry for the Delay - Diana Holtsman wins this year NCAA pool. as she was one of two people to take Villanova to win it all. Congrats.
With everyone paid, I have already paid several of this years winners. Thanks to everyone for allowing me to limit the number of collection emails.
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Sunday - Well, those games were over quickly. Give Syracuse credit, they tried to make it a game in the second half. Unfortunately, UNC had an answer at every turn.
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Monday - The remaining scenarios are now available using the corresponding link on the left.
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Sunday 10:30 PM - Nick Hartzel has locked up last place in the pool. Congrats. Tomorrow, I will add a page with the remaining scenarios.
Turns out Paul Deffner did not complete his picks on the CBS Sports site, so he has been removed from the pool. As a result, I have updated the payouts on the Standings page to account for the total entry fee change.
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Friday 11:30PM The numbers at updated. I'm out. Ugh!
Friday - 10AM - The Standings are updated.
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Thursday March 24th The picks are in. The Standings tab should show everyone's picks for the rest of the tourney. Good Luck, Mack
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Monday March 21, 2016 I sent the Sweet 16 bracket out this morning. Please fill it out by 4PM CST. If you do not get an email this morning, please contact me as I used the email from your CBS Sports account.
Thanks,
Mack
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Sunday, March 14th 11:30 PM The pools is ready. Same rules as always. If you need a refresher on the rules, there's a brief summary with helpful information below. Good luck to everyone and invite your friends.
We had great success collecting the entry fees for the NFL playoff pool, so lets do it again.
Here's the recap and helpful notes on the pool:
Use the the link on the left to review the rules. For the returning players, the rules are the same. For the new players, welcome and good luck, but please read the rules as the scoring is unique. I'd hate for someone to win my pool not understanding how they did it.
Remember to hit the 'Save' button on CBS Sportsline every time you change your picks.
Make sure your email is current on CBS Sportsline, or you may not get the bracket for the second weekend.
The pool has two parts. Don't forget to submit your picks again after the first weekend. I will send out a new bracket after the first weekend (Probably on Monday, possibly Sunday night). If you do not get it, contact me and I will get it to you. Check your Bulk/Junk mail if you feel like your missing any email updates.
Feel free to enter more than once and/or to pass the invite along to your friends who will pay the entry fee. After you get your picks entered, remember to take time to pay your entry fee(s). As always, I'd like to pay the winners as soon as we have our final standings.
We do not score the play-in games, so you have until Thursday morning to get your picks entered.
Here's the link to the CBS Pool Website we will utilize for the opening weekend:
http://mackshooppool.mayhem.cbssports.com/e
Group Password: sweet16
The pool runs through the CBS web site for the first two rounds. On the CBS Site, remember to hit save if you change your picks - nothing saves on CBS unless you hit the save button and you can't hit the save button until all the picks are complete. Also, you cannot create a second bracket until you complete and save your first bracket.
If you pay via Paypal, add a $1/payment for processing fees and mark the payment as a 'Personal'. Do not reference 'NCAA Pool' or 'NCAA entry fee' as the reason for payment. Paypal does not want potentially 'illegal' gambling payments flowing through their business.