Format & Rules

2026 Ayers Hoops March Madness Pool

How It Works

Pick 12 teams from the full field of 64 before the tournament begins. You are picking teams you believe will advance deep into the tournament — not filling out a bracket.
Earn points each time one of your 12 teams wins a game. Points are awarded per round won and scale by seed — lower seeds (bigger upsets) earn more points per win.
Cumulative scoring — points are earned for each round a team wins, not just the final round they reach. A #16 seed that makes a surprising run earns points in every round they win.
Most points wins. The leaderboard updates live as game results are entered.

Teams Per Entry

Field Size

64 teams

Multiple Entries

Allowed

Each entry is scored independently

Deadline

Thursday, March 19th

12:15 PM ET — before games tip off

Points shown are earned for each individual round won. A team earns points cumulatively — one row per win.

Seed	Round of 64R64	Round of 32R32	Sweet 16S16	Elite EightE8	Final FourFF	ChampionshipNCG
1	1.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	5.00	6.00
2	1.75	3.50	5.25	7.00	8.75	10.50
3	2.50	5.00	7.50	10.00	12.50	15.00
4	3.25	6.50	9.75	13.00	16.25	19.50
5	4.00	8.00	12.00	16.00	20.00	24.00
6	4.75	9.50	14.25	19.00	23.75	28.50
7	5.50	11.00	16.50	22.00	27.50	33.00
8	6.25	12.50	18.75	25.00	31.25	37.50
9	7.00	14.00	21.00	28.00	35.00	42.00
10	7.75	15.50	23.25	31.00	38.75	46.50
11	8.50	17.00	25.50	34.00	42.50	51.00
12	9.25	18.50	27.75	37.00	46.25	55.50
13	10.00	20.00	30.00	40.00	50.00	60.00
14	10.75	21.50	32.25	43.00	53.75	64.50
15	11.50	23.00	34.50	46.00	57.50	69.00
16	12.25	24.50	36.75	49.00	61.25	73.50

Example: You pick a #12 seed. They win Round 1 (+9.25 pts) and Round 2 (+18.50 pts) for a total of 27.75 pts from that team alone.