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2025 Rules
ENTRY FEE AND PAYMENT
Entry fee is $10. Maximum of 3 entries
per player. (NOTE: It is no longer 3 entries per PM ID. It is 3
entries per person.)
The
preferred methods of payment are, in order of preference, PM
Account, Venmo, Zelle, Paypal, check, cash.
If you are
paying through Paypal, Venmo or Zelle, your entry fee must be submitted by the picks
deadline of Noon EDT (9 a.m. Arizona time), Thursday, March 20, 2025,
the first day of the first round of the tournament. If you
submit picks but don't meet the deadline for entry fees, your picks will be
disqualified.
For all online payments, please put the
name of yor entry in the notes without mentioning that this is
for a gambling pool. And please do not mention March Mania in
your form. Our accounts have been suspended in the past when the
sites detect the payments are for a pool.
PM ACCOUNT: Check your
account status at this link
PM Accounts.
Accounts are up to date as of March
6, 2025. If you have funds on
account, choose Pigskin Mania Account as your payment method on
the entry page. Your entry fee(s) will be deducted automatically
from your account. If you want to pay for someone else's entry
from your account, send an email to
poolmaster@pigskinmania.net with your instructions.
VENMO: The
Poolmaster's Venmo ID is @Javier-Gonzales-5. The account is
also under the cellphone number 520-444-3883 and The
Poolmaster's personal email address,
jaygonzales@comcast.net.
ZELLE: The
Poolmaster's Zelle account is under the email address
jaygonzales@comcast.net.
PAYPAL:
The Poolmaster's Paypal account is under the e-mail address
jaygonzales@comcast.net. If
you have your own Paypal account, you can transfer funds without a fee
so you can just send $10 per entry. If you don't have a Paypal account
you can still send your entry fee through Paypal with a debit or credit
card, but you have to add the fee so that it's not deducted from the
amount you send. Please be sure the amount we get covers the entire
entry fee after Paypal fees.
CHECK. Send checks to Jay Gonzales, 7656 E. Park View Drive, Tucson, AZ 85715.
Make checks out to Jay Gonzales. Do
not make checks out to March Mania. If you mail your
entry fee, it must be postmarked by Thursday, March 21, 2024.
HOW TO PLAY
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Players will select 8 teams from the field
of 64 in the NCAA Tournament using the form on the
Picks Page. The link to the Picks Page will be a button above the Point
Values in the right-hand column of this page. The button will be active after the tournament bracket is
announced and the page is ready to accept entries.
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E-mail, phone and fax entries are not allowed.
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The First Four games on Tuesday are not part of
the pool. You may select those teams, but
their games do not count until they are in the field of 64.
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The teams you select each have a point value
based on their seeding in the NCAA Tournament bracket. Point values
for each seed are as follows. Teams and their point values are in the chart to the right.
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Seed
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Value
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1-2
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1
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3-4
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2
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5-6
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3
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7-8
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4
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9-10
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5
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11-12
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6
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13-14
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7
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15-16
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8
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Points are scored as follows:
- For each win in the first weekend of the tournament (first and
second rounds) a team scores points equal to its point value.
- In the second weekend (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight) point values
are multiplied by 2. For each win, a team scores points equal to its
point value times 2.
- In the final weekend (Final Four) point values are multiplied by
3. For each win, a team scores points equal to its point value times
3.
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The object is to score the most points. The
pool will pay the Top 10% and ties using the following formula:
- 11th place through top 5% and ties will pay $50;
- Top 6% through the top 10% and ties will pay $25.
After those amounts have been deducted from the
pot, the remaining pot will be divided as follows:
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Place |
Pct. |
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1. |
30% |
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2. |
20% |
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3. |
12% |
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4. |
10% |
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5. |
8% |
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6. |
6% |
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7. |
5% |
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8. |
4% |
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9. |
3% |
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10. |
2% |
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Projected 2025 payouts.
| Place |
Prize |
Place |
Prize |
| 1. |
$1,122.00 |
6. |
$224.40 |
| 2. |
$748.00 |
7. |
$187.00 |
| 3. |
$448.80 |
8. |
$149.60 |
| 4. |
$374.00 |
9. |
$112.20 |
| 5. |
$299.20 |
10. |
$74.80 |
| 11th through
25th and ties |
$50.00 |
| 26th through
51st and ties |
$25.00 |
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There are no tiebreakers. In case of a tie,
prize money will be split.
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Entries must be submitted using the form
no later than Noon EDT (9 a.m., Arizona
time), Thursday,
March 20, 2025.
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Players may submit up to 3 entries per
person. If a player has more than one PM ID, that person may still
only submit 3 entries. If you
have multiple entries be sure each entry is numbered. If you are
submitting only one entry, number it as No. 1.
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Players may change picks up until the
deadline for entries. If you want to make a change, simply resubmit
picks under the same name and entry number of the entry you are
changing. Entries are time stamped. If there are multiple entries
under the same name and entry number, the last entry submitted will be the one that
counts.
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Check your picks
for duplicates. If you pick a team more than once, the duplicate will be disqualified.
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Standings will be updated on this page
after each round.
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If you have any questions or
issues, please contact us by e-mail at
poolmaster@pigskinmania.net.
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ENTRIES ARE CLOSED
Point Values
Numbers to the right of the teams are
the number of times a team was picked.
| Point Value 1 |
| Auburn |
132 |
Michigan St. |
117 |
| Florida |
243 |
St. John's |
92 |
| Duke |
267 |
Alabama |
84 |
| Houston |
169 |
Tennessee |
114 |
| Point Value 2 |
| Iowa St. |
73 |
Texas A&M |
27 |
| Texas Tech |
127 |
Maryland |
98 |
| Wisconsin |
78 |
Arizona |
89 |
| Kentucky |
65 |
Purdue |
29 |
| Point Value 3 |
| Michigan |
89 |
Mississippi |
36 |
| Memphis |
32 |
Missouri |
46 |
| Oregon |
49 |
BYU |
129 |
| Clemson |
119 |
Illinois |
72 |
| Point Value 4 |
| Marquette |
42 |
Louisville |
53 |
| Kansas |
89 |
UConn |
65 |
| Saint Mary's |
67 |
Mississippi St. |
5 |
| UCLA |
57 |
Gonzaga |
127 |
| Point Value 5 |
| Creighton |
44 |
New Mexico |
29 |
| Oklahoma |
8 |
Arkansas |
47 |
| Baylor |
29 |
Vanderbilt |
31 |
| Georgia |
22 |
Utah St. |
27 |
| Point Value 6 |
| North Carolina |
188 |
UC San Diego |
109 |
| Drake |
111 |
Colorado St. |
125 |
| VCU |
86 |
Liberty |
27 |
| Xavier |
68 |
McNeese |
34 |
| Point Value 7 |
| Yale |
73 |
Lipscomb |
5 |
| Grand Canyon |
50 |
UNC Wilmington |
9 |
| Akron |
20 |
Montana |
7 |
| High Point |
41 |
Troy |
7 |
| Point Value 8 |
| Bryant |
5 |
Alabama St. |
0 |
| Omaha |
8 |
Norfolk St. |
4 |
| Robert Morris |
5 |
Mt. St. Mary's |
3 |
| Wofford |
3 |
SIU Edwardsville |
0 |
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Past Winners
Click on a year to see that year's standings
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Year |
Winner |
Pts |
Prize |
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2024 |
Brian Mika 1 |
94 |
$1,105.50 |
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2023 |
Brian Akers 2 |
94 |
$1,087.50 |
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2022 |
Robert E L 1 |
101 |
$1,555 |
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2021 |
Rick Gonzales 1 |
89 |
$1,410 |
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2020 |
No Tournament |
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2019 |
Mr BIG aka Big R 1 |
69 |
$1,410 |
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2018 |
Scott Staso 2
Scott Staso 3 |
99 |
$999.25
$999.25 |
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2017 |
Bonedogg |
78 |
$1,417.50 |
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2016 |
Elaine Gonzales |
80 |
$1,140.00 |
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2015 |
Dave Dorwart
Kameron Stiely |
71 |
$869.75
$869.75 |
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2014 |
Dave Berger |
117 |
$1,267.50 |
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2013 |
Russ Sneed |
80 |
$1,040.00 |
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2012 |
Chuck Davenport |
67 |
$1,030.00 |
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2011 |
Jeff Gebhardt |
95 |
$1,111.50 |
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2010 |
Marc Vielledent |
72 |
$1,132.50 |
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2009 |
Jay
Gonzales |
55 |
$1,087.50 |
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2008 |
Scott Duncan |
60 |
$975.00 |
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2007 |
William Nintzel |
40 |
$975.00 |
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2006 |
Scott Wiley |
45 |
$892.50 |
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2005 |
Victor Duarte |
59 |
$637.50 |
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2004 |
Eric Lear |
48 |
$562.50 |
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2003 |
Joe
Pankowski |
49 |
$540.00 |
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2002 |
Todd Hixon |
62 |
$495.00 |
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2001 |
Danny Wong |
62 |
$435.00 |
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