NOTICE: March Mania and all Mania pools are considered "social gambling." The organizers make no profit nor keep any portion of any entry fees. All entry fees minus the cost of hosting this web site are paid out to winners or held on account for future pools.

2021 Rules

ENTRY FEE AND PAYMENT

Entry fee is $10. If you have Pigskin Mania funds on account, your entry fee will automatically be deducted from your account. Players can check their Pigskin Mania accounts at this link. If you don't have funds on account, you can pay by cash, check, Paypal, Venmo or Zelle. Checks should be mailed to:

Jay Gonzales

7656 E. Park  View Drive

Tucson, AZ 85715

Please make the checks out to Jay Gonzales. Do not make them out to March Mania. It makes them hard to cash.

If you mail your entry fee, it must be postmarked by Friday, March 19, 2021. If you are paying through Paypal, Venmo or Zelle, your entry fee must be submitted by the picks deadline of
9 a.m. Arizona time and Noon EDT, on Thursday, March 19, the first day of the tournament. If you submit picks but don't meet the deadline for entry fees, your picks will be disqualified.

USE OF PAYPAL: The Poolmaster has a Paypal account under the e-mail address jaygonzales@comcast.net that you can use to pay your fee. If you have your own Paypal account, you can transfer funds without a fee so you can just send $10. 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. If you want to use Paypal and are using a debit or credit card you need to send the following amounts based on the number of entries: For 1 entry send $10.61, for 2 entries send $20.91, for 3 entries send $31.20. The fee does not apply to checks or Venmo and Zelle transcactions. Be sure to indicate the name of the entry in the notes when you submit.

VERY IMPORTANT: Do not make any reference to March Mania, Elite Eight Pool, NCAA Tournament pool or anything else that suggests this is for a pool or a gambling purpose. Using Paypal for a gambling purpose, legal or otherwise, is against Paypal rules and they have called us on it before and suspended our account. We will know what the payment is for because we don't accept Paypal payments for anything but the various pools we run. If you're sending one payment but it is for more than one person, just list the names of the people you are paying for.

USE OF 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.

USE OF ZELLE: The Poolmaster's Zelle account is under the email address jaygonzales@comcast.net.

HOW TO PLAY

1. Players will select 8 teams from the field of 64 in the NCAA Tournament using the form on the Picks Page. To go to the Picks Page, click on the Submit Picks button above the Point Values. The button will be active after the tournament bracket is announced and the page is ready to accept entries. E-mail, phone and fax entries are not allowed.

2. The First Four games on Thursday 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.

3. 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.

5. 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.

6. The object is to score the most points. The pool will pay the Top 10% and ties using the following formula:

• 6th 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:

7. There are no tiebreakers. In case of a tie, prize money will be split.

8. Entries must be submitted using the form no later than 9 a.m., Arizona time and Noon EDT, Friday, March 19, 2021.

9. No fax, phone or e-mail entries will be accepted.

10. Players may submit up to 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.

11. 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.

12. COVID RULE: The NCAA has ruled that after the bracket is announced, there is a two-day period when a team can be replaced in the bracket if that team determines it cannot play in the tournament due to positive COVID testing. The deadline for replacing teams is Tuesday, 6 p.m. EDT. After that, if a team is out of the tournament due to COVID, the team's next game is ruled a forfeit and the opponent is considered the winner. If a team is replaced and a player that has selected that team no longer wants that team in the player's picks, it is the responsibility of the player to submit new picks and replace the team. If a change is not made to the picks, the team remains in the picks and the player scores points based on the seed assigned by the NCAA.

13. Check your picks for duplicates. If you pick a team more than once, the pick with the higher value will count and the duplicate will be disqualified.

14. Standings will be updated on this page after each round.

15. If you have any questions or issues, please contact us by e-mail at poolmaster@pigskinmania.net.