It is that time of year and it is what we do. I’ve decided to use something that is not ESPN or CBS or whatever, and am using something called Pool Tracker to run this year’s pool.

I will assuredly beat you (I’m kidding, I will probably lose). There are no prizes, but you can certainly play for pride. Here is the information that you need.

Website: Pool Tracker
Pool Name: Staking The Plains
Password: stp

Here is the scoring methodology.

1 point for each correct pick in Round 1
2 points for each correct pick in Round 2
4 points for each correct pick in Round 3
8 points for each correct pick in Round 4
12 points for each correct pick in Round 5
16 points for the correct Champion

» Multiply the standard round points by the team seed number
Correctly pick the 1 seed over the 16 in round 1, then receive 1 point (1 seed * 1 pt for round 1 = 1 pt)
Correctly pick the 8 seed over the 1 seed in round 2, then receive 16 points (8 seed * 2 pts for round 2 = 16 pts)

» 1 point per seeding difference for picking upsets
Example: Correctly pick a 12 seed over a 5 seed and receive 7 bonus points on top of that round’s standard points. (12 seed – 5 seed = 7 pts) (seed multiplier is applied before upset bonus)