Entries are due the morning of the first round of the tournament. For this year, that deadline is Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 9am PDT. The play-in games that take place on Tuesday and Wednesday (what the NCAA calls the "First Four") are not considered for this pool -- we start with the field of 64 teams and the games on Friday and Saturday.

Points are awarded for each correctly predicted game, as follows:

• 1 point for each correct 2nd round selection (32 points possible)
• 2 points for each correct 3rd round selection (32 points possible)
• 3 points for each correct Sweet 16 selection (24 points possible)
• 5 points for each correct Elite 8 selection (20 points possible)
• 10 points for each correct Final Four selection (20 points possible)
• 15 points for correctly picking the National Champion

A theoretical perfect score would thus be 143 points. There are no tiebreakers for this pool.