• This is a March Madness Survivor pool where you pick 1 team for each day of the NCAA Mens's Division 1 Basketball Tournament.
• If your team wins, you advance and you can't pick that team again.  If they lose, you're out.
• The person who makes the most consecutive winning picks wins the pool.

The pool begins on Thursday 03/18/2010 and ends on Monday 04/05/10.

The pool entry fee is $25 per entry (multiple entries are allowed).

You are invited to join my private Survivor pool called 232 March Madness 2010 Survivor.  The pool is being hosted on a website called tournamentpools.com.

Instructions for joining:

Click on the link below and you will be guided through the process for joining this pool, including registering on the website if you haven't registered before.

Click here to join my pool:  http://www.tournamentpools.com/pools.cfm?poolid=19823&p=2&pwd=survivor

If the above link doesn't work and you need the poolid# and password, they are shown below.

Poolid:  19823

Password:  survivor

To submit your picks, follow the instructions below:

1. To begin, navigate to the pool page at www.tournamentpools.com and select the SEED8 2010 contest from the left side of the menu.
2. Once there, click on Picks to access the pick sheet, and now you can submit your picks.

• At the pool page, you can access the player picks by clicking the Standings button on the main menu.
• You can view your own picks at any time; however, you can only see the picks from other players once each game has started.
• The Standings menu contains several informative reports. The standings will be updated in real-time throughout each day of games.

• If 2 or more people are in the lead with the same number of wins after everyone is eliminated, the pool manager will 'revive' all the people who are tied for the lead (with the same number of wins) and let them keep picking until there is only 1 winner.
• If the tournament ends before a winner can be determined, then it will be considered a tie.
  • At any time, the remaining survivors may vote to end the contest and split the cash prize evenly between the survivors. In order for this to take effect, it must be a unanimous vote!
• When a player makes a winning pick (technically advancing to the next day) but doesn't have any teams left to pick, that player is still in the running and will only be knocked out when someone else in the pool makes another winning pick.
• It is the eventual number of winning picks that determines who wins the pool.

• The pick deadline is currently set for 5pm and this will be your daily deadline unless the pool manager changes it.
• The pick deadline may be later than the first game time of each round.  You can never enter or change a pick for a game that has already started and you can not enter or change picks after the pick deadline.
• You may enter and change your picks until this time.

Official prizes to be determined based on the total number of paid entries.  Last year there were 50 entries.

The estimated payout  for 2010 (based on last year) is as follows:

Sole Survivor(s): $1050

Running 232OfficePools takes time & money, so a small portion (15% of prize money) will be used to offset my expenses & time. This includes, but is not limited to: domain registration, hosting fees, PayPal, banking fees, pool software, web design software, and other miscellaneous expenses.

This pool does not use the autopick feature.

It is your responsibility to confirm that your own picks are accepted by the website.  You can do this in a number of ways including

• The pick confirmation email that is emailed to you.
• By returning to the pick sheet to see that your selections are bolded.  The picks shown on the website after our deadline has passed are your final picks.

Options:

You can pay by mailing me a check, money order, or you can use PayPal from the 232OfficePools.com website.

Paypal:

• If you pay with a check/money order:  I must receive the payment within 7 days of the deadline. Once I receive your payment, I will mark your entry as paid and you will be eligible to win a prize.

• If paying by check/money order, mail t:

Miscellanous:

• In the standings, you can see which players have not yet paid; if they win a prize while their payment is in transit, they will still receive it as long as it arrives within 7 days and is postmarked correctly.
• If a payment hasn't arrived within 10 days, the entry will be disqualified and removed from the pool.

Managed By

Pool is managed by Dustin Mobley with 232OfficePools.com.  I can be reached by the following:

• Facebook: Search for 232OfficePools
• Send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Instant message: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Privacy

You must provide a full name and email address in order to join the pool.  Don't worry though:

• These will never be displayed on the site.  Only your anonymous username/alias will appear in the standings.
• 232OfficePools will NEVER sell or distribute the contact information of our members to a third-party.
• I do send occasional emails regarding our upcoming pools.  To stop receiving these, let me know.

On each pool page, we have a message board called the Trash Talk Board where you can chat with other players and do a little bragging/trash talking.

• Please keep it clean, fun, and friendly.
• If you go too far and attack or harass another player, you will be removed from the pool without a refund!
• Do not use this board for the following, please email:
  • Complaints
  • Problems with the pools
  • Advertisement of anything unless you have received prior approval

Other Info

I reserve the right to make changes to the Rules midway through the competition in order to maintain the integrity and fairness of the pool.  This could include adding new rules, doing away with rules, and making changes to incorrect results or standings.  Changes will only be made if absolutely necessary, and we will hold a vote for any major issues, if possible.  Any changes to the picks or results will be flagged in the Standings, so you will know if any changes are made.

By joining this pool, you are stating that you have read and understand the Rules entirely. If you have any problem with the rules, you can request a refund BEFORE the games have been played, and your entry will be removed from the competition.  If you have any questions or comments, do not hesitate to contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Most importantly, have fun this season and good luck!