Rules - 2025 Season

FAQ

When does it start?
Picks for week 1 are due Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM. Payment is due at the same time.
What is the entry fee?
The buy-in is $120 for a 12 week season. There are a few winners every week and a big winner at the end of the season.
How much time does it require?
As little as 1 minute per week. Or you could spend hours each week researching teams.
Who can join?
The league is open to all. Feel free to invite any friends or family who may be interested.
How do I join?
Send payment via Venmo (@Brad-North-2) to Brad. Once payment is received, we will activate your account for the season.

Description

The season will consist of 10 weeks of picks, in which you will pick 14 games and rank them by order of confidence.

The games will be the half NFL and half college football games of the week, chosen by the league commissioner.

The season will be followed by a 2 week playoff. All players will qualify for the first week of playoffs. Ten to fourteen players will advance to the second week of playoffs.

Fees and Winnings

Entry
The entry fee will be $120 for the whole season.
Weekly Winners
$10 from each player will go toward the weekly pot.
The winner of each week will be paid $150.
Playoffs
$10 from each entry fee will be used to pay out the top players in the playoffs.
Payment
Weekly winners are paid each week and season winnings will be paid when the season is over.

Weeks

This table is based on a 50 player pool.

Week Game
Description
# Pools Pool Winner Overall Winner
Week 1 Top Six
1st gets $160. 2nd: $125. 3rd: $105. 4th: $85, 5th: $75, 6th: $60
$150.00 $150.00
Week 2 Top 8
$160, 110, 90, 65, 55, 45, 35, 30
$0.00 $160.00
Week 3 3 Pools of 20
3 pools. Overall winner: $160. Other pool winners $90. Pool 2nd place: $60, 3rd: $30
3 $90.00 $160.00
Week 4 6 pools of 10
6 pools of 10. Overall winner: $150. Other pool winners get $60. Pool runners-up: $25
6 $60.00 $150.00
Week 5 10 Pools of 6
10 Pools of 6. Overall winner: $150. Other pool winners get $50.
9 $50.00 $150.00
Week 6 Top 8
$150, 110, 90, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30
$150.00 $150.00
Week 7 2 pools of 30
2 pools. Overall winner: $150. Other pool winner $110. Pool 2nd place: $70, 3rd: $50, 4th: $30, 5th: $20
2 $110.00 $150.00
Week 8 3 Pools of 20
3 pools. Overall winner: $150. Other pool winners $90. Pool 2nd place: $60, 3rd: $30
3 $90.00 $150.00
Week 9 6 pools of 10
6 pools of 10. Overall winner: $150. Other pool winners get $60. Pool runners-up: $25
6 $60.00 $150.00
Week 10 Top 8
$150, 110, 90, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30
$150.00 $150.00
Week 11 Playoffs - Knock-Out Round Top 15 players advance to Money Round
Week 12 Playoffs - Money Round
Finalists Pool
1st place $260
2nd place $180
3rd place $120
4th place $100
5th place $80
6th place $60
7th place $40
8th place $20
9th place $20
10th place $20
Consolation Pool
1st Pl. $60
2nd Pl. $40
3rd Pl. $30
4th Pl. $20

Game Selection Process

The games will be chosen by the league commissioner and will consist of a mix of NCAA and NFL, as well as spread and points. All odds and lines will come from Vegas Insider on Tuesday before each week's games.

Points

A total of 55 points may be scored each week. You get to choose one game as your 10 point game, one as your 9 point game, one as your 8 pt game etc. You will also choose 4 games to be worth 0 points.

Playoffs

There will be two rounds of playoffs: a Knock-Out Round and a Money Round.

The Knock-Out Round

All players qualify for the Knock-Out Round.

The top 12 players from the Season Standings will receive freebies ("Guaranteed Games") in the Knock-Out round.

Regular Season Place Guaranteed Games
0pt 0pt 1pt 2pt 3pt 4pt 5pt 6pt 7pt 8pt 9pt 10pt
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th and lower None
The Money Round

Only the top 15 players from the Knock-Out Round qualify for the Money Round.

There will be no seeding in this round. None of the players' previous points will be considered for any reason. Normal tie-breaker rules apply.

Tiebreakers

Weekly

In the event of a points tie after a week's picks (and each round of the playoffs) we will use the following steps to break the tie:

  1. The player with the most correctly guessed picks will be the winner.
  2. If there is still a tie, the player with the highest confidence correct pick will be the winner.
  3. If two or more players are still tied, the player with the second highest confidence correct wins
  4. Continue in this fashion until the tie is broken. If a tie is not broken, the pot will be split.
Playoff Seeding

The first tiebreaker for playoff seeding is total points for the season. In the event of a tie, the player with the most correct picks for the season will be the winner. If two or more players are still tied, the player with the most correct 10pt picks will be the winner. If still tied, the player with the most correct 9pt picks, then 8pt picks, etc. will be determined as the winner.