| Prizes |
Prizes based on 73 brackets....a nice sweet spot for total number of brackets.
+1st place - $480 Kevin Gamble
+2nd place - $240 Travis Viergutz
+3rd place - $160 Avery Lapp
+4th place - $120 Rachel Bacon
+5th place - $80 Josh Metz
+6th place - $40 Craig Overboe
+1st Round Leader = $40 Kyle Bacon
+2nd Round Leader = $40 Craig Gonzales
+3rd Round Leader = $40 Josh Metz
+4th Round Leader = $20 Josh Metz
+Tournament Champion Pick = $100 (prize split accordingly to maximum top 5 in the final standings w/ the correct champion picked, $20 each....or lump sum to a lone wolf champion pick)
Kevin Gamble
Avery Lapp
Rachel Bacon
Mark Klobukowski
Samuel Shaw
+Hall of Fame = $20 (Best finish amongst past pool winners, 13 contenders entered in the field this year) Craig Gonzales
+Don't Ever Give Up = $20 (Best finish w/ Champion Pick knocked out during the opening weekend, ex. Wisconsin, Florida) Mike Sadowska
+Money in the Bank = $20 (survive and advance through the MONEY IN THE BANK bracket: against the point spread-style; 46 players in the field this year) Dean Stallons (UConn +6.5, covers the points spread 69-63, making Dean Stallons the winner)
The bracket for the MONEY IN THE BANK prize is linked at the bottom of this page.
+Crystal Baller = $20 (final standings place equivalent to the most points scored by a player in a 2026 tournament game....36 points by Darius Acuff Jr, Arkansas vs High Point) Nick Nabholz
+Record of the Year = $20 (bonus prize awarded to first player to tie or exceed any of the following all-time high water performance marks): No winner this year. Deferred to 2027.
o 30 or more games picked correctly in round 1 OR
o 16 games picked correctly in round 2 OR
o 8 games picked correctly in round 3
o o Only one prize of this type will potentially be awarded during this tournament. If a player clinches the prize during round 1, the prize has been won.
o o If more than one player ties or exceeds these marks in a round, tiebreaker rules will apply
o o If no player ties or exceeds any of these marks in a round this year, the prize will be deferred to 2027 as a progressive jackpot prize.
Thank you all for getting those entry payments in this year! Good luck and thanks for playing again this year.
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