As most of you know, my scoring system is unlike any other. I give out bonus points for picking upsets and for getting the Final 4 correct. We have edited the first 2 rounds upset bonuses to adjust for larger upsets. It goes back to straight points in the 3rd round.
First Round:
Correct Pick: 2 pts.
Upset Bonus: 9-11 seeds: 1 pt. 12-14 seeds: 2 pts. 15-16 seeds: 3 pts.
Second Round:
Correct Pick: 4 pts.
Upset Bonus: 1-3 seed separation: 2 pts., 4-6 separation: 3 pts., 7-8 separation: 4 pts.
Regional First Round:
Correct Pick: 5 pts.
Upset Bonus: 4 pts.
Regional Finals Round:
Correct Pick: 6 pts.
Upset Bonus: 5 pts.
Final Four Semifinals:
Correct Pick: 8 pts.
Upset Bonus: 6 pts.
Championship Game:
Correct Pick: 10 pts.
Upset Bonus: 7 pts.
If all Final 4 correct: 5 bonus pts. (down from 8 last year, we figured out it was too much)
An upset qualifies only as a lower seed beating a higher seed, not the Vegas odds.
