PickHoops Scoring
Basic Scoring
Using basic scoring, group owners choose how many points to award per correct pick for each round, from round 1 to round 6.The opening round "play-in game" is not used.
Advanced Scoring
When using advanced scoring, the following bonuses can be multiplied and/or added to the points awarded for each correct game. Bonuses are applied for correctly picked games for all rounds of the tournament.
Bonus: Seed number
Add or multiply the seed number of the winning team.
Bonus: Seed number for upsets
Add or multiply the seed number of the winning team if the actual result is an upset (higher seed number wins).
Bonus: Difference in seed number for upsets
Add or multiply the difference between the seed numbers of the two teams if the actual result was an upset.
For example, if you correctly pick #12 Mississippi State over #5 Kansas you would receive a bonus of 7 either added or multipied to your score.
Bonus: Add points per round
Add a custom number of points based on the round (1 through 6).
Bonus: Add points per round for upsets
Add a custom number of points based on the round if the actual result was an upset.
Tiebreakers
Groups have the option to select up to three tiebreakers for the purpose of resolving ties in the standings for their group. These tiebreakers will be evaluated in the order that the group owner specifies. Further ties are left as ties in PickHoops standings.
Tiebreaker: Riskiest upset picks
Each bracket is evaluated using the exclusive PickHoops risk assessor, which computes the risk of each chosen upset versus historical tournament results. The bracket that is deemed riskiest by this methodology wins this tiebreaker.
Tiebreaker: Most games correct
This tiebreaker evaluates the total number of correct games in the bracket, regardless of round.
Tiebreaker: Most games correct in first round
This tiebreaker evaluates the number of correct picks in the first round only (32 games).
Tiebreaker: Most games correct in first 2 rounds
This tiebreaker evaluates the number of correct picks in the first two rounds (48 games).
Tiebreaker: Most games correct in latest round
This tiebreaker evaluates the brackets by the number of correct games by round, starting with the championship game and working back to the first round games. A bracket beats another when it has more games picked correctly in a later round.
Tiebreaker: Total points in championship game
When using this tiebreaker, entrants must enter the predicted score of the championship game.
The bracket with the combined scores of both teams in the championship game closest to the actual combined score wins the tiebreaker.
Tiebreaker: Championship game point spread
When using this tiebreaker, entrants must enter the predicted score of the championship game.
The bracket whose difference in points between the two teams in the championship game is closest to the actual difference wins the tiebreaker.
For the purposes of this tiebreaker, it doesn't matter which teams made it to the championship game or which scored more.