College Basketball Takeover Pool

When you create your pool with the random team assignment option, we will randomly distribute names throughout the bracket as evenly as possible. For example: Enter 16 names, everyone gets 4 teams total, 1 from each region. Enter 8 names, everyone gets 8 teams total, 2 teams from each region. Enter 4 names, everyone gets 16 teams total, 4 from each region, in different quadrants of the region Enter any number of names, up to 64, and they will get split as evenly as possible. If the number of names is not divisible by 64, everyone will get the same amount of teams, but some teams will be left unassigned. You can always assign/reassign teams manually from the admin page.

There is no sign-up link for joining. You collect names from interested people and then create your pool. After you've randomized the teams, we'll provide you with a leaderboard link to share with all participants so they can follow the action.

That is easiest, so you can just enter all the names then randomly distribute them throughout the bracket. You can always manually assign teams from your pool admin page too.

There is no link you need to share with people to sign up. As the pool admin, once you know who is playing, you enter all their names on the create form to have the system randomly distribute names throughout the bracket sections. Then you can send a text or email to everyone in your pool with the link to follow along.

You can create a takeover pool up until the first Friday of March Madness. After that, pool creation will be disabled. If you need to change anything with your pool after that date, you can always do that from your pool admin page.

Yes! You can always assign/reassign teams manually from the admin page after randomization to ensure they're split the way you want.

We will distribute the names throughout the bracket so that everyone starts with the same amount of teams. Some teams will be left unassigned, which you can later assign manually as the pool admin (or just leave them).

Yes! Once the bracket is announced, the team assignments will automatically update. If someone is assigned the #1 South Seed before the bracket announcement, they will be assigned that same team after announcement.

If the favorite wins by exactly the spread (e.g., spread is 2 and they win by 2), the favorite advances. This is considered "covering" the spread. Matching the spread is enough to advance.

Play-in slots are assigned as one team. You get the seed (e.g., the 11 seed), and whoever wins the play-in game fills that slot automatically.

Yes. After creating your pool, you can manually assign extra teams to anyone from the admin page. You can also enter the same person's name multiple times in the entry list.