MegaBracket 2013 Information
The Events:
All major professional events have been included in MegaBraket, as well as all NCAA and CIS (Canadian Intercollegiate Sports) events and many, many, many other professional and semi-professional events.
- The list of MB 2013 events can be found here
- Most events are typical bracket events
- Some events are double elimination or use re-seeding after certain rounds
- Must submit multiple sets of picks, usually on the same page
- Some events intially use pool or group play
- Winners are selected from the pool or group, then the remaining picks can be submitted
- Others are non-bracket events
- You pick teams to finish first and also in the top two, four or eight
- Events with individuals (golf, auto racing, horse racing)
- Pick a team of individuals and the combined effort of your team is compared to the scores of everyone else's teams. Points are then awarded based on your place among all users.
The Points:
- Each pick is assigned a specific point value - if you get the pick right, you get the points. If you get the pick wrong, you get nothing (and like it)
- Some events are worth more points than others based on popularity, visibility, and gut feeling
- The points add up for an overall point total and a point total within each MegaBlock
The 2013 Regular Season:
- Regular season runs from the first pick deadline of June 23, 2012 through April 20, 2013
- Consists of 13 distinct time periods, which we call MegaBlocks
- Each MegaBlock consists of all games, series and events that are completed within the dates of that block
- MegaBlock Schedule:
MegaBlock State Date End Date Points I June 23, 2012 August 31, 2012 1964 II September 1, 2012 October 7, 2012 1992 III October 8, 2012 November 10, 2012 1965 IV November 11, 2012 November 17, 2012 1820 V November 18, 2012 December 1, 2012 1940 VI December 2, 2012 January 12, 2013 1872 VII January 13, 2013 February 22, 2013 1947 VIII February 23, 2013 March 8, 2013 1962 IX March 9, 2013 March 11, 2013 2000 X March 12, 2013 March 17, 2013 2038 XI March 18, 2013 March 23, 2013 2070 XII March 24, 2013 April 2, 2013 2036 XIII April 3, 2013 April 20, 2013 2124 Playoff 1st April 21, 2013 May 10, 2013 2065 Playoff QF May 11, 2013 May 18, 2013 2118 Playoff SF May 19, 2013 May 26, 2013 2248 Playoff Final May 27, 2013 June 30, 2013 2356 - For example, since MegaBlock I begins with the start of the season and ends August 31, all games, series and events that end before or on August 31, the points will count towards block I
- If a minor league baseball series starts before August 31, but ends after those points will count towards block II
- Many events will span multiple MegaBlocks and have points count in those different blocks
- For example, the Major League Baseball playoffs begin October 5 and end November 1. Thus, points will end up counting for MegaBlocks II and III
- An advantage to this system are that a user can choose which time periods in which to compete. A person who signs up in December rather than June or July still has many opportunities to qualify for the postseason
Now, about the playoffs
- The winner of each MegaBlock will qualify for the season-ending playoffs
- The Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, because of the widespread popularity of its brackets, serves as its own block with the winner of that bracket qualifying for the postseason
- The top two users in the overall standings at the end of the regular season also qualify for the playoffs
- A person can only qualify for one spot in the playoffs. If someone who has already qualified for the playoffs wins a second MegaBlock, the postseason spot will go to the highest finisher who has not already qualified
- Thus, 16 players will qualify for the playoffs, which play out as a 16-person bracket
- Similarly to the regular season, the playoff rounds are four consecutive time periods, with points from all games, series and events occurring during that time counting for that playoff round
- Playoff qualifiers are seeded by overall points
- Consolation matches will also be played
- The MegaBracket champion is crowned in mid-to-late June
League Functionality:
- MegaBracket also allows users to create their own leagues, similar to fantasy football
- While also competing among all users in MB 2013, you can create a league with any numbers of users and compete amongst each other
- The person who creates the league will serve as the commissioner and has complete control over which events are used by the league
- For instance, a league can decide to only pick college events or pro events, only pick pro baseball and pro football, or any combination the league wishes
- That flexibility allows a league to compete on their own terms while also allowing each user to pick as many events as they wish for the overall race
- Leagues will not use MegaBlocks. All points will count for the user's league total
- The league commissioner determines whether the league champion will be decided by points or with a playoff. If using a playoff, the commissioner will decide whether 2, 4, 8 or 16 users qualify
- League playoff fields and seeding will be determined solely by points
Important Picks Note:
- Regardless of whether you are in a league or not - or in multiple leagues - you will only submit one set of picks for each event. Unlike other sites that allow for multiple brackets, you only get one chance per account to get the picks right in MegaBracket