College football pick'em
2026 NCAA Pool Rules
Entry fee
$20 per user
$20 per user
Schedule and picks
- All money goes into the pot; no percentage is retained.
- Wednesday matchups will be posted for Saturday AP Top 25 games.
- Competition ends after the November 29 games, for a total of 13 weeks.
- Pick any 8 games from the list. If you submit more than 8, only the 8 highest-listed games count.
- Games use the format favorite line underdog, with the home team in caps.
- AUBURN 2.5 south carolina means Auburn is home and favored by 2.5 points.
- auburn 2.5 SOUTH CAROLINA means South Carolina is home and an underdog by 2.5 points.
- The favorite must win by at least the line to receive a win.
- Each correct pick is worth 1 point.
Standings and payouts
- Standings tiebreakers are applied in this order:
- Higher rank in previous weeks. This is not reflected in the standings and will be applied manually at season’s end if needed.
- Coin flip
Money positions and amounts will be declared before Week 2, once the pot size is known.
Payout history
2025
- 1st125
- 2nd75
- 3rd25
- 18th15
2024
- 1st150
- 2nd70
- 3rd35
- 18th15
2023
- 1st120
- 2nd60
- 13th15
2022
- 1st110
- 2nd55
- 12th15
2021
- 1st135
- 2nd60
- 3rd30
- Last15
2019
- 1st135
- 2nd80
- 3rd40
- 17th15
2018
- 1st120
- 2nd75
- 3rd45
- 17th15
2017
- 1st140
- 2nd80
- 3rd45
- 4th20
- 20th15
2016
- 1st150
- 2nd90
- 3rd45
- 4th15
- 21th15
2015
- 1st135
- 2nd80
- 3rd40
- 18th15