2006 BobcatNation Bracket Challenge -- Full Details Inside!!
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:06 am
Entries are now closed and the 2006 BobcatNation Bracket Challenge is underway!! See below for official rules, and the next post for standings information.
That's right, the BobcatNation Bracket Challenge is back for another great year! Our inaugural run last year proved a great success with 43 entrants and canyoncat taking the top honors and a nice prize furnished by Cat-theotherwhitemeat. This year, with the BobcatNation store up and running, we will be furnishing prizes of slick BobcatNation merchandise!!
Prizes Breakdown:
1st Prize: Winner's choice of any 1 (one) item from the BobcatNation store (up to $29.99 value)
2nd Prize: Runner-Up's choice of a BobcatNation mug ($13.99 value) or a BobcatNation mousepad ($12.99 value)
Consolation: For the entry with the most correct First round picks, that does not win either the 1st or 2nd Place prize, a BobcatNation sticker pack. This will be 1 (one) each of the three BobcatNation stickers, Oval Sticker, Rectangular Sticker & Bumper Sticker ($10.97 value)
Official Contest Rules:
1. Staff of BobcatNation.com (Bay Area Cat, kmax & rtb) will not be eligible for a prize but will be allowed to compete in the contest. Should any staff member win the contest, the prize will be awarded to the next highest eligible entry based on scoring and tiebreaker rules listed below.
2. The Bracket Challenge is completely free to enter, however a valid BobcatNation.com message board login is required to submit a bracket entry.
3. Only one bracket entry will be allowed per message board user.
4. Submissions will be accepted beginning as soon after Selection Sunday(Mar. 12th) as we can get the teams entered until 10:00 AM Mountain time on Thursday Mar. 16th.
5. Once submitted, all brackets are final and cannot be modified.
6. Scoring of the bracket entries will be as follows:
• 1 point per correct Round 1 pick – Maximum 32 points possible for Round 1
• 2 points per correct Round 2 pick – Maximum 32 points possible for Round 2
• 4 points per correct Sweet Sixteen pick – Maximum 32 points possible for Round of Sixteen
• 6 points per correct Elite Eight pick – Maximum 24 points possible for Round of Eight
• 8 points per correct Final Four pick – Maximum 16 points possible for Semi-Finals
• 12 points for correct Finals pick
7. The winner of the 2006 BobcatNation.com Bracket Challenge and recipient of eternal message board praise will be the entry with the most points per the scoring system above.
8. Should more than one entry be tied following the conclusion of the tournament, all ties will be broken by first looking at the most correct first round picks, then the most correct second round picks, etc. until a winner is found. Should more than one entry still be tied after this, a coin flip will decide the winner.
9. The winner of the contest will be contacted following conclusion of the contest via both message board private message and at the email address listed in their message board profile. BobcatNation.com will make every effort to contact the winner, however we are not responsible for failure of winner to check private messages or provide a valid email address. All prizes will be shipped directly to the winners.
10. Game results will be updated as regularly as possible throughout the tournament. As soon as game results are updated, scores for all entries will be recalculated. Please be patient, we are all busy and we may not be able to update the results immediately after each game.
11. These rules are subject to change to ensure the integrity of the game. Any changes to these rules will be announced in this post. Official rules can always be found at http://www.bobcatnation.com/bobcatboard ... 1586#71586
12. Any attempt to circumvent the rules of this contest or alter its outcome by a user will result in immediate disqualification of entry and banning from BobcatNation message boards.
I know we are looking forward to this again, it was a lot of fun last year. Check back here on Sunday night or Monday morning and I will add links to the bracket submission form.
That's right, the BobcatNation Bracket Challenge is back for another great year! Our inaugural run last year proved a great success with 43 entrants and canyoncat taking the top honors and a nice prize furnished by Cat-theotherwhitemeat. This year, with the BobcatNation store up and running, we will be furnishing prizes of slick BobcatNation merchandise!!
Prizes Breakdown:
1st Prize: Winner's choice of any 1 (one) item from the BobcatNation store (up to $29.99 value)
2nd Prize: Runner-Up's choice of a BobcatNation mug ($13.99 value) or a BobcatNation mousepad ($12.99 value)
Consolation: For the entry with the most correct First round picks, that does not win either the 1st or 2nd Place prize, a BobcatNation sticker pack. This will be 1 (one) each of the three BobcatNation stickers, Oval Sticker, Rectangular Sticker & Bumper Sticker ($10.97 value)
Official Contest Rules:
1. Staff of BobcatNation.com (Bay Area Cat, kmax & rtb) will not be eligible for a prize but will be allowed to compete in the contest. Should any staff member win the contest, the prize will be awarded to the next highest eligible entry based on scoring and tiebreaker rules listed below.
2. The Bracket Challenge is completely free to enter, however a valid BobcatNation.com message board login is required to submit a bracket entry.
3. Only one bracket entry will be allowed per message board user.
4. Submissions will be accepted beginning as soon after Selection Sunday(Mar. 12th) as we can get the teams entered until 10:00 AM Mountain time on Thursday Mar. 16th.
5. Once submitted, all brackets are final and cannot be modified.
6. Scoring of the bracket entries will be as follows:
• 1 point per correct Round 1 pick – Maximum 32 points possible for Round 1
• 2 points per correct Round 2 pick – Maximum 32 points possible for Round 2
• 4 points per correct Sweet Sixteen pick – Maximum 32 points possible for Round of Sixteen
• 6 points per correct Elite Eight pick – Maximum 24 points possible for Round of Eight
• 8 points per correct Final Four pick – Maximum 16 points possible for Semi-Finals
• 12 points for correct Finals pick
7. The winner of the 2006 BobcatNation.com Bracket Challenge and recipient of eternal message board praise will be the entry with the most points per the scoring system above.
8. Should more than one entry be tied following the conclusion of the tournament, all ties will be broken by first looking at the most correct first round picks, then the most correct second round picks, etc. until a winner is found. Should more than one entry still be tied after this, a coin flip will decide the winner.
9. The winner of the contest will be contacted following conclusion of the contest via both message board private message and at the email address listed in their message board profile. BobcatNation.com will make every effort to contact the winner, however we are not responsible for failure of winner to check private messages or provide a valid email address. All prizes will be shipped directly to the winners.
10. Game results will be updated as regularly as possible throughout the tournament. As soon as game results are updated, scores for all entries will be recalculated. Please be patient, we are all busy and we may not be able to update the results immediately after each game.
11. These rules are subject to change to ensure the integrity of the game. Any changes to these rules will be announced in this post. Official rules can always be found at http://www.bobcatnation.com/bobcatboard ... 1586#71586
12. Any attempt to circumvent the rules of this contest or alter its outcome by a user will result in immediate disqualification of entry and banning from BobcatNation message boards.
I know we are looking forward to this again, it was a lot of fun last year. Check back here on Sunday night or Monday morning and I will add links to the bracket submission form.
grow some balls, people! 
