Important tournament information
General News
Welcome to the new and improved Olivet Madness, a bracket game for Olivet Nazarene University students, faculty and staff. Before the games begin, you can try your hand at predicting the winner for each one of the 63 games. By simply logging in with with your Olivet credentials you can fill out your bracket on the My Bracket page using almost any device including a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone. Scoring is explained below. Be sure to complete your bracket within the times shown under Tournament Dates.
Prizes
$50 gift card to the Olivet Spirit Store
Scoring
A correctly chosen round one pick will earn you 1 point. Upset picks will earn you a bonus of the seeding differential between the two involved teams. (e.g. If the number 10 seeded team beats the number 7 seeded team in the first round, you will receive 1+(10-7)=4 points). The following rounds will double in point value each round. Correct round 2 picks receive 2 points, round 3 picks receive 4, and so on. The upset seeding differential will no longer be counted when we get to the final four.
Tournament Dates
Score System
Round 1 = 1 point + upset seeding differential
Round 2 = 2 points + upset seeding differential
Round 3 = 4 points + upset seeding differential
Round 4 = 8 points + upset seeding differential
Round 5 = 16 points
Round 6 = 32 points