Contestants attempt to pick the winner of all 63 games of the tournament. Points are awarded for the number of correct picks with the points per correct pick varying round by round.
Picks can be entered (and changed) starting as soon as the teams and seedings are announced up until the tipoff of the first game of the tounament: 12:00 PM on Thursday, March 20.
The entry fee for this pool is $10, which must be received by the end of the tournament, April 7, 2025 (but preferably before the start of it).
Scoring will be as follows:
| Round | Points / Correct Pick |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| Sweet 16 | 4 |
| Elite Eight | 8 |
| Final Four | 16 |
| Championship | 32 |
There are no points awarded for the play-in game
As a tiebreaker, each contestant will guess the number of combined points that will be scored by both teams in the championship game of the tournament. The entry that is closest to the actual combined points will win. In the unlikely event that a tie still exists, the number of correct picks, starting with the championship game and going backwards round by round, will be compared, until a winner is found.
Prize money will be determined on the number of players
in the pool, and will be broken down as follows:
| Players | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| >19 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 10-19 | 75% | 25% | - |
| <10 | 100% | - | - |