It is officially the best time of year. March Madness is here! And with it comes the wildest three weeks in college basketball.
Thrilling buzzer beaters, bittersweet endings for seniors, upsets galore and historic individual performances are what make March Madness beautiful. Young kids – some not even able to legally drink yet – making huge shots under ridiculous pressure circumstances is my personal favorite aspect of the Big Dance.
And what makes this year even better is Fantasy Alarm’s first-ever March Madness Player Pool competition. Brought to you by our very own Jeff Mans, the inaugural March Mans-ness pool is going to be, as the college kids are saying these days, “LIT.”
It is a FREE and EASY contest to enter, so it is literally a NO-RISK, HIGH-REWARD situation with NO DRAFT and NO SALARY CAP. Theoretically, you could roster Denzel Valentine, Buddy Hield and Malcolm Brogdon at the same time, which you absolutely should.
Here is the most outrageous part of the contest: the guys at Fantasy Alarm are giving real-life CASH away to the top 5 winners, including $1,000 as the GRAND PRIZE to the 1st place winner, plus six months FREE of our AWARD-WINNING DFS Playbook Pro Subscription. Throw in $250 and 4 FREE months of the subscription for the 2nd place finisher, and $100 and 2 FREE months to 3rd place and there’s no reason you would not want to enter this competition.
Oh, and did we mention…IT’S FREE! Seriously, you guys, this is the equivalent of a gas station cashier handing you 10 free scratch-off lottery tickets and simply saying, “Have at it!” You’re not gonna not scratch ‘em off, right?
Listed below are the official rules, regulations and prizes that participants can win.
Obviously, the point is to pick players whose teams you think will go far in the tournament, so the higher-seeded teams will be the hottest commodities. Luckily, this contest has no draft or salary cap, so you are free to pick whomever you would like with no limitations.
Contest Overview
(1) Select a fantasy team of 10 players for the NCAA tournament. Position requirements are: G(5), F/C(5). You will draft 5 guards and 5 forwards or centers.
(2) All players are active for all games that their teams participate in throughout the tournament. The “First Four” round is excluded.
(3) There are no trades or free agency and no salary cap.
(4) This contest will allow up to 2000 participants. One entry per person. Entries for this contest will be accepted between 3/4/2016 and 11 AM EDT on 3/17/2016. Players will not be able to be selected until 3/13/2016 sometime after the tournament seeding is announced. Winners will be announced on or about Tuesday April 5th, 2016.
(5) This contest is FREE to enter and no purchase is necessary.
Prizes and Participation
(1) The top 25 entrants will receive the following prizes:
Grand Prize - $1000 + 6 FREE months Playbook Pro Subscription ($119.94 Value)
2nd place - $250 + 4 FREE months Playbook Pro Subscription ($79.96 Value)
3rd place - $100 + 2 FREE months Playbook Pro Subscription ($39.98 Value)
4th place - $50 + 2 FREE months Playbook Pro Subscription ($39.98 Value)
5th place - $25 + 2 FREE months Playbook Pro Subscription ($39.98 Value)
6th place – 2 FREE months Playbook Pro Subscription ($39.98 Value)
7th-25th place – Free T-Shirt or Hat ($19.99 Value)
(2) All contestants agree that they have complied with all contest rules, and that Fantasy Alarm may publicize winner's information.
(3) In the event of a tie, cash prize awards will be combined and split amongst the contestants. e.g. Two participants that tie for 2nd place will split the sum of the 2nd and 3rd place prizes, which amounts to $350. Each will receive a cash prize of $175. Both contestants however will both receive 4 FREE months of a Playbook Pro Subscription.
(4) All personal information including email addresses provided by contestants will be kept confidential and secure and may be used for further marketing and promotions by Fantasy Alarm and Fantasy Postseason.
(5) All decisions made by Fantasy Alarm judges are final and binding.
(6) Fantasy Alarm reserves right to cancel or modify this contest if it determines that the contest can't be run as originally planned or if fairness or integrity of contest compromised.
(7) Fantasy Alarm may substitute prizes of equal value if original prizes can't be awarded.
(8) All winning contestants agree to release Fantasy Alarm from any liability associated with these prizes.
(9) This Fantasy Game is being administered by Fantasy Alarm and Fantasy Postseason is not responsible for the awarding of prizes proposed herein.
(10) All contestants must be over the age of 18, citizens of the United States, and residents of states that allow such contests.
So don't miss your chance to win -- www.fantasyalarm.com/madness