* Select ten games each week and rank them in order of 10 points (most confident) to 1 point (least confident). Total possible for one week is 55 points.
* The point spreads from Tuesday's Yahoo! odds (posted here) is used to calculate winner of each game. Games with spreads listed as "NL" (No Line) can not be used.
* Games that match the point spreads are considered a "push" and are awarded half of the assigned points.
* The winner of each week receives bonus points equal to their current ranking. For example, if the winner for the week is currently in sixth place, that person would receive 6 points. To avoid the "first week penalty" the winner of the first week receives 5 bonus points.
* If there is a tie for first place for a week the bonus is awarded to the player with the best score for the following week. If the tie is for the final week then the players will pick the first playoff round.
* Ranking is based on total points earned through the previous week.
* At the end of the regular season, the pool money is divided amongst the top three participants about 60/30/10 (rounded dollar amounts decided after week 1).
* A tie for the overall pool total is resolved by picking the first round of playoff games.