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Sports Pools & Bracket Challenges

Create pools for NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, PGA Tour, NCAA Bowl Games, March Madness and Frozen Four, plus Grand Slam Tennis, NASCAR and F1. Run one contest or combine several in the same league.

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First 5 entries free in every contest.

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Private or public leagues

Create a private league for your group, or join a public league when one is available.

Combined standings

Follow each contest separately and see scores add up across your league’s events.

Choose your scoring bonuses

Add available bonuses for seeds, winning margins, series lengths or finishing positions. Options vary by contest.

First 5 entries free

Only members who submit picks count toward pricing. The commissioner pays for entries beyond the first 5.

Find your format

What does your group want to play?

Weekly NFL picks, a playoff bracket or a team of golfers. Compare what you pick, how scoring works and when entries close.

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Weekly picks

NFL Pick’em

Pick the week's winners and put extra confidence behind three selections.

Rules & scoring

Tournament bracket

March Madness

Pick your way from the Round of 64 to the championship game.

Rules & scoring

Playoff bracket

NFL Playoffs

Predict who advances through the playoffs and wins the Super Bowl.

Rules & scoring

Series bracket

NHL Playoffs

Choose series winners all the way to the Stanley Cup.

Rules & scoring

Series bracket

NBA Playoffs

Pick series winners through the NBA Finals, with optional series-length bonuses.

Rules & scoring

Playoff bracket

College Football Playoff

Build a bracket around the teams you think can win the national title.

Rules & scoring
Pool setup checklist

Pool formats and sports

Many sports, one league

Run a single event or combine contests across sports. Follow each contest’s results alongside your league’s combined standings. League setup lists the events currently available.

Explore all sports & contests

Basketball

March Madness, NBA Playoffs and WNBA Playoffs

Hockey

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and NCAA Frozen Four

Baseball & Softball

MLB Playoffs, College World Series and Women’s College World Series

Golf

The four men’s majors and selected PGA Tour events

Grand Slam Tennis

Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open

Racing

NASCAR and Formula 1

Football

NFL Pick’em, NFL Playoffs, NCAA Bowl Games and College Football Playoff

Set up your league

How it works

  1. Choose your contest

    Select an available event and review its dates, scoring and pick deadline.

  2. Create your league

    Create the league, then share its invitation link or send invitations from NLSP. Members register or sign in to join.

  3. Make your picks

    Check the contest scoring and deadline, submit your selections, and follow the standings as results come in.

Scoring and bonuses

Know what your picks are worth

In a March Madness pool, set the points for each round and choose your bonuses. Members can review the scoring before they make picks.

Scoring options vary by contest. NFL Pick’em uses fixed Level 1 base points.

Bracket scoring example

March Madness

Base points · Level 1

Example March Madness Level 1 base points for each correct pick by round
RoundPicksPoints each
Round of 64322
Round of 32164
Sweet 1688
Elite Eight416
Final Four232
Championship164

Perfect bracket: 384 base points

Correct picks × points each gives 64 points per round, across six rounds. These are example values; your league sets its points and bonus amounts.

Optional bonus examples

Seed bonus
With a 25% seed factor, a correctly picked win by a No. 8 seed adds 8 × 25% = 2 bonus points. The final bonus is rounded after all correct-pick seed values are added.
Winning-margin bonus
With a 3-point bonus, correctly picking an Elite Eight winner and its 5-to-8-point winning margin adds 3 points. A wrong margin earns no margin bonus. Predictions begin with the Elite Eight.
See March Madness scoring

FAQ

Questions before you start

Can I run a sports pool for a single event?

Yes. Your league can run a single event, such as March Madness or one golf tournament. Adding more contests is optional.

How do people join my private league?

Share the league invitation link or send invitations from NLSP. Members need an account to join and submit picks.

What is a multi-sport league?

A league can include contests from different sports. Members make picks for each contest, and the league leaderboard brings their scores together. Your group can compete in one event and keep playing together when another comes along.

What does it cost to run a pool?

The first 5 member entries in each contest are free. The commissioner pays $1 USD for each additional member who submits picks. A member who joins the league but skips a contest does not count toward its charge.

Can I join without creating a league?

Yes. Browse the public leagues to see what is available, or use an invitation from someone running a private league.

Does NLSP handle wagers or prize payouts?

No. NLSP is for entertainment and should not be used for gambling or wagering. The commissioner pays NLSP's hosting charges; those charges are not a prize fund.

Read the full FAQ

Ready to run the league

Create your league

Choose your first contest and invite your members.

First 5 entries free per contest, then $1 for each additional member who submits picks.

Create a LeagueView pricing

Paid by the commissioner. Prices in US dollars.