The NCAA Basketball Tournament is one of the most popular events of the sports year, and part of that popularity is the office pools that take place all over the country. While most people are familiar with filling out a printed-out NCAA bracket and rooting for their selected teams, there are other options for running a pool during the event.

One such option is a March Madness block pool. Block pools are more-commonly seen during football season, but they work just as well for basketball contests. As an added bonus, participants don’t need to have any basketball knowledge whatsoever to have fun in the pool – they can just sign up, pick some squares, and watch the games.

Create March Madness Squares for Your Office Pool:

The idea behind NCAA tourney block pool is just a grid and is simple to understand –

• A grid of squares is created that is 10 x 10
• The numbers 0-9 are all listed across the top and down the side, in random order and hidden from view until after the signups are complete
• People joining the pool pick random squares to sign their name into – some pools limit how many squares each person can choose, others don’t
• Once the board is full or the event starts, the numbers are revealed
• Winners are found by using the final score of each game. The last number in each teams score – one for the top of the grid, and one for the side – is used to identify the winning square on the grid

A great thing about using squares for the basketball tournament is that the same board can be used for all 63 games of March Madness. Where these kinds of office pools have traditionally be done on a piece of paper or cardboard, there are now options for running the pool online to make tracking results easier.  You can also print out your March Madness Block Pool at PrintYourBrackets.

For those looking for a different option than just filling out brackets for their co-worker office pool – and one that gives everyone an equal chance without any basketball knowledge, March Madness Squares can be a fun alternative.