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College Bowl Survivor Pools
A bowl season pool with survival on the line.
Divide the bowl schedule into groups of games and have members pick a winner from each group. In a one-life pool, a losing pick knocks an entry out. Build the groups around your schedule, with playoff rounds included if you want to keep going.
Divide the games into groups and require winning picks to advance. Set picks per group, team reuse, and what happens if several entries survive or everyone loses.
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Make the groups do the work.
Bowl games do not fit neatly into weekly rounds. Publish the games in each group and its deadline so members know exactly what they need to pick.
Pick one winner per group.
A group might cover an early stretch of bowls or one busy day. Give each group a clear name and game list. Members can submit future picks early when the matchups are known.
Add multi-pick groups.
Require two winners in selected groups if you want a tougher pool. Choose groups with enough games, and specify whether one wrong pick ends the entry or costs one of its lives.
Plan the ending scenarios.
Establish the tiebreaker or prize split if several entries reach the end. Decide whether a total wipeout ends the pool or revives the last group of survivors when games remain.
Your pool’s rules
Your groups, picks, and survival rules.
Use these choices to turn a bowl schedule into a survivor contest. The number of groups and games per group are yours to set.
Groups and eligible games
- Group boundaries
- Assign each included game to a named group. A group can span several dates and does not have to match a calendar week.
- Bowl and CFP coverage
- Include selected bowls and playoff games, with each physical game appearing once in the schedule.
- Later playoff groups
- Open picks when the advancing teams are known. A bye does not supply a game to pick.
- Picks per group
- Require one winner, or multiple winners in selected groups. Specify how losses count when more than one pick is required.
Survival and team use
- Lives
- One life means a first losing pick eliminates the entry. Allow more lives if your group wants another chance.
- Team reuse
- Allow a CFP team again in a later group, limit its uses, or keep a no-repeat rule. Check that a no-repeat schedule leaves a possible path to the finish.
- Straight-up or spread
- Use game winners for straight-up survivor. If you use spreads, declare the fixed line and how a push is graded.
- Missed or ineligible picks
- Treat them as a lost life or use a stated fallback. Specify what happens when an entry has no eligible team left.
- Entries per person
- Allow one entry each or a set number, with separate lives and used-team histories.
Deadlines and disrupted games
- Group deadlines
- Lock the group before its first game or allow picks until the chosen game kicks off. An earlier loss cannot become a later replacement pick.
- Advance picks
- Let members submit several known groups at once. Keep each group’s lock time clear.
- Cancellations and replacements
- Define when a backup or new pick is allowed, and what happens if no eligible replacement remains.
- Postponements
- Decide whether a delayed game remains in its original group and when that group’s survival result becomes final.
Ending the pool
- Last entry standing
- End when one entry remains, or require it to finish the schedule if that is your rule.
- Several final survivors
- Use a designated game’s score prediction as a tiebreaker, or establish how the finish and prizes are shared.
- Everyone loses together
- End under the stated tie rule or revive the entries alive at the start of that group when another group remains.
Commissioner controls
- Seeing other picks
- Reveal picks after the applicable deadline. With staged submissions, keep future groups hidden until they lock.
- Commissioner picks
- Enter and fix picks for a member, or turn that off
- Rules text
- A rules page generated from your settings, plus a note in your own words
- Audit markers
- Always on. Commissioner picks are flagged "C" and revivals "R"
- Entry management
- Keep track of who has joined, how many entries they have, and who still owes their dues.
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Before you publish the groups.
Bowl survivor needs its own schedule rules.
Is there a standard number of bowl survivor groups?
No single grouping is required. Divide your selected games into rounds that suit the pool, and publish the complete group list. A date range is useful only if members can also see which games it includes.
Is this the same as CFP survivor?
A CFP-only pool follows playoff games. Bowl survivor can include the other bowls too, with groups that span dates or combine games outside the playoff rounds.
Can members pick the same team again?
That matters when CFP teams advance to later groups. Choose whether reuse is allowed, and keep that rule separate from how you divide the games.
Can we collect the picks before the holidays?
You can collect picks for groups whose matchups are known. If later playoff groups are included, give members a new pick window once those teams are set.
For your group
Bring your bowl survivor schedule.
Send your groups of games and the rules your pool uses. We’ll help with pick counts, deadlines, and how the pool finishes.